On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 17:22:12 -0800, Gerhard Magnus
<magnus(a)agora.rdrop.com> wrote:
(1) I had assumed packages keep their names after they're
installed, but
this doesn't seem to be the case. Why does j2re-1_4_2_06-linux-i586.rpm
turn into 2re-1.4.2_06-fcs and jre-1_5_0-linux-i586.rpm become
jre-1.5.0-fcs? When I run "rpm -Uvh" on either of the origin rpm's
I'm
told that the corresponding "fcs" files are already installed.
You need to ask the person who created the package.
(2) I now have two java directories under /usr/java: j2re1.4.2_06
and
jre1.5.0. Can someone just tell me which one works with Firefox 1.0?
Does either? I believe all I need is the runtime environment for the
web application I have in mind, but the Firefox "plugins" section (under
preferences-download) still doesn't show any java installed.
You do not need both. I recommend that you remove the 1.4.2 jre.
Get the versions of jre installed on your system by typing:
# rpm -qa | grep jre
Remove the one you do not want by typing:
# rpm -e <name of rpm-package from above>
Tip: Use your mouse to highlight the name of the package, right-click,
select copy, right-click, and select paste to insert the data in the
line above.
(3) I need to put a link in /usr/lib/firefox-1.0/plugins -- but
which
one? Under the /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_06/plugin directory I have ns4,
ns610, and ns610-gcc32. Under /usr/java/jre1.5.0/plugin there's ns7 and
ns7_g to choose from.
Answers are provided at
http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux.html
-- Kam Leo