How to install the Java PLugin in Mozilla 1.2.1 in Red Hat 9

 

 

First of all, be aware that the version of Mozilla Web Browser that ships with Red Hat 9 is 1.2.1 (does not have the Java Plugin included) and at the time of writing this, version 1.3 is already available. If you want to stay with the default and need to install Java then read below. If you want the latest version of Mozilla then don't bother with this and get over to Mozilla's website.

 

You may want to print this out for easy reference as you will be logging in and out. First of all, create a new (hidden) folder in your home directory by doing as follows while logged in as yourself and not su or root.

 

In an xterminal, type the following:

 

mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins/

 

You are doing this because you will later create a link to this folder and it's not created automatically.

 

Once done, logout of X and login again as root. You must do the next bit logged in as root to get Java to install correctly.

 

Open the Mozilla 1.2.1 web browser and paste in this address, click yes to download and install it as root, once done, you can verify if it has installed the Java plugin by clicking on help/plugins in Mozilla.

 

[/url][url=http://cgi.netscape.com/cgi-bin/pi_moreinfo.cgi?PID=10048]http://cgi.netscape.com/cgi-bin/pi_moreinfo.cgi?PID=10048

 

Now that it's installed as root, logout of X and log back in again as your normal username. Open an xterminal and type the following (this is to update the location of files on your Red Hat installation, it takes a while so please be patient).

 

su - root

 

updatedb

 

Once it has finished type the following:

 

locate libjavaplugin_oji.so

 

One of the returned results will be the plugin itself. To find out which one it is type:

 

ls -l $(locate libjavaplugin_oji.so)

 

and look for the one that's owned by "root" and doesn't have a right pointing arrow -> pointing to another location. The file without the -> is the plugin path and is the one we will create a symbolic link to in our ~/.mozilla/plugins/ so that Java works as a normal user.

 

Once you now have the path to that file, copy it in xterminal by marking the text in full and issuing a copy command (ctrl+alt+c) so that you can paste it later (ctrl+alt+v).

 

Execute this final command:

 

ln -s /usr/lib/mozilla-1.2.1/plugins/java2/plugin/i386/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so ~/.mozilla/plugins

 

and that's it, all done, Java is now installed. Open Mozilla and click help/plugins to see it listed there :-).

 

 

When I did the above commands this is exactly what I saw in my xterminal in case you are interested:

 

[anyweb@localhost anyweb]$ mkdir .mozilla/plugins

[anyweb@localhost anyweb]$

 

 

[root@localhost root]# updatedb

 

[root@localhost root]# locate libjavaplugin_oji.so

 

/usr/lib/mozilla-1.2.1/plugins/java2/plugin/i386/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/mozilla-1.2.1/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so

 

[root@localhost root]# ls -l $(locate libjavaplugin_oji.so)

 

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 269600 Mar 15 2002 /usr/lib/mozilla-1.2.1/plugins/java2/plugin/i386/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root

 

75 Mar 29 13:12 /usr/lib/mozilla-1.2.1/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so -> /usr/lib/mozilla-1.2.1/plugins/java2/plugin/i386/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so

[root@localhost root]#

 

[anyweb@localhost anyweb]$ ln -s /usr/lib/mozilla-1.2.1/plugins/java2/plugin/i386/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so ~/.mozilla/plugins

 

[anyweb@localhost anyweb]$

Speed up Red Hat 9's default disk access. To do this it helps if you have knowledge of vi (a console based text editor). As root issue this command in a console

 

vi /etc/sysconfig/harddisks

 

This will open a text file with certain settings disabled by default, we are going to enable those commands and as a result increase the speed of hard disc access in Red Hat.

 

First, lets find the line which reads as follows

 

#USE_DMA=1

 

and now delete the # so that the line now reads

 

USE_DMA=1

 

Now, scroll down and find the line which reads

 

#EIDE_32BIT=3

 

and delete the # so that the line now reads

 

EIDE_32BIT=3

 

Next, find a line which reads

 

#LOOKAHEAD=1

 

and again, delete the # so that the line now reads

 

LOOKAHEAD=1

 

Thats it, you are done, now lets SAVE our changes in vi by typing

 

:wq

 

The : (colon) allows use to 'type' a command in vi, if you see INSERT or REPLACE instead, press ESC then try again.

 

Think of the w and q as:-

w=write

q=quit

 

Once done, time how long something takes to start like Mozilla or OpenOffice. Then reboot the computer and time again, notice the difference ? ;-)

First things first, to do this i assume you have TWO working network cards in your computer, one is connected to the internet (WAN) and the other is connected to your local network (LAN), or think of it as eth0 (WAN) and eth1 (LAN). I also assume that you want eth1 to share the internet with others, however, i am not going to enable a dhcp server, so your 'clients' will have to have their ip settings entered manually. If you want to try this then read on...

 

First off we need to know the ip address of our WAN network card (eth0 the one connected direct to the internet ;-)). So, as root type ifconfig.

That should present you with an output like the following example:-

 

 

Quote:eth0Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:06:5B:02:F6:FF

inet addr:192.168.0.58 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0

.......

 

 

eth1

Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:02:2D:46:B2:5F

inet addr:100.0.0.1 Bcast:100.0.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0

.......

Quote:In order for your system to save the iptables rules ...You will need to edit /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config and make sure IPTABLES_MODULES_UNLOAD, IPTABLES_SAVE_ON_STOP, and IPTABLES_SAVE_ON_RESTART are all set to 'yes'.

lalalalala

anybody got a good one, post the link pls.

 

cheers

 

fedora core test 3

 

nice huh ?

 

test !

hi guys

 

im having a problem getting the ati radeon 9800 pro to work with Need For Speed Unleashed,

 

the game plays fine but all the menus are distorted and i cannot read some text,

 

ive updated the ati catalyst drivers to the latest and no joy, and ive applied the latest update to NFSU

 

my other pc is similarly configured and has an nvidia geforce 4 ti 4600, and the same game doesnt have any problems

 

any ideas ? [img]<___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_rolleyes.gif[/img]

 

cheers

 

anyweb

Yo my man :)it works (i think) I`m not good in forums but what a hell its all just text... we need the text not the graphics :P

:)

Hello anyweb it's my 'Andriy' from HTAS

 

Nice forums, where's the off-topic forum?? ;)