Accessing Proxmox GUI on FireFox in Ubuntu Client - Java Fixes

[apmuthu]

Installed FireFox v3.6.13 on a PC running a fresh Ubuntu 10.10 desktop.
Tried top access the ProxMox 1.7 GUI - basic HTML pages were okay. Tried to use the Console view for a Virtual machine on it. A popup was successful but blank. It appeared that Java was not installed and the new Java plugin is named IcedTea!

Steps to correct the situation if FireFox was installed thru the Ubuntu Software Center:
Close all firefox
FireFox v3.6.13 is installed in /usr/lib/firefox-3.6.13

Java Download Page:
http://www.java.com/en/download/linux_manual.jsp

Linux (self-extracting file) filesize: 20.2 MB
http://javadl.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=42723

Instructions
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/linux_install.xml

sudo mkdir /usr/lib/java
cd /usr/lib/java
sudo wget -O jre-6u22-linux-i586.bin http://javadl.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=42723
sudo chmod a+x jre-6u22-linux-i586.bin
sudo ./jre-6u22-linux-i586.bin

cd /usr/lib/firefox-3.6.13/plugins
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/java/jre1.6.0_22/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

cd /usr/lib/firefox-3.6.13/extensions
sudo unzip /usr/lib/java/jre1.6.0_22/lib/deploy/ffjcext.zip

Start the Firefox browser
Get the following Add-on:
IcedTea NPR Web Browser Plugin (using IcedTea6 1.9.2 (6b20-1.9.2-0Ubuntu1))

In Firefox, type aboutlugins in the Location bar to confirm that the Java Plugin is loaded.
(Tools -> Add-ons -> plugins)

 

[udo]

Hi,
you have downloaded the Sun (oracle) java but your browser use icedtea... at my firefox the plugin named Java (tm) Plug-in 1.6.0_20 - in your version there should something with 1.6.x_22
you must install the sun-plugin.

Have you tried "apt-get install sun-java6-plugin"??

Udo

 

[apmuthu]

apt-get install sun-java6-plugin

does not work on Ubuntu 10.10 with OpenJDK installed.

 

[tom]

uninstall openjdk plugin - better?

 

[apmuthu]

It does not install even without OpenJDK.

Error:
sun-java6-plugin is referred to by another package (?) and is not an installation candidate!

 

[snowman66]

1. Open Synaptic. Go to Settings under Other software Tab select Partner repo. Click OK and then refresh button (or type sudo apt-get update).

2. Open Terminal and type: sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin

Hope this help.