Friday, September 26, 2008

Firefox and Java plugin

What is it with Firefox and Java, why can't the plugin be installed without having to use the terminal? I'm running Kubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron), and I still need to set up a symlink to the plugin:

/usr/lib/firefox-3.0.3/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so -> /someplace/libjavaplugin_oji.so

This morning I tried to add the Java plugin on my daughter's (admittedly out-of-date) Ubuntu setup, and although the Firefox Plugin installer said it went well, it didn't actually do anything. For someone who's trying to just keep his / her children busy while they should really be working, this is not helpful.

Wishlist: one-click install of the Java plugin on any Linux browser.