[ Date Index ] [ Thread Index ] [ <= Previous by date / thread ] [ Next by date / thread => ]
Samuel Toogood wrote: > Neil Winchurst wrote: > >> On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:23:25 +0000 >> Samuel Toogood <sam_toogood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >>> You need to give opera the location of the directory where java is >>> actually installed, rather than a symlink to it. To find this, if you >>> type " ls -l /usr/bin/java " at a command prompt, it will give you the >>> target location for that link. On my system it gives me >>> /etc/alternatives/java. This is another symlink, so if you now type ls >>> -l /etc/alternatives/java, you should get the answer you need. On my >>> system, this is /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun/jre/bin/java. >>> >>> Alternatively, you can get the same information by typing dpkg -L >>> sun-java5-jre or using adept. >>> >>> Hope this helps, >>> >>> Sam >>> >>> >> I did as above and it almost worked. When I reach java-1.5.0-sun it >> turns out to be a link to java-1.5.0.08. So I carry on with /jre/bin >> but I cannot see any files. They are there and I can see them using >> konqueror. However Opera is only looking for folders so it doesn't see >> the files. So I can't set it up in Opera, unless I am missing something. >> >> Neil >> >> > Having looked at it again, it appears to want a directory rather than > the program itself. Try > /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.08/jre/lib/i386, as that's what is in > mine. I guess it's because it uses the browser plugin rather than the > command line program. > > HTH > > Sam > > If I remember the Opera website says that Opera no longer use the browser plug in. Anyway I use the following path in Opera:- /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.11/jre/lib/i386/ Remember you have to restart Opera before this takes effect. Test using Sun's website:- http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml Keith -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html