Firefox 3 and Java 6 (Java 1.6) on Kubuntu 7.04

Was having trouble getting a certain applet to run in Firefox 3 so I started digging into the problem. Through a little Firefox configuration and installation/configuration of the latest Java from Sun, it's all working now. Here are the steps I used.

• Get the latest Java from http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp


• Configure it by following the instructions at http://www.java.com/en/download/help/5000010500.xml#100


• Edit Firefox configuration for java files by entering "about:config" as a URL and promising to be careful. Find the setting for java.java_plugin_library_name and change it from the default value of javaplugin_oji to libjavaplugin_oji


• Restart firefox

If all goes for you as it did for me, you can now go to this URL to verify that Java is working: http://www.cyberdyne-systems.co.uk/bz/bzsplash.html