Install Firefox 7 on an Acer Aspire One running Linpus Lite Linux

[ThomasFIN]

I came across a quite severe issue: My Firefox crashes every time there is Javascript on a webpage. No exceptions; it happens on every page that has Java. Any idea on what I should do?

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

There are instruction for installing Sun java as opposed to IcedTea on macles.blogspo t.com.

I can't verify that they work as I no longer have Linpus Lite installed .. I know I keep saying it but yu REALLY should consider switching to PeppermintOS.

Linpus Lite hasn't been receiving any development or support for some time now, so it makes you jump through hoops to get any new software to work, whereas in PeppermintOS it's as simpe as a few mouse clicks.
(also consider Linpus Lite hasn't been receiving ANY security patches for quite some time)

Anyway, here's the link to the macles page:
http://macles.blogspot.com/2008/09/installing-sun-java-on-acer-aspire-one.html

But don't blame me if it all goes horribly wrong

[EDIT]

If you decide to give the instructions on macles.blogspo t a go .. let me know, as the version it will download is NOT the current version of the Sun Java JRE .. and I'll explain how to modify the instructions the get the latest jre-6u31.rpm.bin

[ThomasFIN]

If you decide to give the instructions on macles.blogspo t a go .. let me know, as the version it will download is NOT the current version of the Sun Java JRE .. and I'll explain how to modify the instructions the get the latest jre-6u31.rpm.bin

Hi Mark,

I installed Java using the instructions on the Macles site. Here's what it tells me when I type

sudo update-alternatives --config java

And I get:

There are 2 programs which provide 'java'.

  Selection    Command
-----------------------------------------------
   1           /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/java
*+ 2           /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/bin/java

Enter to keep the current selection[ + ], or type selection number:

and when I type

sudo update-alternatives --config libjavaplugin. so

I get the following:

There is 1 program that provides 'libjavaplugin. so'.

  Selection    Command
-----------------------------------------------
*+ 1           /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/lib/i386/gcjwebplugin.so

Enter to keep the current selection[ + ], or type selection number:

Even if I followed all the instructions on the site, it appears like the Sun Java did not install properly.

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Try this:

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cd ~

then

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wget -O jre-6u31.rpm.bin http://javadl.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=59620

then

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sudo bash jre-6u31.rpm.bin

If you get any errors from any of the above, post them.

If no errors are encountered, what do you get when you run:

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sudo update-alternatives --config java

now ?


You do realise that if you'd taken my advice and switched to PeppermintOS it would be installed by now .. and everything would just work


Just as a matter of interest, if in Firefox you go to Tools > Add-ons > Pugins what is listed ?

[ThomasFIN]

Hi Mark,

no errors were encountered, and here is what I get now:

There are 2 programs which provide 'java'.

  Selection    Command
-----------------------------------------------
   1           /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/java
*+ 2           /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/bin/java

Enter to keep the current selection[ + ], or type selection number:

That seems to be the same as before?

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______

Concerning the plugins, this is what I have listed in Tools > Add-ons > Pugins:

Adobe Reader 8.0
DivX Browser Plug-in
GCJ Web Browser Plugin 1.4
mplayer plug-in 3.50
QuickTime Plug-in 6.0 / Flip4Mac
RealPlayer 9
Shockwave Flash 11.0 r1
Windows Media Player Plug In Windows

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Did Java used to work in Firefox 2 ?

[ThomasFIN]

Did Java used to work in Firefox 2 ?

Ahem, I actually never tested Java on FF2 because the first thing was that I wanted, when I had gotten this AA1 was a more recent version of the browser so I searched the web and found this forum and on the next day after I hade gotten this netbook, I installed FF 7.0.1 using your instructions.

.... so I tested Java based websites for the 1st time after I had installed FF 7.0.1.

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Can you send the output from:

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ls -a /usr/java

and

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ls -a /usr/java/latest/lib/i386/

and

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ls -a /usr/java/latest/bin/

[ThomasFIN]

Hi Mark,

This is what I got:

to

ls -a /usr/java

I got

.  ..  default  jre1.6.0_07  jre1.6.0_17  jre1.6.0_31  latest

to

ls -a /usr/java/latest/lib/i386/

I got

.                                libj2pcsc.so                                libmlib_image. so
..                               libj2pkcs11.so                            libnative_chmo d_g.so
client                        libjaas_unix.s o                           libnative_chmo d.so
headless                 libjava_crw_de mo.so                  libnet.so
jli                               libjavaplugin_ jni.so                     libnio.so
jvm.cfg                     libjavaplugin_ nscp_gcc29.so     libnpjp2.so
libawt.so                  libjavaplugin_ nscp.so                  libnpt.so
libcmm.so                libjava.so                                     librmi.so
libdcpr.so                 libjawt.so                                     libsplashscree n.so
libdeploy.so             libJdbcOdbc.so                           libunpack.so
libdt_socket.s o        libjdwp.so                                    libverify.so
libfontmanager .so    libjpeg.so                                    libzip.so
libhprof.so                libjsig.so                                     motif21
libinstrument. so       libjsoundalsa. so                         native_threads
libioser12.so            libjsound.so                                server
libj2gss.so               libmanagement. so                      xawt

and finally to

ls -a /usr/java/latest/bin/

I got

.                            java          jcontrol  pack200     rmiregistry  unpack200
..                           java_vm  keytool   policytool   servertool
ControlPanel         javaws     orbd      rmid           tnameserv

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

bit baffled by that .. can you send the output from:

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ls -al /usr/java/latest/bin

and

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ls -al /usr/java/jre1.6.0_31/bin

for comparison.

It also looks like "alternative"s is unaware of the new java location .. can you send the output from:

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update-alternatives --list java

Run these 2 commands:

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sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/latest/bin/java 20000

and

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sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so /usr/java/latest/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so 20000

Now what is returned by:

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sudo update-alternatives --config java

and

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sudo update-alternatives --config libjavaplugin.so

??

[ThomasFIN]

Hi Mark.

THANK YOU for so patiently helping me with this.

Here we go:

Command

ls -al /usr/java/latest/bin

Gives the following output:

total 740

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root   4096 2012-03-03 10:08 .

drwxr-xr-x 7 root root   4096 2012-03-03 10:08 ..

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     10 2012-03-03 10:08 ControlPanel -> ./jcontrol

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47308 2012-01-20 23:03 java

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  16835 2012-01-20 23:03 java_vm

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  75412 2012-01-20 23:03 javaws

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   6407 2012-01-20 20:55 jcontrol

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47447 2012-01-20 23:03 keytool

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47679 2012-01-20 23:03 orbd

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47515 2012-01-20 23:03 pack200

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47807 2012-01-20 23:03 policytool

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47447 2012-01-20 23:03 rmid

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47447 2012-01-20 23:03 rmiregistry

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47475 2012-01-20 23:03 servertool

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47679 2012-01-20 23:03 tnameserv

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 189338 2012-01-20 23:03 unpack200

Command

ls -al /usr/java/jre1.6.0_31/bin

gives the following output:

total 740

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root   4096 2012-03-03 10:08 .

drwxr-xr-x 7 root root   4096 2012-03-03 10:08 ..

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     10 2012-03-03 10:08 ControlPanel -> ./jcontrol

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47308 2012-01-20 23:03 java

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  16835 2012-01-20 23:03 java_vm

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  75412 2012-01-20 23:03 javaws

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   6407 2012-01-20 20:55 jcontrol

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47447 2012-01-20 23:03 keytool

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47679 2012-01-20 23:03 orbd

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47515 2012-01-20 23:03 pack200

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47807 2012-01-20 23:03 policytool

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47447 2012-01-20 23:03 rmid

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47447 2012-01-20 23:03 rmiregistry

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47475 2012-01-20 23:03 servertool

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  47679 2012-01-20 23:03 tnameserv

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 189338 2012-01-20 23:03 unpack200

Those two seem to be exactly the same?

command

update-alternatives --list java

gives the following output:

alternatives version 1.3.36 - Copyright (C) 2001 Red Hat, Inc.

This may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU Public License.



usage: alternatives --install <link> <name> <path> <priority>

                    [--initscript <service>]

                    [--slave <link> <name> <path>]*

       alternatives --remove <name> <path>

       alternatives --auto <name>

       alternatives --config <name>

       alternatives --display <name>

       alternatives --set <name> <path>



common options: --verbose --test --help --usage --version

                --altdir <directory> --admindir <directory>
 

With command

sudo update-alternatives --install usr/bin/java java /usr/java/latest/bin/java 20000

Happens the following:

alternatives version 1.3.36 - Copyright (C) 2001 Red Hat, Inc.

This may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU Public License.



usage: alternatives --install <link> <name> <path> <priority>

                    [--initscript <service>]

                    [--slave <link> <name> <path>]*

       alternatives --remove <name> <path>

       alternatives --auto <name>

       alternatives --config <name>

       alternatives --display <name>

       alternatives --set <name> <path>



common options: --verbose --test --help --usage --version

                --altdir <directory> --admindir <directory>

with command:

sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin. so /usr/java/latest/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so 20000


happens....not hing (at least nothing visible)

________

then, finally:

The command

sudo update-alternatives --config java

gives the following output:

There are 2 programs which provide 'java'.

  Selection    Command

-----------------------------------------------

   1           /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/java

*+ 2           /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/bin/java



Enter to keep the current selection[ + ], or type selection number:

and command

sudo update-alternatives --config libjavaplugin. so

gives the following output:

There are 2 programs which provide 'libjavaplugin. so'.



  Selection    Command

-----------------------------------------------

   1           /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/lib/i386/gcjwebplugin.so

*+ 2           /usr/java/latest/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so



Enter to keep the current selection[ + ], or type selection number:

That last one is different since the last time. What should I choose?

One thing to note: As I told before, Firefox crashes if I open a webpage that has Java. However, Open Office (still version 2.3 at the moment) works normally. If I remember correctly, Open Office cannot work without Java. So what is odd that OO works normally and FF crashes.

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Sorry I made a typo in the first command (fixed now), just run:

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sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/latest/bin/java 20000

then post the output from:

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sudo update-alternatives --config java

and

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sudo update-alternatives --config libjavaplugin.so

in both of those, you want the line that starts with /usr/java

That last one is different since the last time. What should I choose?

that one is already on the correct one

[ThomasFIN]

Hi Mark,

I did as you told in the last post

The output from:

sudo update-alternatives --config java

is

There are 3 programs which provide 'java'.



  Selection    Command

-----------------------------------------------

   1           /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/java

 + 2           /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/bin/java

*  3           /usr/java/latest/bin/java



Enter to keep the current selection[ + ], or type selection number:

Is this now as it should be and what selection is now the correct one?


And the output from:

sudo update-alternatives --config libjavaplugin. so

is

alternatives version 1.3.36 - Copyright (C) 2001 Red Hat, Inc.

This may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU Public License.



usage: alternatives --install <link> <name> <path> <priority>

                    [--initscript <service>]

                    [--slave <link> <name> <path>]*

       alternatives --remove <name> <path>

       alternatives --auto <name>

       alternatives --config <name>

       alternatives --display <name>

       alternatives --set <name> <path>



common options: --verbose --test --help --usage --version

                --altdir <directory> --admindir <directory>

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

OK, run:

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sudo update-alternatives --config java

hit 3     (/usr/java/latest/bin/java)

then hit Enter

then run:

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sudo update-alternatives --config libjavaplugin.so

hit 2     (/usr/java/latest/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so)

then hit Enter

Does java now work ? .. you can test it here:
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml

If not, what is listed in Tools>Add-ons>Plugins in Firefox.

And what is the output from:

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update-alternatives --display java

and

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update-alternatives --display libjavaplugin.so

[ThomasFIN]

Mark,

first what I got from the commands:

1)

update-alternatives --display java

java - status is manual.

 link currently points to /usr/java/latest/bin/java

/usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/java - priority 1500

 slave keytool: /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/keytool

 slave orbd: (null)

 slave pack200: (null)

 slave policytool: (null)

 slave rmid: (null)

 slave rmiregistry: /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/rmiregistry

 slave servertool: (null)

 slave tnameserv: (null)

 slave unpack200: (null)

 slave jre_exports: /usr/lib/jvm-exports/jre-1.5.0-gcj

 slave jre: /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj

 slave java.1.gz: (null)

 slave keytool.1.gz: (null)

 slave orbd.1.gz: (null)

 slave pack200.1.gz: (null)

 slave policytool.1.g z: (null)

 slave rmid.1.gz: (null)

 slave rmiregistry.1. gz: (null)

 slave servertool.1.g z: (null)

 slave tnameserv.1.gz: (null)

 slave unpack200.1.gz: (null)

/usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/bin/java - priority 17000

 slave keytool: /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/bin/keytool

 slave orbd: /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/bin/orbd

 slave pack200: /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/bin/pack200

 slave policytool: /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/bin/policytool

 slave rmid: /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/bin/rmid

 slave rmiregistry: /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/bin/rmiregistry

 slave servertool: /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/bin/servertool

 slave tnameserv: /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/bin/tnameserv

 slave unpack200: /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/bin/unpack200

 slave jre_exports: /usr/lib/jvm-exports/jre-1.7.0-icedtea

 slave jre: /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea

 slave java.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/java-java-1.7.0-icedtea.1.gz

 slave keytool.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/keytool-java-1.7.0-icedtea.1.gz

 slave orbd.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/orbd-java-1.7.0-icedtea.1.gz

 slave pack200.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/pack200-java-1.7.0-icedtea.1.gz

 slave policytool.1.g z: /usr/share/man/man1/policytool-java-1.7.0-icedtea.1.gz

 slave rmid.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/rmid-java-1.7.0-icedtea.1.gz

 slave rmiregistry.1. gz: /usr/share/man/man1/rmiregistry-java-1.7.0-icedtea.1.gz

 slave servertool.1.g z: /usr/share/man/man1/servertool-java-1.7.0-icedtea.1.gz

 slave tnameserv.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/tnameserv-java-1.7.0-icedtea.1.gz

 slave unpack200.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/unpack200-java-1.7.0-icedtea.1.gz

/usr/java/latest/bin/java - priority 20000

 slave keytool: (null)

 slave orbd: (null)

 slave pack200: (null)

 slave policytool: (null)

 slave rmid: (null)

 slave rmiregistry: (null)

 slave servertool: (null)

 slave tnameserv: (null)

 slave unpack200: (null)

 slave jre_exports: (null)

 slave jre: (null)

 slave java.1.gz: (null)

 slave keytool.1.gz: (null)

 slave orbd.1.gz: (null)

 slave pack200.1.gz: (null)

 slave policytool.1.g z: (null)

 slave rmid.1.gz: (null)

 slave rmiregistry.1. gz: (null)

 slave servertool.1.g z: (null)

 slave tnameserv.1.gz: (null)

 slave unpack200.1.gz: (null)

Current `best' version is /usr/java/latest/bin/java.

and 2)

update-alternatives --display libjavaplugin. so

libjavaplugin.so - status is manual.

 link currently points to /usr/java/latest/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so

/usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/lib/i386/gcjwebplugin.so - priority 17000

/usr/java/latest/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so - priority 20000

Current `best' version is /usr/java/latest/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so.

Java works.

JAVA WORKS!!

JAVA WORKS ON ALL SITES THAT I HAVE TRIED!!

From a crashing FF 7.0.1 (and already that, in itself, I could not have installed wihout your instructions) to a working Firefox 7.0.1 with a flawlessly working Java; I do not know how to thank you enough. You have truly made this happen. Thank you!

I first thought of also updating Open Office from 2.3 to a newer version (even though I do not know how recent versions work on Linpus Linux Lite) but as this works so great now, I think I will let it be as the original. I do not want to risk that I do something wrong in updating it or break dependencies that could ruin something of this that you have so generously given your help and advice in.

Once again; all the best to you Mark, and thank you.

Thomas