Simply fire the below commands to install openJDK & Java plugin support on firefox. Method 2 : Enable Java plugin Support on Firefox through Oracle Java 1) Install OpenJDK # ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so # mkdir -p /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins Press to keep the current choice, or type selection number:
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* 3 /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin/java 1072 manual mode There are 3 choices for the alternative java (providing /usr/bin/java).Ġ /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin/java 1072 auto modeġ /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java 1061 manual modeĢ /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java 1071 manual mode If you didn’t find Java(TM) Platform plugin, use the below method to enable it. 4) Create symbolic link to enable Java in Firefox
The recommended (default) option is Ask to Activate, which lets you run Java when prompted. Navigate to Menu > Add-ons > Plugins > Oracle JAVA, Search Java(TM) Platform, If Java is disabled, click on Never Activate to open its drop-down menu and select the option to activate Java. # whereis firefoxįirefox: /usr/bin/firefox /usr/lib/firefox /etc/firefox /usr/share/man/man1/firefox.1.gz Therefore, if you believe that you cannot open a dynamic website as it should be opened here is how you can enable JavaScript on Firefox. Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.74-b02, mixed mode)įirst we need to locate the Firefox installation location to create plugin directory. If JavaScript is not enabled on Firefox, you will not able to see the same aspects of a particular java-based website which you can see when the JavaScript is enabled on your browser. Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_74-b02) Make sure you system should have installed Oracle JAVA before proceeding to enable the JAVA Applet. Method 1 : Enable Java plugin Support on Firefox through Oracle Java 1) Install Oracle Java We can enable it on browser by following below procedures. By default all the browsers disabled the plugin due to security issue and still you want to enable to access the trusted web sites. Many web pages use Java applets for interactive content such as online games, WebEx (Online meeting), etc.