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Firefox 3.6 is just around the corner, due to be delivered later this year.

In testing I found out that the old java plugin version (libjavaplugin_oji.so) on opensolaris was no longer recognised and hence java apps didn't work

So what's the deal?

Since Java 6 update 10, there is a new implementation of the java plugin which means java applets are run in separate Java Virtual Machine instances which are launched by the plug-in's code.  Currently they are executed in a JVM instance embedded in the web browser's process.

So what do OpenSolaris/Solaris users need to do?

Install Java 6 update 10 (at least), currently update 17 is available.

Remove the current java plugin from firefox/plugins directory:

rm /export/home/tadpole/firefox/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so

Add a symbolic link to the new plugin:

ln -s /usr/java/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so  /export/home/tadpole/firefox/plugins

you should also check the system plugin directory: /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/

More info can be found on the java.com pages here and here.

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Java is everywhere, it's on computers, mobile phones, blu-ray players and next week the world's largest developer conference happens in San Francisco.

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And there's tons of downloads available from the site: http://java.sun.com/javaone/

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