Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
To install the Java Runtime Environment JRE JVM Plugin first download jre-x_x_x-linux-i586-rpm.bin to a directory path WITHOUT a space in itRemove any old versions of Java
$ su - $ rpm -e jre $ rpm -e --allmatches jre
Auto install
$ su - $ chmod 755 jre-x_x_x-linux-i586-rpm.bin $ ./jre-x_x_x-linux-i586-rpm.bin
Manual install (only if you have problems with auto install)
$ rpm -ivh jre-x_x_x-linux-i586-rpm
Connect Java Plugin to FireFox
CentOS & Red Hat$ cd /usr/lib/firefox-1.0.7/plugins
Ubuntu
$ cd /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox-1.0.7/plugins
ALL
$ ln -s /usr/java/jre.x_x_x/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
Test Java Plugin
Run firefox and navigate to http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp?detect=jre&try=1See Also
JavaDependancyJavaOnMac
REFERRERS
OracleJava
