

The procedure presented by xfrank works fine. Note: do this step for every user account. opt/java/ 64/jre1.7.0_09/bin/ControlPanelĬlick on settings under temporary Internet files and set amount the disk space to 50MB. Now you have to restart the browser and check in Firefox if the installation has been succeeded.Ī good thing to do is to set a maximum amount of disk space for the cache. Create a symbolic link, so Firefox knows where to find the java plug-in. Make for every user in his home directory a subfolder:Ģ. Sudo update-alternatives -set java /opt/java/64/jre1.7.0_09/bin/javaġ. Sudo update-alternatives -install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "/opt/java/64/jre1.7.0_09/bin/java" 1 Sudo update-alternatives -set java /opt/java/32/jre1.7.0_09/bin/java 64-Bit version: Sudo update-alternatives -install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "/opt/java/32/jre1.7.0_09/bin/java" 1 The last step is to make the new JRE as default: (Check if you have 32 or 圆4) 32 Bit version: Go to your download folder (where you have downloaded java).Ĥ.

Sudo mkdir -p -v /opt/java/32 64-Bit version:ģ.

Check if you want to create a 圆4 or 32 bit java directory. In your terminal, run the command thats create a new subfolder in the directory opt.Ģ. (if you have Linux 圆4, download the 圆4 bit package, do not download the RPM!!)ġ. Just because you can and it's recommended:Īll unnecessary packages will be removed.ĭownload the tar.gz java package for linux on store the file in the folder Downloads. That would not be any problem for this tutorial. Sudo apt-get update & apt-get remove openjdk-6-jreīecause libreoffice needs openjdk, your mint linux will automatically install openjdk-7 dependencies. First remove every openjdk package including icedtea-plugin: Copy/Paste or type the following line of code into Terminal and then press enter:ģ. Open up the Terminal ( Applications > Accessories > Terminal).Ģ. In this tutorial you can read how to configure java and the java browser plugin.ġ.
