[Glastonbury] New to it

[Rick Fitzsimmons]

I've not tried this (yet), but you can edit the Firefox configuration 
using "about:config" in the URL box. Put "java" in the filter box, and 
you'll see all the java-related settings, including the default location.

HTH,
Rick.


maurice wrote:
> Finally installed Firefox. Seems it doesn't have the facility to accept a path 
> to Java. Insists on it's own place. I'll continue to use Konqueror which is 
> not so particular.
> 
> 
> 
> On Monday 20 Dec 2004 07:01, maurice wrote:
> 
>>Java downloaded and installed without difficulty although for a while I
>>didn't know where the script controlled installation had put the executable
>>file - until I opened the script and found out.. Then the business of
>>setting up the pathways in Konqueror. It was by accident I discovered that
>>not only did the main application need it but the Java window seemed to
>>need confirmation too.
>>
>>Anyway, I've been able to access my regular chat forum and was right
>>pleased, bless you all.
>>
>>Not sure whether you call it Kmail or Kontact now but that works well and
>>I've set up two of my pop accounts. Three more to go plus an IMAP.
>>
>>Checked out Open Office and liked it. Printed a few scribblings on the
>>Epson 1290 which had installed itself automatically with lots of control.
>>Not sure if I can save profiles for different batches of photo paper yet.
>>Perhaps Gimp will do that?
>>
>>So the migration has begun.
>>
>>On Sunday 19 Dec 2004 20:38, peter cole wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 2004-12-19 at 17:40, maurice wrote:
>>>
>>>>Three cheers.
>>>>
>>>>Below is the first message received on Kmail and this is the first
>>>>sent.
>>>>
>>>>Once again thanks to all who helped me launch Mandrake Linux.
>>>>
>>>>However, Firefox has a jinx. More of that when I finally solve the
>>>>problem.
>>>>
>>>>I'm looking to download and install the Java Runtime Engine. The
>>>>download site offered a heinz variety of installations. Any thoughts
>>>>please on which one I need?
>>>
>>>I think i went for the off line installation as a biniary file ?
>>>
>>>this is the linux self extracting file ( running mandrake you may be
>>>able to use the rpm )
>>>
>>>>From what i remember you down load the file.
>>>
>>>Create a directory in say /opt called java
>>>so
>>>/opt/java copy the file that you download into here. ( you will need to
>>>be root to do this ( and to create the directory.) you then need to make
>>>the file executable rh mouse click on the file and tick the make
>>>executable box ok this.
>>>
>>>then i opened a command line terminal
>>>
>>>and did
>>>
>>>cd /
>>>cd opt/java
>>>then
>>>
>>>./your file name here that was executable
>>>
>>>this will then go throught the setup of java.
>>>
>>>
>>>Hope this helps it was a while ago i did this so not totally fresh in my
>>>memory
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>
>>>Peter
>>>
>>>
>>>>Maurice
>>>>
>>>>On Sunday 19 Dec 2004 13:41, tim hall wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Last Saturday 18 December 2004 11:40, Sean Miller was like:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>And hurrah. The connection was maintained just long enough to
>>>>>>>download the Firefox browser. I used Ark without knowing why.
>>>>>>>Happily Firefox installed itself without a problem and launched
>>>>>>>automatically at the end of the set-up process. By that time, of
>>>>>>>course, the internet connection had gone down. Re-booted to see
>>>>>>>if the connection would re-establish and couldn't find Firefox.
>>>>>>>I've found a Firefox folder but cannot discover an executable
>>>>>>>file. Any assistance would be welcomed.
>>>>>
>>>>>/usr/bin/mozilla-firefox
>>>>>
>>>>>cheers
>>>>>
>>>>>tim hall
>>>>>http://glastonburymusic.org.uk
>>>>>
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