
Section 2: Installing and Configuring Java on Linux
Registration of the Java™ Plug-in 7
REGISTRATION OF THE JAVA™ PLUG-IN
Following installation of the Java™ 2 Runtime Environment (JRE), the Linux based
browser must be configured to locate the Java™ Plug-in. This process is called either
“registration” or “installation.”
Registration can be accomplished either manually or automatically (via the ControlPanel).
Both procedures are detailed below.
For documentation regarding the Java™ Plug-in product, see
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/guide/plugin/index.html
Manual Installation/Registration of Java Plug-in—Linux
To install the Java™ Plug-in follow these steps.
1. If applicable, unregister the previous installation of the Java Plug-in. For instructions,
see
Unregistering a Java Plug-in, p. 13.
2. Follow the instructions below for either Netscape 4.x or Netscape 6.
Netscape 4.x
a. Set the NPX_PLUGIN_PATH environment variable to the directory containing
the javaplugin.so file. This file is located inside the Java 2 JRE in the jre/plugin/
i386/ns4/ directory.
Note!
Only one Java Plug-in can be registered at a time. When you want to use a different
version, unregister any other version before registering the new one. For instructions
on unregistering a Java Plug-in, see
Unregistering a Java Plug-in, p. 13.
Note!
1. The location of the Plug-in (javaplugin.so) should be given with an absolute path—not
relative to the installation location of the JRE.
2. Setting NPX_PLUGIN_PATH will override the default search path used by the
browser. Therefore any plugin directories that the browser currently searches for
plugins should also be added to the path.
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