[QCLUG] Java Plugin for Firefox

[Nick Miller]

I've recently spent the last few hours trying to get Java to work in 
Firefox on Arch Linux. I downloaded JRE 1.6 (self-extracting file) from 
Java's site and followed the instructions as such:

1. cd to firefox plugins (~/.mozilla/plugins for me....at least I think 
that's the right directory)
2. create symbolic link for java (i used "ln -s 
/usr/java/jre1.6.0_05/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so .")
3. restart firefox

The command for creating a symbolic link seemed to work (it put the link 
in the directory), but every time I visit a page with a Java applet, the 
applet won't display. Although, Firefox does not issue a warning saying 
Java is not installed. Any ideas on a fix?

Nick