[mdlug] 64 bit java (7) plugin for firefox - how to get it to work?

[Rich Clark]

On Tue, September 2, 2008 6:29 pm, Jesse Salens wrote:
> There actually isn't a 64-bit java plugin provided by sun. Sun claims it
> will be in the next major version release.
>
> Your best bet for full java compatibility is to install a 32-bit browser
> and
> use the 32-bit java package. Another option is icedtea, which is a
> opensource java implementation and comes in 64-bit. In my experience it
> doesn't work as well as the Sun Java with a few things like Juniper VPNs,
> but works well for other applets.

It appears Sun've made that major release, as I found a 64-bit version of
their software listed at

http://java.com/en/download/linux_manual.jsp?locale=en&host=java.com:80