Installing the java plugin into the native FreeBSD Firefox port on FreeBSD 6.2

Build the java 1.4 port

# cd /usr/ports/java/jdk14
# make install
# make clean

Link the plugin into Firefox

# cd /usr/local/lib/firefox/plugins
# ln -s /usr/local/jdk1.4.2/plugin/i386/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji.so libjavaplugin_oji.so

Testing the plugin

Run firefox and check to see if the plugin loaded by typing: about:plugins into the browsers address bar.

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