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[Bug 211309] Re: [hardy] Java plugin not registered in Firefox 2

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From: Joel Ebel <jbebel@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:33:08 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 211309 <211309@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Given bug 258624 that identifies that openjdk-6 isn't compiled for
firefox-2 it seems this bug isn't valid for icedtea-gcjwebplugin
anymore.  Sad since there is now now 64 bit java plugin that works in
firefox 2.

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[hardy] Java plugin not registered in Firefox 2
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/211309
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Status in “icedtea-gcjwebplugin” source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
Status in “sun-java5” source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
Status in “sun-java6” source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
Status in icedtea-gcjwebplugin in Ubuntu Hardy: Confirmed
Status in sun-java5 in Ubuntu Hardy: New
Status in sun-java6 in Ubuntu Hardy: New

Bug description:
Java plugin is not registered with Firefox 2, only Firefox 3.

Solution:  In sun-java6-plugin.postinst script, extend the

browser_dirs="xulrunner-addons"

variable by "firefox" or "firefox-addons".

whichever is right.