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[Dave Gilbert <ubuntu@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If I uninstall all java plugins I get three options:

   1) 'The IcedTea Web Browser Plugin'
           Selecting this gives the error 'Could not find package 'cacao-oj6-plugin'

   2) 'GCJ Web Browser Plugin'
           Selecting this gives 'Package 'gcjwebplugin' is virtual.'

  3) 'The IcedTea Web Browser Plugin'
           This actually installs IcedTea.

This is on a Jaunty (upto date as of today 11th April, upgraded from
Intrepid, 64bit).

Note also that both (1) and (2) trigger bug #319278  where it claims success, and (3) hits
#344705 where openjdk-6 doesn't work.

Dave

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Some plugins lack proper ubufox integration (Was: confusing plugin selection dialog)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272010
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Status in “icedtea-gcjwebplugin” source package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix
Status in “openjdk-6” source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
Status in “sun-java5” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged
Status in “sun-java6” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged
Status in “totem” source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
Status in “ubufox” source package in Ubuntu: New

Bug description:
To provide proper integration with ubufox,

1. plugins that use update-alternatives mechanism should also put a link for their binary in

 /usr/share/ubufox/plugins/

and touch all /usr/lib/firefox-3.*/.autoreg that exist in .postinst.

2. All plugins should have a Description and Filename header added to the binary package control, like gnash:

Xb-Npp-Description: The GNU SWF Player (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/)
Xb-Npp-File: libgnashplugin.so

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When encountering a java plugin Firefox offers a confusing dialog:
it gives two options:
1. "GCJ Web Browser Plugin"
2. "The GCJ Web Browser Plugin"

the second options supposedly uses openjdk.

No descriptions are given whatsoever.