I use Mandrake 10.1 OE :)
Anyways...
java.sun.com ... they have a java self-extracting rpm ... extention .bin
download it
from terminal:
$ chmod +x java*.bin
$ ./java*.bin
You will be given a liscense agreement... press enter to scroll a line... hold down enter to scroll fast. At the end type yes.
It will extract the rpm.
$ su
(enter root pass)
$ rpm --install java*.rpm
Now, as for installing the plugin, FireFox plugin doc explains it quite well. Basically you just use a symlink.
Mozilla PluginDoc: Linux
<a href='http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux.html' target='_blank'>http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux.html</a>
Mozilla PluginDoc: Linux --> Java
<a href='http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/faqs/java.html#Linux' target='_blank'>http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/faqs/java.html#Linux</a>
If you find yourself unable to do any of this (doubtful) --> and you aren't behind a router....
In Control Center go to add user... make the user name gts ... and the pass whatever you want.
In terminal:
$ su
(enter root pass)
$ urpmi --fuzzy openssh
.... look at the results.. install whichever the following exists... I'm on XP (g/f's laptop) at the moment and cannot look for myself....
Either:
$ urpmi opensshd
or
$ urpmi openssh-server
Now in control center... go to system, then services. Start service sshd
E-mail me the login/pass ... gts 'at' ncaabbs 'dot' com
Now I can ssh in and help you out. I may need root access to do some stuff .. if you create a text file in /home/gts with root pass, I can then look at root securely and change to it if needed.
:wave:
