Download jre-6u14-linux-x64.bin jre-6u12-linux-x64.bin (hosted locally)
mkdir /usr/lib/jvm (might already exist)
sudo mv jre-6u14-linux-x64.bin /usr/lib/jvm/
cd /usr/lib/jvm/
sudo chmod a+x jre-6u14-linux-x64.bin
sudo ./jre-6u14-linux-x64.bin
sudo rm -r /usr/lib/jvm/jre-6u14-linux-x64.bin
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/jre1.6.0_14/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so /usr/lib64/firefox-addons/plugins/
killall firefox
Restart firefox, it’s good to go. Tested it with Wordle and GoToMyPC and didn’t have any issues at all – every other Java install method I’ve used hasn’t worked.
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Gotta love reinstalling… a friend just sent me a Youtube link and I completely forgot that I didn’t have flash.
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
killall firefox
Started Firefox back up again and was able to click the link he sent me – viewed just fine. Love how easy it is in this version of Ubuntu.
To resolve this error:
“Google Gears” could not be installed because it is not compatible with your Firefox build type (Linux_x86_64-gcc3). Please contact the author of this item about the problem
Stan Joel posted the lastest (5.18.0) on Issue 335
Download: http://jms.id.au/~shenki/gears/gears-linux-x86_64-opt-0.5.18.0.xpi
In Firefox, click File -> Open File, find gears-linux-opt-0.5.18.0.xpi
Click “Install Now” when prompted
Restart Firefox
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