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From: Dale <dalek@××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Questions about java, Seamonkey and random hangs.
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:27:23
Message-Id: 462E66DD.30404@exceedtech.net
1 Randy Barlow wrote:
2 > Dale wrote:
3 > > I know I had to download it from Sun's website but other than that, I
4 > > just installed what it said I needed.
5 >
6 > It sounds like perhaps you don't have the JRE setup for Mozilla. I
7 > would recommend using the sun-jre ebuild rather than the installer from
8 > the sun site, with the nsplugin USE flag enabled. So, add nsplugin to
9 > USE in /etc/make.conf, and them emerge sun-jre-bin and see if that helps
10 > you. You probably should close all instances of Seamonkey during the
11 > install...
12 >
13 > R
14 >
15
16 I should clarify this. It has a fetch restriction on the Sun java
17 package. You have to download it, then move it to distfiles to emerge
18 it. It's a license thing I guess. I do have nsplugin in my USE line also.
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20 I do have this jre installed:
21
22 > root@smoker / # equery list jre
23 > [ Searching for package 'jre' in all categories among: ]
24 > * installed packages
25 > [I--] [ ] virtual/jre-1.5.0 (1.5)
26 > root@smoker / #
27
28 I'll give that one you mentioned a try in a little while. I'm trying to
29 download a Gentoo 2006.1 CD over a 26K dial-up. :-( My pipe is about
30 full at the moment.
31
32 Thanks for the info. I'll post back what blows up. LOL
33
34 Dale
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36 :-) :-) :-)
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43 Copy n paste then remove the -remove-me- part.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Questions about java, Seamonkey and random hangs. Dale <dalek@××××××××××.net>