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On Sunday 14 December 2008 22:19, Grant Sewell wrote: > jon.davey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > OK, the curser on my laptop running Vista just disapears. I spend ages > > trying to fix it cos there was some mp3s I didn't want to loose but loose > > the will to try any more and nip down to the newsagents, pick up a copy > > of Linux Format with a shiny new copy of the latest Ubuntu. Install it > > with absolute ease. Actually the easiest instillation I've ever done in > > fact and it's running a traet, looks really nice. That was gonna be it, > > just a nice little story about how much I like the new Ubuntu but I need > > a bit of advise on installing Java for Firefox. > > THe instructions are; > > 1. Install Java Runtime Environment. > > 2. Make a symbolic link to libjavaplugin_oji.so in your Mozilla Plugins > > directory. Use the copy located in the plugin/i386/ns7 directory of JRE > > 5.0 or later, or plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32 if you are using JRE 1.4.2. > > ....so, OK, fair enough. Except I don't know how to make a symbolic link. > > I don't expect it's too difficult. Should I google it? Or is it more > > complex that that? > > CHeers, JOn DAvey > > Making a symbolic link is pretty easy stuff... when you know how. :) > > From the command line, you'll want to use the "ln" (ell-enn) command. > This is how: > > ln -s <source> <target> > > Hope this helps. I think, in Ubuntu, the best thing to do is to use the Synaptic package manager for adding things like Java and the plugins - you may need the medibuntu supository adding to get the mp3 extensions. Tom te tom te tom > > Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html