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From: "Mark Knecht" <markknecht@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Java in Firefox??
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On Jan 26, 2008 5:44 PM, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky <znmeb@cesmail.net> wrote:
> Mark Knecht wrote:
>
> > This is the age old problem, as far as I know, with 64-bit Linux and a
> > world full of 32-bit multimedia. I think this wiki will surely
> > explain it better than I ever could. Hopefully the basic info you need
> > is there:
> >
> > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Install_firefox_with_java_on_amd64
>
> Way too complicated and risky! My solution is
>
> 1. Install 64-bit Firefox (compiled) for my main browser.
> 2. Install seamonkey-bin (32-bit) and change the R settings to use it as
> the browser instead of the default.
>
> So ... everything except Java now works in Firefox and searches work in
> R. If something else needs Java, I guess I can use seamonkey-bin for it.
Glad you found something that works for you. As I said when we started
- there just isn't any single solution that works for everyone. I do
90% of my browsing in 64-bit Firefox and the rest in Firefox on my Win
Vista machine. It works for me, most of the time.
Cheers,
Mark
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