go to /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins$ and do:
sudo ln -s /etc/alternatives/firefox-javaplugin.so I am using firefox beta 4 and ubuntu gutsy 7.1 my applet works already. If you are seeking to get your java up on firefox if you cannot find firefox-javaplugin.so maybe you can try ls -l | grep firefox to get all the files that are related to firefox probably one of them is the firefox javaplugin link just swap my given firefox-javaplugin.so for that file that you found and try if it works. hopefully this helped Thanks to those who posted above that leaded me to /etc/alternatives and /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins I would never have figured out where the plugins are myself -- java plugin not working in firefox 3 on ubuntu 8.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/173966 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs