Tired of the browser pop-up window asking you to update Java ?<\/p>\n
Yes, and we should do it specially because of the usual security concerns.
\nI’ve done this with Ubuntu 13.04 and 12.04 LTS.<\/p>\n
Go to the Java download page<\/a> and get your “Linux” or “Linux x64” version.<\/p>\n I got the x64 one.<\/p>\n Let’s unpack it. I already have Now update Ubuntu configuration with the new Java options<\/p>\n Let’s force Ubuntu to use the new update<\/p>\n Done!<\/p>\n Warning!<\/strong> You may think that everything is fine now but there’s a bug in the new update. If you try to open a page with a Java application you may be redirected to java.com!<\/p>\n I used this workaround:<\/p>\n Go to the page which need Java and it will work again as expected.<\/p>\n Update 2013.10.18:<\/strong> Depending on your browser you may have to update your default java plugin with<\/p>\n or<\/p>\n Tired of the browser pop-up window asking you to update Java ? Yes, and we should do it specially because of the usual security concerns. I’ve done this with Ubuntu 13.04 and 12.04 LTS. Go to the Java download page… Continue Reading \/opt\/java\/64<\/code>. You may have a different place.<\/p>\n\r\n$ cd \/opt\/java\/64\/\r\n\r\n$ sudo tar zxvf ~biafra\/Downloads\/jre-7u25-linux-x64.tar.gz\r\n<\/pre>\n
\r\n$ sudo update-alternatives --install \"\/usr\/bin\/java\" \"java\" \"\/opt\/java\/64\/jre1.7.0_25\/bin\/java\" 1\r\n$ sudo update-alternatives --install \"\/usr\/bin\/javaws\" \"javaws\" \"\/opt\/java\/64\/jre1.7.0_25\/bin\/javaws\" 1\r\n\r\n$ sudo update-alternatives --install \"\/usr\/lib\/mozilla\/plugins\/libjavaplugin.so\" \"mozilla-javaplugin.so\" \"\/opt\/java\/64\/jre1.7.0_25\/lib\/amd64\/libnpjp2.so\" 1\r\n<\/pre>\n
\r\n$ sudo update-alternatives --config java\r\nThere are 2 choices for the alternative java (providing \/usr\/bin\/java).\r\n\r\n Selection Path Priority Status\r\n------------------------------------------------------------\r\n* 0 \/opt\/java\/64\/jre1.7.0_21\/bin\/java 2000 auto mode\r\n 1 \/opt\/java\/64\/jre1.7.0_21\/bin\/java 2000 manual mode\r\n 2 \/opt\/java\/64\/jre1.7.0_25\/bin\/java 1 manual mode\r\n\r\nPress enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: 2\r\nupdate-alternatives: using \/opt\/java\/64\/jre1.7.0_25\/bin\/java to provide \/usr\/bin\/java (java) in manual mode\r\n<\/pre>\n
\r\n$ rm ~\/.java\/deployment\/config.cache\r\n<\/pre>\n
\r\n$ sudo update-alternatives --config mozilla-javaplugin.so\r\n<\/pre>\n
\r\n$ sudo update-alternatives --config firefox-javaplugin.so\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"