This tutorial shows how to install java and enable java plugins in Firefox/IE.ġ.First,Launch Software Sources from System->Administration->Software Sources,check all checkboxes below Download from the Internet in first tab.Ģ.Open up a terminal window and install sun-java: sudo apt-get update
Java is an object-oriented programming platform used on a wide range of devices and technologies, like laptops, cell phones, game consoles and the Internet.And java plugins allow your web browser to run Java applets. To update Java plugins in Firefox, just download Java runtime environment from. Security Tip: Make sure your computer has the latest version of Java installed as security issues and vulnerabilities are constantly being fixed and so updated. This way, you can whitelist certain websites and activate the desired vulnerable plugin on that particular website in Firefox. The above method works not just for java plugin, but for all such plugins that Mozilla Firefox considers vulnerable and doesn’t load related content on webpages. Done! Now Firefox remembers that particular website plugin requirements and settings and will always enable Java for that website.Click on the dropdown arrow on that button and select Always activate plugins for this site. Click on that icon and it’ll show you Java plugin details with a button at its bottom.Once the page has fully loaded, you’ll see a little red icon in the address bar just before the url of the site.Visit your desired website which has Java content in Firefox browser.So, let’s see how to make Firefox remember java activation setting for a particular trusted website so that the next time we visit our favorite website, Firefox will not restrict Java content:
We need to activate java manually each time we visit that website. Now this is good option, but what if we frequently visit a particular trusted website which requires Java plugin to load. So, when you visit a website that requires Java, you’ll see a message on that website with a link to activate Java, but you should only use Java on trusted websites if you care about security and privacy of your computer. This is done for user’s safety in wake of frequent vulnerability that Java is prone to. If a website require Java support for it to work correctly, Firefox will display a placeholder with link to activate Java plugin on that website. So, it has blocked Java plugins from automatically loading on websites which have java content running. The latest version of Mozilla Firefox has implement click to activate feature for certain vulnerable plugins for users safety.
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