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How do I play runescape with Firefox on Ubuntu? Runescape won't pick sun java up

Asked by Mathilda Young

I have tried many times and I think the answers are either out of date or work for a different linux os. I am also having a tough time getting it to work with minefield (firefox3.7)

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Watching this you need to install Java on your Firefox browser http://www.runescape.com/game.ws?j=1

Hope this helps

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

Please read this questions and answer about installing java on Ubuntu

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sun-java6

Hth

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Mathilda Young (gtrsdk) said : 		#3

Okay I am having huge difficulties installing java. How do I install java?

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Daniel Hollocher (chogydan) said : 		#4

try: sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre

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Mathilda Young (gtrsdk) said : 		#5

It says it is missing the candidate. Where do I get that?

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zvacet (ivicakolic) said : 		#6

System>admin>software sources<check all under ubuntu software and first two under update tab.Reload. in terminal
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre

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Mathilda Young (gtrsdk) said : 		#7

Thanks zvacet, that solved my question.

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Mathilda Young (gtrsdk) said : 		#8

Yikes! Now runescape is having a tough time picking up that I have java.

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Mathilda Young (gtrsdk) said : 		#9

My computer will need Ubuntu reinstalled due to Karmic testing :( I would like a little more help on this java problem

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#10

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Mathilda Young (gtrsdk) said : 		#11

I am going to get my computer installed with Jaunty this time... Hope this works.

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Daniel Hollocher (chogydan) said : 		#12

try running this when you get it running:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras sun-java6-plugin && sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun && sudo apt-get remove mozilla-plugin-gnash swf-player

If you get any missing packages errors, make sure you have all your sources enabled.

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Mathilda Young (gtrsdk) said : 		#13

OK I got it to work... I installed the package called Ubuntu Restricted Extras, restarted the computer, and now it works fine. Any idea how to install java 7 though?

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Vikram Dhillon (dhillon-v10) said : 		#14

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If your question is solved, please mark it solved :D

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Vikram Dhillon

On 12/24/2009 11:33 PM, xbox360 20g wrote:
> Question #83371 on firefox in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+question/83371
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> Status: Answered => Solved
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> OK I got it to work... I installed the package called Ubuntu Restricted
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> install java 7 though?
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Mathilda Young (gtrsdk) said : 		#15

I did mark it solved. I was wondering how to get java 7 on Ubuntu though... I need to create a new question for that.