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If the Java plugin does not appear in the Add-ons Manager even though Java is installed

If you only see the Java Deployment Toolkit plugin listed in the Add-ons Manager, then Java is not properly detected. The Java Deployment Toolkit plugin, which is installed along with Java, does NOT need to be enabled for Java applets to work. Note: Starting in Firefox 23 and SeaMonkey 2.20, the button to "Disable" or "Enable" plugins has been replaced with a drop-down menu with the click-to-play options "Always Activate" to enable, "Ask to Activate" to set click-to-play, and "Never Activate" to disable ( bug 549697).
#Firefox install java plugin update#
On Windows with the Java 7 Update 25 plugin enabled, the plugin entry would look like this in Firefox 22 (If the Java plugin is disabled, the entry will be "greyed out" with an "Enable" button.) The Java plugin must be detected and enabled in the Firefox or SeaMonkey Add-ons Manager for Java applets to work in the browser. On Windows, the Java plugin will be listed as Java(TM) Platform SE and underneath, it will show "Next Generation Java Plug-in for Mozilla browsers", where refers to the Java plugin version.
#Firefox install java plugin mac os x#
On Mac OS, the Java plugin is shown as Java Applet Plug-in (on Mac OS X 10.6 or below, it may also be listed as Java Plug-in 2 for NPAPI Browsers). The Java plugin name shown will depend on your operating system and Java version.

Depending on the version of Java and your Mozilla browser, the Java plugin may be disabled in the Firefox or SeaMonkey Add-ons Manager or the Java plugin may require Click to Play (CTP) activation. Important: Mozilla adds outdated or insecure plugins to its Add-ons Blocklist as a security measure. Starting in Firefox 3.6, Java will not work unless you are using the Next-Generation Java Plug-In (included in Java 6 Update 10 and above). See JavaScript is not Java for more information. Note that Java is not the same as JavaScript. To run these Java applets, you need the "Java Runtime Environment" ("JRE") installed and enabled. Many web pages use Java applets for interactive content such as online games. Java is a programming language originally developed by Sun Microsystems (now Oracle).
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Information on security and stability issues affecting Java is available at Oracle's Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts page. Plug-ins can cause crashes and hangs and may contain security vulnerabilities. Alternatively, click the Tools menu to confirm that Java Console is there.Mozilla applications are regularly updated for security and stability however, Mozilla does not provide updates for plug-ins. Type about:plugins in the Location bar to confirm that the Java Plugin is loaded. Remove the symbolic links (or move them to another directory) to javaplugin-oji.so and libnpjp2.so from the Firefox plugins directory.Ĭreate a symbolic link to the Java Plugin in the Firefox plugins directory. When you want to use a different plugin, or version of a plugin, remove the symbolic links to any other versions and create a fresh symbolic link to the new one. Only one Java Plugin can be used at a time. Uninstall any previous installations of Java Plugin. To install the Java Plugin follow these steps: At the bottom of the window is a version string line that contains either "Linux i686" (32-bit) or "Linux x86_64" (64-bit). To determine which version of Firefox you are running, launch the application, and select the menu item Help > About Mozilla Firefox. If you are using a 32-bit Firefox, you should use the 32-bit Java Plugin (from the lib/i386 directory).
