[lug] 64-bit Linux and Java browser plugins

[Hugh Brown]

On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 09:51:26AM -0700, Walter Pienciak wrote:
> So, running a 64-bit system, 64-bit browsers get installed.
> 
> But browsers, 64 bits, and Java applets don't mix so well at
> present, as far as I can tell.
> 
> The solutions I've seen suggested involve installing 32-bit
> versions of the browsers.
> 
> Does anyone know what the deal is with this and Sun?  I would
> have thought that having Java plugins for 64-bit systems would be
> fairly important to Sun, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
> 
> Walter


Flash is the other sticky point as far as 64-bit and plugins, though nspluginwrapper helps with flash (though not with java).

It looks like it is finally coming with java 1.7
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4802695

Hugh