How to install Oracle Java JRE Plugin on Pear Linux 6

This is a quick tutorial How to install Oracle Java JRE Plugin on Pear Linux 6. Oracle Java Runtime Environment is a must have application for Linux users. It plays important roles on computing activities such as web browsing with multimedia contents etc. 

How to install Oracle Java JRE Plugin on Pear Linux 6 manually

First, you must download the latest version of Oracle Java from this website. Select the appropriate architecture from the list either 32 bit or 64 bit. Save the file to your temporary folder for example /home/dhani/Downloads.

Now create a new folder where Java will be installed. 

sudo mkdir -p /opt/java

Next, cd to your download directory and extract Java to the destination directory we've created above.

cd /home/dhani/Downloads

sudo tar -xvzf jre-xxx-linux-i586.tar.gz -C /opt/java

Now we need to create a new plugins directory under /home/dhani/.mozilla. You can skip this if you already have this plugins directory.

mkdir -p ~/.mozilla/plugins

ln -s /opt/java/jre1.7.0_09/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/

Now restart Firefox and Oracle Java JRE plugins should works from now on.