How to Install Firefox ESR 10.0.x and Java
Posted: 14 Apr 2012, 14:25
EDIT -- It is no longer necessary to enable the ps3bodega-testing repo to update to Firefox ESR. It's included in the regular ps3bodega repo for YDL 6.2 now.
08/01/12 -- Updated to Firefox ESR 10.0.6
Install Firefox ESR 10.0.3
The last official Firefox update for YDL 6.2 was Firefox 3.0.16. Since then, Paul (ppietro) has been providing updated builds and I've been hosting them on my ps3bodega repo. This time around with Firefox 10.0.3, I did the grunt work and ran the builds on my PowerMac, but Paul provided the modified specs for the packages to build properly on YDL.
At this point I have the packages in the testing section on ps3bodega, but it's still very easy to update your system to FF 10.0.3 (provided you've setup the ps3bodega repo for YDL 6.2 as described in the link above):
Open a terminal window
Become root user
<root password>
When that's done you should be updated to Firefox ESR 10.0.3 with WebM video playback support (however, at least on the PS3 and slower PowerMacs the video will be very choppy -- probably not anything we can do about that at this point).
Install Java and Plugin
(Paul had to remind me how to do it... )
6 seems to run the best, so I'd recommend getting the 32-bit IBM POWER Java SE Version 6 installer from here (you have to create a free account):
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/j ... nload.html
If you save the file to your Desktop, here's how to install:
Open terminal window
Change your working directory to ~/Desktop:
Become root:
Make it eXecutable:
Start the installer:
When you get to the License Agreement page there may be a delay before you can scroll down to the bottom before selecting "I accept..."
When it asks where to install, put in:
When installation is finished, back on the terminal window, create a symbolic link to the plugin in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
Done ... Java plugin should be installed in Firefox. You can confirm by going to about:plugins (in the address bar on FF).
I don't know if this version of Java, or even PowerPC Linux, is affected by the security issue mentioned here:
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/20 ... lugins.ars
08/01/12 -- Updated to Firefox ESR 10.0.6
Install Firefox ESR 10.0.3
The last official Firefox update for YDL 6.2 was Firefox 3.0.16. Since then, Paul (ppietro) has been providing updated builds and I've been hosting them on my ps3bodega repo. This time around with Firefox 10.0.3, I did the grunt work and ran the builds on my PowerMac, but Paul provided the modified specs for the packages to build properly on YDL.
At this point I have the packages in the testing section on ps3bodega, but it's still very easy to update your system to FF 10.0.3 (provided you've setup the ps3bodega repo for YDL 6.2 as described in the link above):
Open a terminal window
Become root user
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su
<root password>
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yum install firefox --enablerepo=PS3Bodega-testing
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exit
When that's done you should be updated to Firefox ESR 10.0.3 with WebM video playback support (however, at least on the PS3 and slower PowerMacs the video will be very choppy -- probably not anything we can do about that at this point).
Install Java and Plugin
(Paul had to remind me how to do it... )
6 seems to run the best, so I'd recommend getting the 32-bit IBM POWER Java SE Version 6 installer from here (you have to create a free account):
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/j ... nload.html
If you save the file to your Desktop, here's how to install:
Open terminal window
Change your working directory to ~/Desktop:
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cd ~/Desktop
Become root:
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su
Make it eXecutable:
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chmod +x ibm-java-jre-6.0-10.0-linux-ppc.bin
Start the installer:
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./ibm-java-jre-6.0-10.0-linux-ppc.bin
When you get to the License Agreement page there may be a delay before you can scroll down to the bottom before selecting "I accept..."
When it asks where to install, put in:
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/opt/ibm/java-ppc-60
When installation is finished, back on the terminal window, create a symbolic link to the plugin in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
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cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
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ln -s /opt/ibm/java-ppc-60/jre/lib/ppc/libnpjp2.so
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exit
Done ... Java plugin should be installed in Firefox. You can confirm by going to about:plugins (in the address bar on FF).
I don't know if this version of Java, or even PowerPC Linux, is affected by the security issue mentioned here:
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/20 ... lugins.ars