PuppyLinux: Java Runtime Environment

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Java Runtime Environment

Java Runtime Environment runs programs written in Java. Not to be confused with JavaScript.

Installation

Install the appropriate package, newer versions should be more secure:
Where to find Java packages, .pet or .sfs

Version 1.8

jre-1.8u91-i586.pet jre-1.8u91-x64.pet (July 2016) ASRI Éducation repository, thread at the ASRI Éducation Forum (in French language)

jre-8u65-x64.pet jre-1.8u91-i586.sfs (June 2016) folder, thread packaged by gjuhasz

jre1.8.0_60-x64_6.0.3.8.sfs (temporally down), more info

JRE8u45Lin-i586.sfs (April 2015) thread, packaged by musher0

Shinobar's repository, thread at the Puppy Forum

jre1.8.0_11_5.7.0.sfs (temporally down), more info

Version 1.7

jre1.7.0_65_5.7.0.sfs (temporally down), more info

Alternatively, use package or script to make JRE:

get_java-1.0 created by rerwin

buildscript (temporally down), make executable, run in terminal, sfs will go into /tmp, more info

jre1.7.0_17 script post written by jpeps

Packages may also be available in the official repository for your Puppy either through the Puppy Package Manager or the SlickPet/QuickPet app.

Version Check and Enabling

Verify the installed version via the command-line interface:

java -version

Alternatively visit one of the following pages:

testjava (java.com)
version (javatester.org) - finds even if disabled in browser

Symlink for Mozilla (Firefox and Seamonkey)

A symlink may need adding to the plugin directory, for example:
Newer versions:
Create directory ~/.mozilla/plugins if it does not already exist

ln -s /usr/java/java/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/libnpjp2.so

Older versions:

ln -s /usr/java/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so

Web browser configuration confirmation (older versions only, JavaScript needs to be enabled within the Web browser):

LibreOffice

Enable Java: Tools > Options > LibreOffice > Java

SeaMonkey

Enable Java: Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Enable Java

Firefox

Enable Java: Tools > Options > Content > Enable Java

Opera

Enable Java: Tools > Quick Preferences > Enable Plug-ins
Enable JavaScript: Tools > Quick Preferences > Enable JavaScript

Applications may need to be configured and re-started after installation.

Java on wikipedia
Java help (Seamonkey project)

On forum

Latest Java runtime (jre-*.sfs) files post
Java Runtime Environment (SFS) thread packaged by Shinobar
JAVA apps for PUPPY run in JRE/JDK/OpenJRE/OpenJDK
How to run Java webstart .jnlp files thread
setting up a java programming environment in slacko54 alt thread