Firefox 38.0.1 reports java 8 45 addon out of date
Centos 7 linux Firefox has just been updated to 38.0.1.
I've just noticed that the Java addon is being reported as out of date though it's at 8 45 which is apparently the latest available version.
This may have been the case for a while as I haven't checked lately so the two things may not be connected.
TIA
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Maybe... Oracle has both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Java. You need a plugin that matches your 32-bit or 64-bit Firefox, or Firefox won't use it. If the installer you used before didn't update everything, you might need to do a second download:
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
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Do you mean it is reported as out of date on the plugin checker website, or on the add-ons page itself?
The plugin checker website is looking for the version number 8.0.45 as the latest version. The way this is extracted requires checking an internal property of the plugin. To see what the plugin checker sees, you could test the code in Firefox's Web Console and then pressing Enter to execute. Note: this is based on experimenting in Windows and I'm not 100% positive it is the same on Linux.
Open Firefox's Web Console in the lower part of a tab using either:
- Ctrl+Shift+k
- menu > Developer > Web Console
Copy all of the following and then paste it next to the caret (>>) and press Enter to run it:
var installedVersion = "UNKNOWN"; var mimes = navigator.mimeTypes['application/x-java-applet'].enabledPlugin; for (var mime in mimes) { if (mimes.hasOwnProperty(mime) && mime.indexOf('jpi-version') > - 1) {type = mime; installedVersion = type.substring(type.indexOf('=') + 3).replace('_', '.') } } installedVersion;
Do you get "8.0.45" or something else?
Hi
Your check returns 7.0.50 which I now notice appears on the Addons page.
I suspect something has changed after yesterday's extensive sw update. I know that I have 8.0.45 installed and that it was working but linking FF to Java is convoluted involving a softlink and perhaps something has changed with this latest build.
I will have to pursue it with the Linux boys I think.
Thanks again.
Chosen Solution
Maybe... Oracle has both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Java. You need a plugin that matches your 32-bit or 64-bit Firefox, or Firefox won't use it. If the installer you used before didn't update everything, you might need to do a second download: