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Why is JRE required? [I uninstalled it temporarily and FF366 is still working]

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Why is JRE required? I temporarily uninstalled it and FF366 is still working.

Why is JRE required? I temporarily uninstalled it and FF366 is still working.

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JRE is more commonly known as Java Runtime Environment, it is not required for Firefox to run, but quite a few web sites will require it.

For more details see using the Java plugin with Firefox and http://www.java.com/

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JRE is more commonly known as Java Runtime Environment, it is not required for Firefox to run, but quite a few web sites will require it.

For more details see using the Java plugin with Firefox and http://www.java.com/