%general-entities; ]> $Date$ IcedTea-Web-&icedtea-web-version; IcedTea-Web Introduction to IcedTea-Web The IcedTea-Web package contains both a Java browser plugin, and a new webstart implementation, licensed under GPLV3. &lfs82_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &icedtea-web-md5sum; Download size: &icedtea-web-size; Estimated disk space required: &icedtea-web-buildsize; Estimated build time: &icedtea-web-time; IcedTea-Web Dependencies Required , and or (remember to configure as described in the page), Required at runtime, a web browser, such as: or Optional , , EMMA, and JACOCO User Notes: Installation of IcedTea-Web Install IcedTea-Web by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=${JAVA_HOME}/jre \ --with-jdk-home=${JAVA_HOME} \ --disable-docs \ --mandir=${JAVA_HOME}/man && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install To test the man pages are correctly installed, issue man policyeditor to display the respective man page. If desired, you may install a .desktop file corresponding to an entry in a desktop menu for policyeditor, as root user: install -v -Dm0644 itweb-settings.desktop /usr/share/applications/itweb-settings.desktop && install -v -Dm0644 javaws.png /usr/share/pixmaps/javaws.png Command Explanations --with-jdk-home: This switch provides the location of the installed JDK. --disable-docs: This switch disables installation of additional developer-related documentation. Omit this switch if you would like to do development work on IcedTea-Web. Configuration Information As the root user, create a symbolic link to the plugin from your browser(s) plugins directory. For example, for : install -dm755 /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins && ln -s ${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/IcedTeaPlugin.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ The plugin must be a symlink for it to work. If not, the browsers will crash when you attempt to load a Java application. Contents Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories itweb-settings, javaws, and policyeditor IcedTeaPlugin.so, jsobject.jar, netx.jar, plugin.jar ${JAVA_HOME}/jre/share/icedtea-web Short Descriptions itweb-settings allows customization of the browser plugin and javaws. itweb-settings javaws launches Java application/applets hosted on a network. javaws policyeditor view and modify security policy settings, including certificates, for javaws and the browser plugin. policyeditor IcedTeaPlugin.so is the Java browser plugin. IcedTeaPlugin.so jsobject.jar contains functions to manipulate JavaScript objects from JAVA code. jsobject.jar netx.jar contains functions for the IcedTea-Web webstart implementation (NetX). netx.jar plugin.jar contains functions for the IcedTea-Web Java plugin. plugin.jar