Notes on installing java and the java plugin for firefox (with exception list editing)
Install the JDK for Oracle
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
Install the plugin to enable java in Firefox (no support for Chrome)
sudo apt-get install icedtea-plugin
Manage security exceptions in file
${user.home}/.java/deployment/security/exception.sites
One url per line. For example:
http://192.168.1.160
https://192.168.1.160
Add logging/tracing in the file
${user.home}/.java/deployment/deployment.properties
example:
deployment.modified.timestamp=1467208368096
deployment.version=8
deployment.browser.path=/usr/bin/firefox
deployment.javaws.jre.0.registered=false
deployment.javaws.jre.0.platform=1.8
deployment.javaws.jre.0.osname=Linux
deployment.javaws.jre.0.path=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin/java
deployment.javaws.jre.0.product=1.8.0_91
deployment.javaws.jre.0.osarch=amd64
deployment.javaws.jre.0.location=http\://java.sun.com/products/autodl/j2se
deployment.javaws.jre.0.enabled=true
deployment.javaws.jre.0.args=
**deployment.log=true**
**deployment.trace=true**
**deployment.trace.level=all**
Log and trace files at:
${user.home}/.java/deployment/log