Deploying Linux on the Desktop
Looking at real world requirements and implementations, this book gives Administrators and their Management the tools necessary to implement and understand a Corporate Desktop using Linux.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Deploying Linux on the Desktop
Chapter 4: Multimedia, Web Browsing, and Publishing
Probably the most important tool for any desktop user is the Web browser. While Mozilla (or Firefox) is the browser of choice for Linux, it is not as complete as Internet Explorer out of the box. We will document ways to enhance Mozilla to come up to par with Internet Explorer. As in the previous chapter, we will discuss standalone Linux, Wine, and the use of VMware to provide solutions to the sticky problem of making Mozilla behave in as integrated a manner with the Linux desktop as Internet Explorer does with Microsoft Windows.
4.1 Plug-ins
There are many plug-ins available for the native Linux browser, Mozilla. Some of these plug-ins are pure plug-ins designed specifically for Mozilla; others invoke system tools to display the Web content. We will split the plug-ins between the pure and the invoked. However, the display of multimedia content is included under the pure plug-ins. This audio and video content has both pure and invoked plug-ins and is a section unto itself. The best location for Mozilla plug-in information is at http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux.html, the Mozilla plug-in Web site for Linux. In this chapter, we will discuss what is required to install the plug-ins.
If a plug-in does not appear, or is duplicated by another plug-in, you may need to remove the file .mozilla/pluginreg.dat to effect the change to the plug-ins you desire. Removal of this file will not affect your plug-ins, except to force reregistration.
4.1.1 How Do I View Java Web Content?
First you...
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