Chrome and Firefox are using java plug-in 1.7.0_25, which is automatically disabled because it is not a safe version (I should install plug-in 1.7.2_45). The problem is that it doesn't matter what I do, Chrome and Firefox keep pointing to the wrong version.
How should I proceed in order to use the correct plug-in, I really need it to access many important sites.
Remove the current Java version and all its configuration files:
sudo apt-get purge icedtea-7-plugin
Get the latest one from Java website here as the one in Ubuntu Repositories is 1.7.0_25.
Install it using these instructions:
Change to the directory in which you want to install.
cd /directory/path/name
For example, to install the software in the /usr/java/ directory, Type:
cd /usr/java/
Note about root access: To install Java in a system-wide location such as /usr/local, you must login as the root user to gain the necessary permissions. If you do not have root access, install the Java in your home directory or a sub directory for which you have write permissions
Move the .tar.gz archive binary to the current directory. (Use sudo if you're moving to a system location.)
Unpack the tarball and install Java
tar zxvf jre-7u7-linux-i586.tar.gz
The Java files are installed in a directory called jre1.7.0_07 in the current directory.
In this example, it is installed in the /usr/java/jre1.7.0_07 directory.
Delete the .tar.gz file if you want to save disk space.
