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How to update Oracle Java plugin for Google-chrome?

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To begin with, I have already read the following solutions:

Cannot Update Java plugin for Google Chrome

How to install Oracle Java web plugin on Chrome in 12.04?

and I hope this does not get marked as duplicate.
I previously un-installed OpenJDK and IceTea plugin and installed java-sdk 7 update 4. I made a symbolic link to libnpjp.so in my installation folder to ~/.mozilla/plugins. Everything (including Chrome) was running smoothly as it should have.

Today, when I installed java-sdk 7 update 5, I followed same steps as before but now, I get to see this:

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and this:

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I even un-installed and reinstalled chrome, but could not help.

I am running Ubuntu 12.04, Chrome Version 21.0.1180.79.

This is really most annoying experience so far.

PS: Kindly don't tell to reinstall Java using some PPA.

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answered 3 Years ago onbean · Accepted Answer

Download this shell script from here .

Give it Executable permissions. Once you open it will show a list of software. Select Java. It will ask If you want to install openjdk or Sun Java. Select whichever you want. It will work its charm and you're done.

Once you do that this what you will get