96004 - Mozilla does not recognize java/Flash plugins

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 69167

(Core Graveyard :: Plug-ins, defect)

Description

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User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:0.9.3+) Gecko/20010817
BuildID:    2001081715

I downloaded and installed the Java from Netscape (Mozilla does that
automatically).  Also downloaded and installed Macromedia Flash-player.
I then looked at Help --> About Plug-ins, Mozilla does not list either of them.
The plugins directory has a link to the Java plugins and has a copy of the flash
player plug-in (as well as its classes as described in the instructions of Flash
player).
I tried a fresh new installation of Mozilla still does not help.
I work with Mandrake 8.0 which I have just installed yesterday on a new hard
disk (ie, no previous installations of this OS).
When I copy the Flash-player to Netscape plug-ins directory, Netscape lists it
correctly.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.Remove Mozilla and any corresponding objects.
2.Download a fresh install, select 'Browser only' from the installer.
3.Go to a page with Java/Flash player (try http://www.maariv.co.il as it has
  both).  Mozilla prompts you for installation.  Click OK, Java first.
4.Download Flash-player from Macromedia and follow the included instructions.
5. Restart Mozilla and try a page with Java/Flash player.

Actual Results:  Mozilla does not recognize its Java/Flash-player plugins.

Expected Results:  List Java plugin.
                   List Flash-player plugin.

When you restart Mozilla it may come back with a message stating the previous
installation was not completed which is yet another bug.

Comment 1

[av (gone)]

Man, I am going to remember 69167 for the rest of my life.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 69167 ***

Comment 2

[shrirang khanzode]

true :), verif.