java_applet_links.sh

#! /bin/bash

# Links the Oracle Java applet browser plugin to a boatload of browsers.
#
# Be sure the JAVA_INST_DIR,  PLUGIN_PATH, and PLUGIN_NAME are set
# correctly. Run as root.
#
# Mithat Konar 2011-11-23

### config ###

JAVA_INST_DIR="/opt/java/jre"
PLUGIN_PATH="$JAVA_INST_DIR/lib/i386"   # directory containing plugin
PLUGIN_NAME="libnpjp2.so"               # actual name (w/extension) of plugin

PLUGIN_DIRS="/usr/lib/firefox/plugins \
/usr/lib/iceape/plugins \
/usr/lib/iceweasel/plugins \
/usr/lib/midbrowser/plugins \
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins \
/usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins \
/usr/lib/xulrunner/plugins"

### end config ###

### MAIN ###
PLUGIN_SOURCE="$PLUGIN_PATH/$PLUGIN_NAME"

# confirm that plugin is available
if [[ ! -e $PLUGIN_SOURCE ]] ; then
    echo "Plugin '$PLUGIN_SOURCE' not found. Exiting." 1>&2
    exit 1
else
    echo "Found plugin '$PLUGIN_SOURCE'"
fi

# make the links
for the_dir in $PLUGIN_DIRS
do
    if [[ -d "$the_dir" ]]; then
        echo "Making link in $the_dir ..."
        ln -s "$PLUGIN_SOURCE" $the_dir/$PLUGIN_NAME
        #~ echo "removing link in $the_dir ..."
        #~ rm $the_dir/$PLUGIN_NAME
    else
        echo "Directory '$the_dir' not found" 1>&2
    fi
done

echo "Done."