JRE plugin installation Iceweasel/Firefox Debian/Ubuntu

If you see Java Runtime Environement (JRE) plugin not available in your Iceweasel or Firefox system and auto installation fail, asking you to do a manual install, then install the following package which will automatically put the JRE plugin in place in Debian/Ubuntu based systems.

# aptitude install icedtea6-plugin

The above loads JRE plugin in the web browser. Although not all sites, including http://www.casino.com/ and some others, require Java, the JRE plugin will by and large greatly improve the functionality of your computer. I really wanted this in order to attend webex sessions from my Debian/Ubuntu boxes. Check your browser's Tools->Add-ons->Plugins which will have "IcedTea Java Web Browser Plugin" loaded after installing the above package.

NOTE: I ve switched to 'aptitude' for package management from 'apt-get' after facing many dependency problems during an upgrade. This decission I made after discussing with folks from #debian freenode and as per Debian 5.0 Release notes section 2.1.1