Java not working

[GoFigureItOut]

I'm trying to look at the trajectory of NEO's (Near Earth Objects) at JPL website. To do so, requires Java. I have the latest version installed and it is enabled to run content in the browser (I checked with the Java control panel). I even added JPL web address to the exception list to no avail. I've tried five different web browsers and they all spit back the error. Adding the JPL web address to the exception list was the only workaround that they provided. This is so frustrating!

 

[blobster21]

Same here with firefox and Java 8 update 31.
I even tried to trick the system by editing the default Java security policy (changing deployment.config and deployment.properties to artificially lower the security level ), to no available.

At this point, it seems the only resolution is to roll back to an older (obsolete, unsecured,buggy, whatever...) version of Java. talk about a major annoyance

Nice one Oracle !

edit : btw, starting with Java 8 Update 20, the Medium security level has been removed from the Java Control Panel. Only High and Very High levels are available.

 

[GoFigureItOut]

Same here with firefox and Java 8 update 31.
I even tried to trick the system by editing the default Java security policy (changing deployment.config and deployment.properties to artificially lower the security level ), to no available.

At this point, it seems the only resolution is to roll back to an older (obsolete, unsecured,buggy, whatever...) version of Java. talk about a major annoyance

Nice one Oracle !

edit : btw, starting with Java 8 Update 20, the Medium security level has been removed from the Java Control Panel. Only High and Very High levels are available.

I thought it might have been just me, now I can relax a little. However, it sucks to know that it's causing you frustration as well. I'm too afraid to use an older version. because I get side tracked easily and I might end up forgetting and get hit with a virus. I wonder if Java works in Linux

 

[R-T-B]

At this point, it seems the only resolution is to roll back to an older (obsolete, unsecured,buggy, whatever...)

Java 7 is still an actively supported platform, just FYI. It's just in feature freeze, but it's not any less secure than Java 8.

 

[blobster21]

Java 7 is still an actively supported platform, just FYI. It's just in feature freeze, but it's not any less secure than Java 8.

i know that, hence the word "whatever"

Mind you, my adaptec 3405 raid controller is powered with Java 6 update 16, and is working flawlessly

 

[R-T-B]

Heck, minecraft was built on Java 5 just so it could run on oldish PowerPCs until just last year. I know because I also ran it on an OS/2 box for a bit. Just so happens there's a Java 5 build for OS/2 as well. The more you know I guess...

 

[blobster21]

I thought it might have been just me, now I can relax a little. However, it sucks to know that it's causing you frustration as well. I'm too afraid to use an older version. because I get side tracked easily and I might end up forgetting and get hit with a virus. I wonder if Java works in Linux

Yes it does. Debian Wheezy and Ubuntu 14.04 are both using the latest 1.7 version

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update

#this one for java 1.8
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-set-default

#in case you want java 1.7 instead
sudo apt-get install icedtea-7-plugin openjdk-7-jdk openjdk-7-jre

and you should be good to go.

 

[blobster21]

More troubles ahead, since java 1.8 will soon become mandatory for all forthcoming java powered apps :