java deployment toolkit is permanently disabled. How to delete?
The plugin is listed in the addons list, but as permanently disabled, so there is no point to having it. I am either incompetent (likely, imho) or there seems to be no way to just delete it, which is what I want to do.
So, please, how can I remove this plugin, or, if it has actually been removed, the inclusion of it in the addons list?
Since it's disabled, I cannot access it to remove it via any inherent uninstall feature the JDK may possess.
Chosen solution
Went to look for something maybe even better and I found it:
www.ghacks.net/2010/04/25/how-to-remove-the-java-deployment-toolkit-from-firefox/
(updated two months ago)
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Hi !
Plugins are installed on your system (Windows); that's why you won't find a 'remove' button.
To see which plugins are installed on your system and which are used by Firefox:
Type in the address bar : about:plugins
Happy112 said
Hi !
Plugins are installed on your system (Windows); that's why you won't find a 'remove' button. To see which plugins are installed on your system and which are used by Firefox: Type in the address bar : about:plugins
Neither in Control Panel is there an option to remove the JDK. Java itself is there, and I am tempted to remove it, but since doing so would break the web, I am not going to.
So I am left with my original dilemma: how do I remove the JDK?
uzir said
Neither in Control Panel is there an option to remove the JDK. Java itself is there, and I am tempted to remove it, but since doing so would break the web, I am not going to. So I am left with my original dilemma: how do I remove the JDK?
If you are really adamant to do this, all I can come up with is this:
'How to remove Java Deployment Toolkit Plugin from Firefox'
Hi uzir, Do not worry Happy112 is correct you will not break the web or Firefox by uninstalling Java.
There is a slim possibility something may stop working. Most of us will not need or use Java, but I can not be sure what you do with your computer and either you may sometimes use Java - tell us what do you need it for ?
Do not confuse Java with JavaScript. JavaScript is used a lot. Firefox now makes users jump through hoops and use an add-on or "about:config" to disable javascript now. It used to be easier but that was breaking Firefox functionality and website features.
- see also Javascript is not java http://kb.mozillazine.org/JavaScript_is_not_Java
This article includes guidance on removing Java
You will find various other help articles on Oracle including
- Moving to a plugin free web https://blogs.oracle.com/java-platform-group/entry/moving_to_a_plugin_free
There is also a collection of useful blogs from Mozilla but I am posting from a phone and do not have the links to hand.
edit - typos
Modified by John99
Chosen Solution
Went to look for something maybe even better and I found it:
www.ghacks.net/2010/04/25/how-to-remove-the-java-deployment-toolkit-from-firefox/
(updated two months ago)
Thanks very much! I'll give that a shot. Happy leftover turkey =)
It is gone! My OCD is no longer triggered by the nasty disabled plugin in glaring red in my plugins list.
Thanks so very much you guys.
Yippee ! Now you can finally relax ! Have a lovely weekend !