Sun java plugin firefox and lucid

Stephen
java, linux, lucid
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After upgrading i noticed the sun plugin no longer works in firefox after so poking i got it working using this hack

sudo rm /etc/alternatives/mozilla-javaplugin.so  
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so /etc/alternatives/mozilla-javaplugin.so  
sudo rm /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so  
sudo ln -s /etc/alternatives/mozilla-javaplugin.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so