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Java Plugin 8 update 45 (click-to-play), Linux has been blocked for your protection.

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I am using kali linux OS and i have updated to mozilla firefox 40.0, but there are sites which requires java plugin , and when i tried to figure out things i came to this page with message of security reasons, please tell me how to unblock it or what is the perfect solution to enable java plugin?

I am using kali linux OS and i have updated to mozilla firefox 40.0, but there are sites which requires java plugin , and when i tried to figure out things i came to this page with message of security reasons, please tell me how to unblock it or what is the perfect solution to enable java plugin?

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The Java Version 8 Update 45 is a old version and is blocked due to a a publicly disclosed vulnerability http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/p964

https://java.com/en/download/linux_manual.jsp Java Version 8 Update 60 is the current for Linux as of August 18, 2015

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The Java Version 8 Update 45 is a old version and is blocked due to a a publicly disclosed vulnerability http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/p964

https://java.com/en/download/linux_manual.jsp Java Version 8 Update 60 is the current for Linux as of August 18, 2015

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Thank u james....its working now!!!!!!