2008年对于Linux技术爱好者是惊喜的一年，11月我们有了64位Flash，接着有了64位的Wine，现在Sun又提供了64位的Java插件，兼容64位的Web浏览器。对大多数人来说，没有什么能阻止你运行64位的Linux。64位Java插件是Java SE 6 Update 12新特性的一部分。
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Sun Provides 64-bit Java Plug-In For Linux
Posted by Michael Larabel on December 15, 2008
After years of complaints by its users, last month Adobe released 64-bit Flash for Linux. Now this month Sun Microsystems has come to the table with a Java plug-in that is compatible with 64-bit web browsers. This 64-bit plug-in is coming as part of Java SE 6 Update 12 Build 02, which was released last Friday. This 64-bit compatibility is for both Linux and Windows, while Sun's own Solaris operating system will pick up the 64-bit support once it has a 64-bit version of Firefox.
This update to Java can be found for 32-bit and 64-bit Linux here. This 64-bit plug-in news is good for those that have run into problems using IcedTea or the GCJ plug-in.