Bug#618725: sun-java6-plugin: Any java applet I've tried throws a `ClassNotFoundException'

[Peter Chubb]

Package: sun-java6-plugin
Version: 6.24-1
Severity: important


If I visit http://www.java.com/en/download/testjava.jsp using either iceweasel
or google-chrome, the applet loads, and then I see:
  Error: click for details.

In the Java Console window I see:

sun.plugin2.main.client.PluginMain: unrecognized message ID 46
load: class testJava2_1/TestVMApplet.class not found.
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: testJava2_1.TestVMApplet.class
	at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.findClass(Applet2ClassLoader.java:252)
	at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass0(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:250)
	at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:180)
	at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:161)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:248)
	at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadCode(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:687)
	at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.createApplet(Plugin2Manager.java:3025)
	at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Plugin2Manager.java:1498)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
Exception: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: testJava2_1.TestVMApplet.class

I have not yet found an applet that works.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers oldstable
  APT policy: (500, 'oldstable'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-rc8-00025-g35d34df (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_AU.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages sun-java6-plugin depends on:
ii  google-chrome-stable 10.0.648.151-r78498 The web browser from Google
ii  iceape-browser       2.0.12-1            Iceape Navigator (Internet browser
ii  iceweasel            3.5.17-1            Web browser based on Firefox
ii  libasound2           1.0.23-2.1          shared library for ALSA applicatio
ii  libx11-6             2:1.4.1-5           X11 client-side library
ii  libxext6             2:1.2.0-2           X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii  libxi6               2:1.4.1-1           X11 Input extension library
ii  libxtst6             2:1.2.0-1           X11 Testing -- Record extension li
ii  midori               0.3.3-0.1           fast, lightweight graphical web br
ii  sun-java6-bin        6.24-1              Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (

sun-java6-plugin recommends no packages.

sun-java6-plugin suggests no packages.

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