UPDATE: This method is no longer current or applicable as Oanda has moved fxTrade to be just a desktop app, and the Oracle Java repo listed no longer is supported. Please see the followup posted here for a modern way of using fxTrade on Ubuntu or Debian:
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I just updated my Lenovo x120e to Ubuntu 14.04 replacing Windows 7.
In doing so, I noticed that the default Java implementation (OpenJDK/IceTea) didn't include a browser plugin, and worse, once I installed the browser plugin, it failed on some Java based apps I need to run.
Namely: Oanda's fxTrade
So, for anyone out there who made the jump to Linux (especially all you Windows XP refugees,) here's a few quick steps to getting Oanda's fxTrade running well on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
First up, we need to install the Oracle version of Java:
We can go through the hassle of downloading the software right from Oracle and going through a more complicated install (their software packages are generic and need a little configuration to get installed on Ubuntu,) or, we can just grab a handy repository that will pre-package Java for us (including all needed fonts and browser plugins) and keep us updated as new releases come out.
For that, I found some instructions here:
www.webupd8.org
Which basically tells you to do this:
The above adds webupd8team's java repository to your Ubuntu installation. Then does a quick software update and finally installs the new Oracle java package.
After this is run, without even having to restart your browser, the default Java used will be from Oracle and you shouldn't have any future issues with compatibility. (But do try restarting your web browser if it doesn't work right off the bat.)
Here's fxTrade launched from Chrome running on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

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I just updated my Lenovo x120e to Ubuntu 14.04 replacing Windows 7.
In doing so, I noticed that the default Java implementation (OpenJDK/IceTea) didn't include a browser plugin, and worse, once I installed the browser plugin, it failed on some Java based apps I need to run.
Namely: Oanda's fxTrade
So, for anyone out there who made the jump to Linux (especially all you Windows XP refugees,) here's a few quick steps to getting Oanda's fxTrade running well on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
First up, we need to install the Oracle version of Java:
We can go through the hassle of downloading the software right from Oracle and going through a more complicated install (their software packages are generic and need a little configuration to get installed on Ubuntu,) or, we can just grab a handy repository that will pre-package Java for us (including all needed fonts and browser plugins) and keep us updated as new releases come out.
For that, I found some instructions here:

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Which basically tells you to do this:
Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
The above adds webupd8team's java repository to your Ubuntu installation. Then does a quick software update and finally installs the new Oracle java package.
After this is run, without even having to restart your browser, the default Java used will be from Oracle and you shouldn't have any future issues with compatibility. (But do try restarting your web browser if it doesn't work right off the bat.)
Here's fxTrade launched from Chrome running on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

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