After upgrade google-chrome to version 35.0.1916.153 the java plugin does not work anymore in google-chrome, although it works in Firefox, Opera and Iron web browsers. After some research I found out that this is due the fact that google-chrome 35 and newer uses only PPAPI ( Pepper Plugin Application Programming Interface) plugins and no more NPAPI (Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface) will be allowed. The java plugins avaiable uses NPAPI and I didn't find any java PPAPI plugin to replace IcedTea, openjre (or openjdk). Is there any solution other than downgrade google-chrome to version 34 or stop using Google-chrome?

Hmm,looks like I'd better keep 34 for a while..
Thanks for the heads-up!

Others seem to have known this. https://groups.google.com/a/chromium...ev/xEbgvWE7wMk

Not only java but almost all other plug ins on all platforms and soon other browsers.


http://www.webupd8.org/2014/05/googl...for-linux.html

For the record. The situation on in Opera for Linux will be identical once we release an update based on Chromium technology. Only PPAPI plugins will work. Which obviously means no Java.

I wouldn't do that. It receives no security updates which will leave you increasingly exposed. You would be better off using a second browser that still allows you to run Java for those dedicated situations that require it.

Or, better yet, drop both google chrome and opera. If they don't want to play with others, why play with them?

I found Midori is a lightweight alternative to all the browsers out there and it supports NPAPI and extensions

I only miss full HTML5 video support (it doesn't support MSE yet). As soon as this is integrated, I will switch from Firefox (the horrible changes that were introduced with Firefox 29 can only be fixed with two extensions) to Midori.

Excellent point!

I've run Midori for short periods of time in the past. Interesting to hear about your experiences with it. I will consider switching to it myself should circumstances warrant doing so.

The Oracle's latest (1.7.0_60) Java plugin despite be a NPAPI one still works on Google-chrome 35.0.1916.153 Windows 8. It seems that the problem breaks only linux like OS Google-chrome users. So far I see no light at the end of this tunnel.

The Windows version of Chrome will drop support for NPAPI before the end of 2014. The Linux version was just a bit earlier because the developers did not want to "waste their time" coding NPAPI support for Chrome's new Aura User Interface (introduced with Chrome 35) when it would be dropped later this year anyway.

Eric