[Bug 1309508] Re: Chromium doesn't use Icedtea Java NPAPI plugin
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On 2014-05-25T14:59:12+00:00 David Lenz wrote:
Google Chrome 35 has dropped support for NPAPI plugins (so icedtea no
longer works there). Is there a plan to make a PPAPI-compatible version
of icedtea?
Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-
browser/+bug/1309508/comments/5
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On 2014-06-24T16:11:41+00:00 Javier Domingo wrote:
I have tracked down to this bug, which seems to be the source of java
applets not working on chromium.
Is any update on this bug?
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browser/+bug/1309508/comments/6
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On 2014-06-24T17:00:20+00:00 Aazores wrote:
Yes, this is indeed the cause for Java applets no longer working in
Chrome/Chromium - Google has removed the plugin API which IcedTea-Web
uses. We haven't yet determined if it is even possible to create a port
of IcedTea-Web to PPAPI, due to the sandboxing and other restrictions
Google places on extensions built with Pepper/Native Client.
Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-
browser/+bug/1309508/comments/7
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On 2014-06-24T21:48:13+00:00 Mattias-eliasson wrote:
There are a relevant discussion about this here:
http://www.firebreath.org/display/documentation/Browser+Plugins+in+a
+post-NPAPI+world
The short answer are that there are no sufficient replacement for NPAPI
in Chrome. Chromium are open source so it could potentially be modified.
Currently my brightest idea are to use DLL injection and override the
entire engine component with something similar to Chrome Frame. If we
simply run another browser engine, such as a modified Chromium engine
with NPAPI-support, that might work. Or an engine that do not require
any hacking such as Qt WebKit which supports NPAPI plugins out of the
box.
Another option would be to make a completely Chrome-compatible browser
out of Chromium, which are what the Qt WebEngine are all about. Such a
browser could be entirely FOSS and shipped with Linux distributions. A
mayor problem would be the Flash plugin which may require that Chrome
are also installed. As a system admin I would like to avoid installing
Chrome in such a scenario, or at least hide it well.
Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-
browser/+bug/1309508/comments/8
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On 2014-06-26T07:54:33+00:00 helpcrypto wrote:
Altough a bug report is not the best place to chat, I'll give you my 2
cents:
- Assume you arent going to use Chrome for a while. Firefox, Safari and IE will work.
- If possible, use JNLP. AFAIK it will continue working.
- If you, like me, are using applets for electronic signature, probably the best option is to keep praying for Webcrypto+FIDO
Regards.
Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-
browser/+bug/1309508/comments/9
** Changed in: icedtea
Status: Unknown => Confirmed
** Changed in: icedtea
Importance: Unknown => High
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Title:
Chromium doesn't use Icedtea Java NPAPI plugin
Status in Iced Tea:
Confirmed
Status in “chromium-browser” package in Ubuntu:
Won't Fix
Status in “icedtea-web” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
I've installed openjdk-7-jre and icedtea-7-plugin, but chromium can't launch java applets. Java doesn't show in about:plugins.
How to reproduce:
1) Install openjdk-7-jre and icedtea-7-plugin
2) Open chromium
3) Go to about:plugins and look for java or icedtea, or try to run an applet
What happens: the plugin is not listed, applets won't run
What is expected: the plugin is listed and applets work
Note: Firefox detects the plugin and applets work in Firefox, which
means the plugin is properly installed.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: chromium-browser 34.0.1847.116-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Apr 18 14:42:43 2014
Desktop-Session:
DESKTOP_SESSION = ubuntu
XDG_CONFIG_DIRS = /etc/xdg/xdg-ubuntu:/usr/share/upstart/xdg:/etc/xdg
XDG_DATA_DIRS = /usr/share/ubuntu:/usr/share/gnome:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/
DetectedPlugins:
DiskUsage:
b'Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on\n/dev/sda5 ext4 47G 7,3G 38G 17% /\nnone tmpfs 4,0K 0 4,0K 0% /sys/fs/cgroup\nudev devtmpfs 1,9G 4,0K 1,9G 1% /dev\ntmpfs tmpfs 381M 1,2M 380M 1% /run\nnone tmpfs 5,0M 0 5,0M 0% /run/lock\nnone tmpfs 1,9G 7,9M 1,9G 1% /run/shm\nnone tmpfs 100M 100K 100M 1% /run/user\n/dev/sda6 ext4 160G 110G 43G 73% /home\n'
Inodes:
b'Filesystem Inodes IUsed IFree IUse% Mounted on\n/dev/sda5 3,0M 285K 2,8M 10% /\nnone 476K 2 476K 1% /sys/fs/cgroup\nudev 474K 524 473K 1% /dev\ntmpfs 476K 534 476K 1% /run\nnone 476K 3 476K 1% /run/lock\nnone 476K 13 476K 1% /run/shm\nnone 476K 46 476K 1% /run/user\n/dev/sda6 11M 517K 9,7M 5% /home\n'
Env:
MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH = None
LD_LIBRARY_PATH = None
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-18 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140215)
SourcePackage: chromium-browser
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
gconf-keys: /desktop/gnome/applications/browser/exec = b'/usr/bin/chromium-browser\n'/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/command = b'/usr/bin/chromium-browser %s\n'/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/enabled = b'true\n'/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/command = b'/usr/bin/chromium-browser %s\n'/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/enabled = b'true\n'/desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager = b''/apps/metacity/general/compositing_manager = b''/desktop/gnome/interface/icon_theme = b'gnome\n'/desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_theme = b'Clearlooks\n'
modified.conffile..etc.default.chromium.browser: [deleted]
mtime.conffile..etc.chromium.browser.default: 2014-04-18T13:16:04.211524
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