Using vlc npapi plugin in chrome in linux

Question

I want to use vlc web plugin on chrome in linux but this post says that chrome has stopped supporting npapi plugins. https://askubuntu.com/questions/487399/install-vlc-plugin-on-chrome

I am using vlc plugin in chrome on windows 7 and it works fine. I can see vlc web plugins when I do about://plugins. But in Ubuntu 14.10, I cannot use vlc web plugin in chrome. I am able to use it on firefox, so its installed.

1. Is it true that chrome has taken down the support for npapi plugins
2. If yes, why I am still able to use it on windows but not on linux

Any help ?

Answer 1

This question seems off-topic for SO, but:

1) On Linux, yes, it is the case that NPAPI is no longer supported in Chromium.

2) Because the technical reasons for dropping NPAPI support early on Linux did not apply to Windows.