The future of Unity3D on linux

**Dr. McKay** · June 19th, 2014

In order to have Unity3D (and Silverlight, etc) support on your linux box, you need to install the pipelight drivers.
However, I've read somewhere that those won't work anymore in a couple of months due to changes in the different browsers (Firefox and Chrome).

It's important that I have Unity3D because my children need to access a site that uses Unity3D regularly for their school work.

Can anyone shed any light on this ?

**Bucky Ball** · June 19th, 2014

Thread moved to Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat.

**monkeybrain20122** · June 19th, 2014

It already doesn't work in Chrome. But it will continue to work on Firefox as far as I know. It is just that like other plugins it will be set to 'ask to activate' instead of 'always activate' by default. No big deal really.
On Chromium they have made a patch that would restore pipelight but it will work only til the end of the year when google remove the codes for supporting plugins for all platforms (right now the codes are there, just disabled)

https://answers.launchpad.net/pipeli...uestion/250336

**Dr. McKay** · June 19th, 2014

Originally Posted by monkeybrain20122

It already doesn't work in Chrome. But it will continue to work on Firefox as far as I know. It is just that like other plugins it will be set to 'ask to activate' instead of 'always activate' by default. No big deal really.
On Chromium they have made a patch that would restore pipelight but it will work only til the end of the year when google remove the codes for supporting plugins for all platforms (right now the codes are there, just disabled)

https://answers.launchpad.net/pipeli...uestion/250336

Thanks for the info. I use Chrome as my main browser, but I can always fire up Firefox (no pun intended) to run sites that require the unity pipelight plugin.
Strange that the people behind Unity support the technology on Linux like for games, etc. but they don't offer a native web player for linux.
Linux is getting more and more support so I guess we can at least that there will be a native unity web player for linux at some point in the near future ?

Or, and maybe this is a stupid thought, could we expect to see Google incorporating the Unity3D player into Chrome, as they did with the Flash player ?

**grahammechanical** · June 19th, 2014

Are you talking about this?

http://unity3d.com/unity

If so then it is not available for Linux. Just Windows and Mac OS.

http://unity3d.com/unity/download

I also think that it is proprietary code and not open source.

http://unity3d.com/company/legal/eula

The responsibility rests with the developers of UnityFree and Unity Pro to meet the needs of their customers and not with Free and Open Source developers.

Regards.

**ssam** · June 19th, 2014

I think they are referring to the browser plug-in http://unity3d.com/webplayer

**Dr. McKay** · September 25th, 2014

I'm currently running Win7 on my desktop. But I really want to switch to Ubuntu (or possibly Mint, not sure yet).
It is absolutely imperative that I get Unity3D (browser plugin) working because my kids need it for a school related website.
So my only option are the pipelight drivers.
Is there any way to test this out while running a live Ubuntu session (live DVD or USB stick) before I take the plunge and install Ubuntu ?

Edit : wrong forum, please ignore.