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I am able to do,

sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable

This installs, chrome version 45 which does not support NPAPI plug-ins that is needed to run java inside browser.

I am trying to move one or two versions older, so that i can use this feature, but there is no info on net available.

In the meanwhile,

sudo dpkg-query -l "*google-chrome*"

shows only chrome 45.

ii google-chrome-stable 45.0.2454.101-1 amd64 The web browser from Google

Does it mean, chrome doesn't allow people to use older versions?

Note: people suggesting me to use firefox for java plugin will get -ve points

See: http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/pm/google-chrome-stable

There you can found older versions. Just download the .deb you need and install it.

You can't, unfortunately. Google removes all but the latest version from the PPA and from their download site.

You'll need to build your own repo of deb files to use when installing older versions.

Follow below steps and specify old the stable version you want to install.

1. Download Google’s signing key and add it to keyring to verify integrity of package

wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | apt-key add -

2. Set the repository

(For 64-bit system)

sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'

(For 32-bit System)

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'

3. Update package list

apt-get update

4. Install the stable version of Google Chrome

apt-get install -y google-chrome-stable=specify-chrome-stable-version --
no-install-recommends