Assuming that a proprietary product, which is based on a browser that we already know (Google Chrome) and which is in a Beta phase, I must begin this article by saying that Opera 24 it has some interesting features that must be taken into account. Let's see some of them.
What Opera for Linux offers
Until now most of the new features that Opera included in the versions of Windows y OS X when switched to Chrome they are available on GNU / Linux.
Of course, I am referring to Shelf, which has been a place where we keep the pages that we want to read later, and the Discover, a section where we can find different news depending on the filtering we choose by language or subject.
In particular since I tried the Discover on the Windows versions I loved the way Opera wants us to stay up to date. It is very easy to configure it by region and it has many themes, as I said before.
El Shelf It doesn't have much to stand out, but what I did love is the way Opera now shows the preview of the open tabs. Remember that in the past when we were positioned on a tab, Opera showed a small box with the preview of the page that was open. Now it looks like this:
Opera appearance for Linux
With the active development of Chrome, the path of Opera is relatively simple because they only have to take something that works and only add the particularities that their developers want. At the moment Opera only has official support for Unity and GNOME Shell, why didn't you realize that it has a forced Ambiance?
I guess this is great for you, as it is the only way to keep that ugly button that says Opera in the upper left. This with other window managers like KWin or Xfwm would be very difficult to achieve (not to say impossible). The quickest solution would be to add the menu as Firefox and Chrome do, but I doubt they will. But hey, that's another issue.
Speaking of Themes, Opera for Linux includes some pretty nice defaults for the background of the application:
Also in Opera for Linux extensions work and to my surprise, the catalog of Opera has been increasing.
One of the strengths of Opera is its Turbo technology, something they advertise anywhere they can but at least it doesn't work for me. Far from speeding up the pages, the opposite happens because the images do not load me. But of course, that must be a geographical problem.
What if it works for me without any problem is Opera Link, with which we can keep the bookmarks synchronized (for now) at least.
For the rest, in terms of options and behavior we will not see anything that is present in Google Chrome, the same options, the same browsing speed, but with the detail in the appearance of keeping the tabs with a timid rounded edge, giving it an appearance more retro.
Installing Opera for Linux
Opera available only for 64 Bits and with binaries that from what I have read, only install successfully in Ubuntu. Either way, in ArchLinux We can install it from AUR without major mishap, we just have to open a terminal and put:
$ yaourt -S opera-developer
So far in the short time that I have tested it, it has not suffered any crashes, nor have I seen any rare bug, therefore this version is "usable". Anyway, keep in mind that it is not recommended for Production Environments.
I love you Opera, I already missed you
Well modesty aside, I already have many browsers Firefox, Chrome and Qupzilla I think that with these I am more than enough. Anyway welcome to Li nux operate it before in Mandriva.
For me it could be an alternative, since I have been using Firefox for years and it would not be easy to start from scratch and connect to another browser, anyway I do not deny that it operates is a good browser, I say it for the short time I use it, that's why himself deserves to even download it…. 🙂
Can you watch youtube videos in Opera? Do you have to install plugins? If so, what would the steps be?
Happily, it supports Netscape compatible plugins (NPAPI), so you could say that YES.
I retract: DO NOT It supports NPAPI, so it comes with Pepper Flash Player included (it's the same as Chrome).
In case sparks appear in HTML5 videos in Debian, then write in the lscpu terminal and if it appears that it supports 64 bits and the Debian version is in 32 bits, then make a backup of your files, format your Debian installation and install the 64-bit version.
Now, getting back to the point, you can see that Opera spent a lot of time solving the annoyances caused by Chromium with the Aura interface, but the truth is that it lacks enough time to work with the synchronization of the links (you have to take into account that Opera Blink for the moment redirects to the Opera Link page due to the fact that this function still cannot import the entire library of links that you have in the Opera Link account).
Well, I took the risk of installing it on 64-bit Debian Jessie with XFCE, and I must say that it is lighter than Chromium / Chrome, but the Ambiance-style blink theme takes away the aesthetics, so it doesn't fit with Opera's natural aesthetic.
What I noticed is that it works with better rendering than Chrome and the Aura interface works wonders despite being based on Chrome.
With the rest of the features, just a few variations and nothing else that Opera Blink offers for Windows and Mac (the stable versions of Windows and OSX of Opera do not yet implement Aura in their interfaces).
Has anyone tried it on Archlinux? (x64 in my case). How's it going? I really like the version for Windows, I would like to have the same possibilities in Linux, since both Firefox and Chromium do not fill me up.
Any other recommendable one that resembles above all the Opera of a lifetime?
In a few hours I will try it to see "what counts"
@elav uses 64-bit Arch, and you might have the same experience as him.
I have been a fan of Opera for a long time and I miss some features, as it took so long to update their version to Linux, I started using Maxthon because neither Firefox nor Chrome convinced me.
At least Maxthon is doing well for me, I encourage you to try it. And of course I will install Opera on my Arch to see how it goes and if I return I will tell you 😉
When I read "Anyway, in ArchLinux we can install it from AUR without major mishap (...)" I thought of the miracle, but when trying to install ...
==> ERROR: opera-developer no está disponible para la arquitectura 'i686'.Tenga en cuenta que muchos paquetes pueden necesitar añadir una línea a sus PKGBUILD
como arch=('i686').
and the illusion went through a tube uu
I just compiled it from AUR and it doesn't look bad
PS: I have Arch x64
Look with uname -a and with lscpu If the version of Arch accommodates the processor you have (I already happened to install Debian Wheezy 32 bits on my desktop that supports 64 bits, and to top it all, Chromium and Chrome did not visualize the HTML5 videos well for the blessed Intel driver that does not run well in PAE mode).
As much as it is a development version, this crap cannot be called "Opera". It's a Chrome mockery and that's it.
That is true, but if they have removed everything "Google" (as in Chromium) it seems a great alternative.
They could have already continued with their own development, it was a fairly unknown browser, but we were delighted with what we used
And I wanted it because it synchronized my cell links in no time.
And the most ironic thing is that Opera Blink Developer runs faster than Chromium and Chrome together (with so many mutilated functions, anyone does).
Opera returns to Linux but I'm afraid it is not the same as before.
I would have loved if it kept the email client integrated into the same browser.
For me it was very comfortable.
What really annoys me is that Flash updates no longer come out, it's not that I like Flash but there are many websites that give me problems when playing videos.
Opera Blink for Linux will come with Pepper Flash Player like Chrome, so updates to Flash Player will no longer be a problem for you (although it seems to me that those who use Windows, OSX and those who use the pepper plugin are being scammed because its latest versions are simply security updates, and between 11.2 and 14 I don't feel a relevant difference in Windows).
Chome with pepper flash on linux fails on some pages ... to my sadness including Justin.tv which crashes the plugin directly ... if Opera 24 uses the same plugin I suppose it will be the same result.
The funniest thing is that Opera 12.16 opens perfectly Justin.tv haha
The same thing happens to me with the rutube web ... There the videos ask for Flash updates .. Will there be any solution?
Hello…
Along with saying hello to the admin, it is not my intention to spam, I write to send the icons of the distro I use (Bridge Linux) and the one for LXQt. The link here: http://paste.desdelinux.net/5001
I tried to send it from the contact, but it was impossible. I hope I am not committing something wrong: $
Thank you.
It says that you have to put a password to access the file.
Hello, sorry for the delay ...
For some reason 4shared put a pass to the file -when I didn't ask for it-. Well, here I update the links, I hope they work: http://paste.desdelinux.net/5002
Sorry for the inconveniences.
4shared asks that you have an account to download the files.
mm .. it operates that good times of 2008 I used it in my sonyericsson c905
operate the best in things from the past decade try it you will not regret it
I have been using Opera Mini since I have my Sony Ericsson W200, and the truth is that I have activated the synchronization of Opera Blink through "opera: flags" and it is a long time before it is officially implemented (in the developer version, He sees that progress has been made in terms of synchronization, but he really lacks conditioning the bookmarks directory).
I have installed the 2 Opera (the old 12.16) and this OperaDeveloper 24 and in the 24 I cannot see videos, I have pepper-flash installed and in Chromium and Maxthon if they are seen but with Opera-Developer not.
I use Netrunner Frontier from 64, I already tried uninstalling the old Opera and I still don't see videos on the new Opera.
Can anyone help me?
I have tried all the ways I find on Google and none of them work.
Any solution?
I just installed it in manjaro using pacman. Does anyone know how to improve font redemption?
Well, in Fedora 21 it works if you have the russianfedora repositories here on your page, it is in Russian obviously but there come the repos http://russianfedora.pro/repository
Let's see if someone can help me..
I installed Opera (which was always my favorite browser), I installed Stable Opera on my UbuntuStudio distribution. Everything is fine, except that; unlike youtube -in which I can see the videos without problem- it is not the same case with http://rutube.ru , in which the videos ask me to install FlashPlayer ... I have searched for info and followed instructions, such as downloading the updated version of FlashPlayer as .tar .. Then copy the .so file to the / usr / lib / opera directory / plugins ... But I only got there since there is no such path .. «About opera» tells me that the installation path is / usr / lib / x86_64-linux-gnu / opera ... but I can't find any folder (Plugins) ... Well I think it's clear (according to me) hehehe ... see if anyone knows any solution ... or they can verify if they have problems watching videos from rutube ... 🙂
how is it used