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Install Opera web browser on Ubuntu

by Pierre-Yves Landuré last modified Mar 02, 2018 06:04

Opera is a free commercial alternative to Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. This article ease its installation on Ubuntu.

This how-to is tested on:

  • Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
  • Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope
  • Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal
  • Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot
  • Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
  • Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander

Installation

Install the software:

sudo bash -c 'command echo "# This file makes sure that Opera Browser is kept up-to-date
# as part of regular system upgrades

deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free #Opera Browser (final releases)

# The line above will make sure you get all final public releases.
# Uncomment the following line if you want to get alpha and beta
# releases, too.

# deb http://deb.opera.com/opera-beta/ stable non-free #Opera Browser (beta releases)" \
> "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list"
command wget -q "http://deb.opera.com/archive.key" \
--quiet --output-document="-" \
| command apt-key add -
command apt-get update
command apt-get install opera

Installation details

Add the software repository to apt configuration:

echo "# This file makes sure that Opera Browser is kept up-to-date
# as part of regular system upgrades

deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free #Opera Browser (final releases)

# The line above will make sure you get all final public releases.
# Uncomment the following line if you want to get alpha and beta
# releases, too.

# deb http://deb.opera.com/opera-beta/ stable non-free #Opera Browser (beta releases)" \
| sudo tee "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list"

Install the repository public key:

command wget -q "http://deb.opera.com/archive.key" \
--quiet --output-document="-" \
| sudo apt-key add -

Update the available packages list:

sudo apt-get update

Install the software:

sudo apt-get install opera

Thanks