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How to install Opera Browser 40 on Ubuntu 16.04

To install Opera Browser 40 on Ubuntu 16.04

Opera is a fast, secure and easy-to-use web browser that works well on all the Linux distributions. It is now designed with a built-in ad blocker, battery saver and free VPN, which means it saves time and resources for its users. Also, Opera browser is packed with several other advanced features such as speed dial, pop-up blocking, private browsing and tabbed browsing. This tutorial covers the installation procedure of Opera Browser 40 on Ubuntu 16.04.

Installation procedure

To proceed with the installation procedure, download opera browser by running the wget command followed by the download link. 

root@linuxhelp11:~# wget http://download4.operacdn.com/ftp/pub/opera/desktop/40.0.2308.62/linux/opera-stable_40.0.2308.62_amd64.deb
--2017-09-09 02:01:43--  http://download4.operacdn.com/ftp/pub/opera/desktop/40.0.2308.62/linux/opera-stable_40.0.2308.62_amd64.deb
Resolving download4.operacdn.com (download4.operacdn.com)... 184.51.27.159
Connecting to download4.operacdn.com (download4.operacdn.com)|184.51.27.159|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 47169022 (45M) [application/x-debian-package]
Saving to: ‘ opera-stable_40.0.2308.62_amd64.deb’ 
opera-stable_40.0.2 100%[===================> ]  44.98M  1011KB/s    in 58s     

2017-09-09 02:02:42 (789 KB/s) - ‘ opera-stable_40.0.2308.62_amd64.deb’  saved [47169022/47169022]

The package has been downloaded and now install the required dependencies by executing the following command. 

root@linuxhelp11:~# apt install apt-transport-https libcurl3
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  apt-transport-https libcurl3
.
.
Setting up libcurl3:amd64 (7.52.1-5) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-11) ...

The requried dependencies are added to the target system. Install the opera browser by using the dpkg installer. 

root@linuxhelp11:~# dpkg -i opera-stable*.deb
Selecting previously unselected package opera-stable.
(Reading database ... 196166 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack opera-stable_40.0.2308.62_amd64.deb ...
.
.
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-11) ...

After finishing the installation procedure, type the application name in the ubuntu dashboard and type opera. Click on the icon to run the application.

The Opera Browser application is open and running.

The installation procedure of Opera Browser 40 on Ubuntu 16.04

Tag : opera Ubuntu
Comment
condight
Sep 24 2017
What about the 32bit version (if there is one)?
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What does Opera do?
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Opera is a fastest and easy-to-use web browser used for Linux distributions.
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