How To Install Opera Browser in Ubuntu

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This is the install instructions for the Opera Internet Suite (Web browser +++)

This installs Opera, adds a menu icon and changes the default file handler from kexec to
gnome-open.

Please give feedback if you have any tricks to make Opera integrate better with the Ubuntu desktop.

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1. wget
ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/www/clients/O...qt_en_i386.deb
2. sudo dpkg -i opera-static_8.02-20050727.1-qt_en_i386.deb
3. sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/opera.desktop
4. Insert the following lines into the file:

Code:

[Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Name=Opera Web Browser GenericName=Web Browser Comment=Surf the Internet in a safer, faster, and easier way Exec=opera %u Terminal=false MultipleArgs=true Type=Application Icon=/usr/X11R6/include/X11/bitmaps/opera.xpm Categories=Application;Network MimeType=text/html;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png


5. Save the edited file.
6. mkdir ~/.opera
7. gedit ~/.opera/filehandler.ini
8. Insert the following lines into the file:

Code:

Opera Preferences version 2.0 ; Do not edit this file while Opera is running ; This file is stored in UTF-8 encoding [Settings] Default File Handler=gnome-open exec,1 Default Directory Handler=gnome-open exec,1


9. Save the edited file.
10. Open Opera with Application -> Internet -> Opera Web Browser


To set Opera as the system default browser and mailreader. Follow this steps:
1. Go to System | Preferences | Preferred Applications
2. Under the Web Browser tab select "Custom" and, in the Command box, enter:

Code:

opera -newpage "%s"


3. Under the Mail Reader tab select "Custom" and, in the Command box, enter:

Code:

opera -newmail "%s"

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