How to install Opera Browser 40 on Ubuntu 17.04

To install Opera Browser 40 on Ubuntu 17.04

Opera is a fastest and easy-to-use web browser used for Linux distributions. It is designed with a built-in ad blocker, battery saver and free VPN. When activated, the Opera' s VPN creates a secure connection to one of Opera’ s five server locations around the world. Some of its advanced features are speed dial, pop-up blocking, private browsing and tabbed browsing. It is really simple to install Opera Browser 40 and this article covers the ground on the installation process of Opera 40 on Ubuntu 17.04.

Installing Opera

If you want to install Opera, make sure you use the latest stable version of Opera, which you can take from the official website. You can execute this action by making use of the wget command in the following manner.

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]

After downloading the package, you should also install all of Opera' s dependency packages prior to the opera installation. Run the following command which adds all the dependencies to your system.

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) ...

Now, is the time to install Opera browser, so run the following command which triggers the installation process.

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) ...

Your Opera 40 browser has now been installed. You shall launch the application from your Ubuntu dashboard. All you need to do is type Opera in your search field, and click on the icon that appears.

The application gets opened on your screen.

With this, the installation of Opera browser comes to an end. Enjoy surfing the internet from your newly installed Opera 40 browser.