Opera Web Browser

=====Opera Web Browser=====
[[#Install|Install]]

[[#Java|Java]]

=====Install=====
I downloaded the Opera web browser from [http://www.opera.com/download/?platform=linux Opera's download page]. The file saves to my desktop. Since I install from my /opt folder the first order of business is to move the archive to that folder. Open a terminal and type
sudo mv /home/glenn/Desktop/opera-9.23-20070809.6-shared-qt.i386-en.tar.gz /opt/
Change to the /opt folder
cd /opt
and unpack the archive with this command
sudo tar xfvz opera-9.23-20070809.6-shared-qt.i386-en.tar.gz
This unpacks the files into their own folder beneath /opt, '''/opt/opera-9.23-20070809.6-shared-qt.i386-en-660'''. Change to that folder with the command
cd opera-9.23-20070809.6-shared-qt.i386-en-660/
and install Opera by typing
sudo sh install.sh
When the install script starts you see
Files will be installed as follows:
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Wrapper Script : /usr/bin
Binaries : /usr/lib/opera/9.23-20070809.6
Plugins : /usr/lib/opera/plugins
Shared files : /usr/share/opera
Documentation : /usr/share/doc/opera
Manual page : /usr/share/man
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Is this correct [ y,n,c | yes,no,cancel ] ?
Type '''yes''' and press enter. This brings you to the next prompt.
System wide configuration files:
/etc/opera6rc
/etc/opera6rc.fixed
would be ignored if installed with the prefix "/usr".
Do you want to install them in /etc [ y,n | yes,no ] ?
Type '''yes''' and press enter again. The installation is complete. There will now be a menu entry under Applications > Internet > Opera. I want a desktop shortcut, so I'm going to access Opera from the menu, right click the menu entry and select '''add this launcher to desktop'''. Done. I have successfully installed the latest Opera web browser and have created a nice desktop shortcut for it.
=====Java=====
Enabling Java in Opera for Linux

These instructions were last updated for Opera 9.1.

Opera uses the Java 2 Runtime Environment (JRE) directly, rather than through the use of a Web browser plug-in. Before proceeding, you may wish to test Java to see if Opera has been able to auto-detect your Java installation using our [http://opera.com/applets/clock/ test applet]. If Opera does not show this applet (an animated analog clock), you can try adding the correct Java path for your system in Opera's preferences:
Go to Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Content.
Click the "Java options" button. If this button is dimmed, first check the "Enable Java" option.
Click the "Choose" button for the "Java path" field.
Navigate to the Java directory and click "OK". The path you are looking for is the directory of your Java installation containing the files libjava.so and libawt.so. On the command line, type: find / -name libjava.so 2> /dev/null
For example, on a Debian system, the path is: /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun/jre/lib/i386
Click the "Validate Java path" button. If you get an error message, try again with a different path.
Click "OK" to save your changes and exit the Java dialog.
Click "OK" to save your changes and exit the Preferences dialog.