Install Opera Web Browser in Debian Sarge,Etch or Sid in 3 Steps

Oct 092006

Opera is a full-featured Internet tool, most notably a fully standard conforming Web browser. Opera includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions like a password manager, mouse gestures, native Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) support, an email program, RSS newsfeeds, and IRC chat. It is designed to be fast andhighly customizable.

Step 1

If you want to install opera Web browser you need to edit your /etc/apt/sources.list file and enter the source list and save your file.

#vi /etc/apt/sources.list

add the following souce

For Debian Sarge

deb http://deb.opera.com/opera sarge non-free

For Debian etch

deb http://deb.opera.com/opera etch non-free

For Debian sid

deb http://deb.opera.com/opera sid non-free

Import to key using the following commands

gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-key 6A423791 gpg --fingerprint 6A423791 gpg --armor --export 6A423791| apt-key add -

Now you need to update the source list using the following command

#apt-get update

Step 2

Install Opera in Debian

#apt-get install opera

This will complete the opera installation.

Step 3

After finishing the installation if you want to open opera go to Applications—>Internet–>Opera and you can see in the following screen

Once you start opening this first time you need to agree the license agreement you need to click on I agree

Opera Web Browser in action

Opera Web Browser Version Details

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atul

# apt-get install opera
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree… Done
Package opera is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
W: Couldn’t stat source package list http://deb.opera.com etch/non-free Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.opera.com_opera_dists_etch_non-free_binary-i386_Package s) – stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn’t stat source package list http://deb.opera.com etch/non-free Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.opera.com_opera_dists_etch_non-free_binary-i386_Package s) – stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
E: Package opera has no installation candidate

i really need to run opera on my box help me plzz
Admin

the side might be down try after some time and check
http://none visitor

You need to run apt-get update before the apt-get install opera
Jdiaz

Very useful
“Muchas gracias” from Argentina
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/install-opera-in-debian64-amd64-architecture-614778/#post3028751 Dave S

This link (click my name) worked for me on Debian Sid (Sidux) 64-bit.
http://jamee.wordpress.com Md. Mozaddid Hossain Jamee

I can’t find any Internet tab on my application menu?? Why??
worldmind.livejournal.com

Thanks, i install opera without problem (Debian GNU/Linux Etch, 2.6.18-6-686)
Tip, if you use sudo, third command is
sudo gpg –armor –export 6A423791 | sudo apt-key add -
Mauricio Tavares

Mozaddid, which linux distro and version are you using? Also, you can always start it by typing “opera” in your terminal window.
http://nsk.karastathis.org/ NSK

If you use Debian Lenny 5.0, use this apt line in apt sources:

deb http://deb.opera.com/opera lenny non-free

Then import the key as usual, aptitude update, aptitude install opera

You will find it in Applications->Internet->Opera, version 9.63 (as of 2 Jan 2008).
Mareklug

Presumably a variation on the theme will install Opera10 alpha. Is this indeed the case? How?