As you may know, Vivaldi is a Chromium-based open-source internet browser, built by the Opera founder.
Recently, the first stable version of the browser (Vivaldi 1.0) has been released, bringing changes.
Main features of Vivaldi:
- speed dial which allows access to favorite websites in each new tab and permits organizing favorite websites into folders,
- the browser supports quick text commands;
- built-in notes taking tool;
- side panel with fast access to bookmarks, downloads and notes;
- custom search engines support;
- allows side-by-side browsing using a side panel;
- tab management:
- session management;
- allows previewing open tabs;
- tab cycling;
- tab stacks (you can drop a tab on top of another to create a stack);
- restore closed tabs or blocked pop-ups from the Vivaldi trash can;
- tab stack tiling (view stacked tabs in a grid or side-by-side);
- mouse gestures and keyboard shortcuts;
- user interface scaling;
- adaptive interface color;
Installation instructions:
The Vivaldi website provides both deb and rpm packages of the latest versions of Vivaldi, so installing the browser should not be difficult. Just download the deb/rpm package matching your system’s architecture (i386/i686 for 32 bit systems and amd64/x86_64 for 64 bit systems) and install the package via the default package manager (dpkg or rpm):
How to install Vivaldi Stable on 32 bit systems using deb packages:
$ wget https://vivaldi.com/download/stable/vivaldi-stable_1.0.435.40-1_i386.deb -O vivaldi-stable_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i vivaldi-stable_i386.deb
How to install Vivaldi Stable on 64 bit systems using deb packages:
$ wget https://vivaldi.com/download/stable/vivaldi-stable_1.0.435.40-1_amd64.deb -O vivaldi-stable_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i vivaldi-stable_amd64.deb
How to install Vivaldi Stable on 32 bit systems using rpm packages:
$ wget https://vivaldi.com/download/stable/vivaldi-stable-1.0.435.40-1.i386.rpm -O vivaldi-beta.i386.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i vivaldi-beta.i386.rpm
How to install Vivaldi Stable on 64 bit systems using rpm packages:
$ wget https://vivaldi.com/download/stable/vivaldi-stable-1.0.435.40-1.x86_64.rpm -O vivaldi-beta.x86_64.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i vivaldi-beta.x86_64.rpm
The installation instructions should work on all the Linux systems using deb packages: Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Debian, SparkyLinux, Robolinux and systems using rpm packages: CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenSUSE and ROSA Desktop.
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