As you may know, Vivaldi is a Chromium-based open-source internet browser, built by the Opera founder. It did not reach a stable version yet, but it is already usable.
The latest version available is Vivaldi Beta 3, which has been recently released.
Highlights:
- A sessions save/load
- Tab specific zoom
- New Tab Hibernation Options
- New options and defaults for tab opening and closing behaviour
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 Beta on 32 bit systems using deb packages:
$ wget https://vivaldi.com/download/stable/vivaldi-beta_1.0.403.24-1_i386.deb -O vivaldi-beta_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i vivaldi-beta_i386.deb
How to install Vivaldi Beta on 64 bit systems using deb packages:
$ wget https://vivaldi.com/download/stable/vivaldi-beta_1.0.403.24-1_amd64.deb -O vivaldi-beta_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i vivaldi-beta_amd64.deb
How to install Vivaldi Snapshot on 32 bit systems using rpm packages:
$ wget https://vivaldi.com/download/stable/vivaldi-beta-1.0.403.24-1.i386.rpm -O vivaldi-beta.i386.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i vivaldi-beta.i386.rpm
How to install Vivaldi Snapshot on 64 bit systems using rpm packages:
$ wget https://vivaldi.com/download/stable/vivaldi-beta-1.0.403.24-1.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, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian, SparkyLinux, Robolinux and systems using rpm packages: CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenSUSE and ROSA Desktop.
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