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How to Install Opera Browser on Ubuntu 18.04

Written by Rahul, Updated on December 23, 2020

Opera is a Chromium-based multi-platform web browser developed by Opera Software. It have multiple features similar to the Google chrome as both are developed on Chromium. You will get a new looks and multiple different features that other browsers, which makes it more powerful.

The Opera browser is available under the Snapcraft packages. Also the Opera team provides an PPA for installing Opera on Ubuntu systems.

This tutorial help you to install Opera web browser on Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic) LTS Linux system.

Prerequisites

  • A running Ubuntu 18.04 system with Desktop
  • Shell access to system with sudo privileged user

Installing Opera on Ubuntu

Opera web browser packages are available as Linux Snap packages. Also the Opera team provides an official PPA for installing packages on Ubuntu systems.

Choose one of the 2 methods given below to install Opera on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Linux system.

  • Method 1 – Install Opera Using PPA

    This method will use office apt repository for installing Opera on Ubuntu system.

    Open a terminal (CTRL+ALT+T) and import GPG key to your system:

    wget -qO- https://deb.opera.com/archive.key | sudo apt-key add - 
    

    Next, create a apt configuration file with reference to official Opera debian packages repository for stable version. Use the following command to create Opera PPA:

    echo deb https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list 
    

    Now, you system is ready to install Opera on Ubuntu systems. Use the below commands to update apt cache first, then install opera stable version on your system.

    sudo apt update 
    sudo apt install opera-stable 
    

    Press ‘y’ for any confirmation prompted by the installer.

  • Method 2 – Install Opera Using Snap

    Snapd is default installed on Ubuntu focal systems. So you just need to open a terminal and execute following command to install Opera on Ubuntu systems.

    sudo snap install opera 
    

    On successful installation, you will see the message on screen as below:

    opera 73.0.3856.284 from Opera (opera-software*) installed
    

All done. You have installed Opera browser on Ubuntu system using one of the above methods.

Launch Opera Browser

Click the show applications icon that is shown at the bottom left dock of screen. You can also click super key in your keyboard. Under the activities search for “opera” and it will show you Opera launcher like below:

Launch Opera on Ubuntu 18.04

Click the Opera launcher icon to start application.

Installing Opera on Ubuntu 18.04

Now, you have access your favorite web applications or test your development web application.

Update Opera Browser

The Opera installed with Snap package is auto updated in background. If you have installed Opera on Ubuntu via PPA can be upgraded using the following commands.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade 

Remove Opera Browser

Once you no more need the Opera browser, you can remove it anytime from your system. Using one of the below options to remote opera based on installation method.

  • Snap package – Use the following command to remove Opera installed with snap package
    sudo snap remove opera 
    
  • Debian package – If you have installed Opera with debian package, use below command to uninstall it.
    sudo apt remove opera-stable 
    

Conclusion

This tutorial helped you to install Opera on Ubuntu system. Now, you can use Opera browser and its great features.

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I, Rahul Kumar am the founder and chief editor of TecAdmin.net. I am a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) and working as an IT professional since 2009..

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