Opera

From MEPIS Documentation Wiki

Opera is a web browser and Internet suite developed by the Opera Software company.
Opera handles common Internet-related tasks such as visiting web sites, sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, IRC online chatting, downloading files via BitTorrent, and reading web feeds.

1 Version
2 Installation
3 Troubleshooting
4 Ad-Filter
5 Tweaks
6 Links

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Version

latest stable (Opera repositories)

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Installation

stable version for MEPIS 7

add deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ etch non-free to your repositories (Synaptic)

stable version for MEPIS 8

add deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ lenny non-free to your repositories (Synaptic)
open a console-window
type su and enter your root-password
enter gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-key 6A423791
enter gpg --fingerprint 6A423791
enter gpg --armor --export 6A423791| apt-key add -
update your repositories with Synaptic
search for Opera
mark the latest Opera (not the static version) for installation
press install

for the beta-version of Opera add deb http://deb.opera.com/opera-beta/ etch non-free to your repositories for MEPIS 7 and deb http://deb.opera.com/opera-beta/ lenny non-free for MEPIS 8

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Troubleshooting

If you run into problems with plugins operating correctly, the following often helps:
- Click KMenu --> System --> File System --> File Manager - Supersuser Mode
- Navigate to the directory where Opera is installed
- Delete the Plugins directory
- Make a softlink to the Plugins directory in Firefox.

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Ad-Filter

You can add an adblock-capability, like Mozillas Adblock Plus, to Opera:

download the urlfilter.ini from fanboy.co.nz
save it into your hidden Opera-directory --> system:/users/YOURNAME/.opera
restart Opera

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Tweaks

Set Opera as the default browser in KDE
Expand your Speed Dial

With opera closed, go to /home/yourusername/.opera directory and look for the speeddial.ini file.
Open it in kwrite and add following to very bottom of file:

[Size]
Rows=3
Columns=4

Restart Opera and you'll have 12 speed dial shortcuts. You can try adding more if necessary!

Get rid of 'search panel' in Speed Dial screen

With Opera running this time - open a tab and type opera:config in the address bar.
Click on User Prefs and scroll down to Speed Dial Search Type.
Change entry to '0'.
Go to bottom of page and click save.
Close the config editor and get back to Speed Dial again