Learn commands to install Opera Browser on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy JellyFish Linux using terminal and official repository.

Opera has been considered one of the fastest Internet browsers in the world for quite some time now. In the new version, Opera tries to uphold its reputation and introduces additional convenience and security features. Although a huge browser market has been acquired by Chrome and Firefox, Opera has its own loyal users due to its interface and features.

The free Opera browser offers everything a good Internet browser should be able to do and might also convince you. Users will not miss features such as page-specific settings, speed dial, widgets, fraud protection, enhanced rich text editing, as well as the ability to block content. Other tools included include a pop-up blocker, password manager, log destroyer, and download manager; tabbed browsing, RSS support, as well as a private mode are also included. The built-in free VPN allows users to access websites securely.

The Recycle Bin feature of the Opera browser is also handy. This allows you, in case of accidental closing of a tab, to easily recover it from the trash with Opera. It is a cross-platform browser apart from Linux also available for Windows, macOS and smartphone platforms.

Steps to Install Opera Browser on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Linux

The steps given here to install Opera browser on Ubuntu Linux can be used for previous OS versions such as 20.04 or 18.04 including Linux based on it eg – Linux Mint, Elementary OS, POP_OS, and more…

1. Update Ubuntu 22.04

The first one we should start this tutorial with is updating the system, this will ensure that our system has the latest security updates and the latest versions of other packages installed.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Also install some required dependencies:

sudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https wget ca-certificates gnupg2

2. Add an Opera public GPG key

The packages we need to download and install Opera on our system should be checked. For this Ubuntu needs a GPG key used to sign Opera packages by its developers.

wget -O- https://deb.opera.com/archive.key | sudo gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/opera.gpg

3. Add Opera Repository on Ubuntu 22.04

Well, unlike Mozilla’s Firefox, Opera is not available to be installed using the default Ubuntu 22.04 system repository or previous versions of it. Therefore, we have to manually add its repository to our system to easily install its packages using APT package manager.

echo deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/opera.gpg] https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list

After adding the repository, once again refer to the APT package index:

sudo apt update

4. Install Opera Stable, Beta or Dev

Finally, we integrated the required Opera repository, now we can install it like any other software using the APT package manager.

For the stable version:

If you want to install the current stable version of this browser, go for this command.

sudo apt install opera-stable

While those who wish to experience the updates before they are available for common users, can opt for the beta or developer version. However, the bugs and instability would be there.

For beta version

sudo apt install opera-beta

For developer version

sudo apt install opera-developer

When installing it, the system will ask you – do you want to update the browser with the system update. Leave him Yes selected, simply press the Walk in button.

To check the version:

Depending on the version you have installed, use the given command to check the version of Opera:

opera-stable --version

opera-beta --version

opera-developer --version

5. Launch Opera browser

Once the installation is complete, click “Show Application” and search for Opera. When its icon appears, click to perform the same.

Alternatively, users can run browsers from the terminal using the given command:

opera

6. How to update or upgrade

We don’t need to update Opera in particular because when we run the system update command, if an update is available for the browser, it will also be installed automatically.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

7. Uninstall Opera from Ubuntu 22.04

This tutorial section for those who are not satisfied with Opera browser on their Ubuntu 22.04. They can easily uninstall or remove the browser using the given command depending on the version they have on their system:

For the stable version:

sudo apt autoremove opera-stable --purge

For the beta version:

sudo apt autoremove opera-beta --purge

For the Developer version:

sudo apt autoremove opera-developer --purge

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