In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Opera Browser on CentOS 8. For those of you who didn’t know, Opera is a fast, secure, and easy-to-use internet browser that works well on most Linux distributions. It’s now designed with an integrated ad blocker, battery saver, and free VPN, so it saves time and resources for its own users. Also, Opera is built on WebKit Engine so you can also install Google Chrome extensions on this browser.
This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you through the step-by-step install Opera Browser on CentOS 8 server.
Prerequisites
- A server running one of the following operating systems: CentOS 8.
- It’s recommended that you use a fresh OS install to prevent any potential issues.
- A
non-root sudo useror access to theroot user. We recommend acting as anon-root sudo user, however, as you can harm your system if you’re not careful when acting as the root.
Install Opera Browser on CentOS 8
Step 1. First, let’s start by ensuring your system is up-to-date.
sudo dnf clean all sudo dnf update
Step 2. Installing Opera Browser on CentOS.
First, download the latest opera version for your Linux distribution goes to the Opera download page:
wget https://download3.operacdn.com/pub/opera/desktop/60.0.3255.27/linux/opera-stable_60.0.3255.27_amd64.rpm
Now run the following command to install the above-downloaded .rpm package:
sudo dnf install opera-stable_60.0.3255.27_amd64.rpm
Step 3. Accessing Opera Web Browser.
Once the Opera installation is complete, To run the Opera browser you can go to the Applications -> Opera option or you can run the following command also to run it using terminal:
opera
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Opera Browser. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing Opera Web Browser on CentOS 8 systems. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you to check the official Opera website.
