How To Install Vivaldi Browser on CentOS 8

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install the Vivaldi Browser on CentOS 8. For those of you who didn’t know, Vivaldi is a feature-rich, next-generation web browser application based on the powerful and open-source Chromium project, from which the popular Google Chrome web browser is derived. The application is freely distributed and cross-platform, created by the former CEO of Opera Software, built using modern Web technologies like React, JavaScript, Node.js, and more.

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 the step-by-step installation of Vivaldi Browser on a CentOS 8.

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.
• SSH access to the server (or just open Terminal if you’re on a desktop).
• A non-root sudo user or access to the root user. We recommend acting as a non-root sudo user, however, as you can harm your system if you’re not careful when acting as the root.

Install Vivaldi Browser on CentOS 8

Step 1. First, let’s start by ensuring your system is up-to-date.

sudo dnf update
sudo dnf install dnf-utils

Step 2. Installing Vivaldi Browser on CentOS 8.

Now we add a new Vivaldi repository:

sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/vivaldi-fedora.repo

Once the repository is added, install Vivaldi Browser using the following commands:

sudo dnf install vivaldi-stable

You’ll also be asked to import a GPG key for package signing during installation:

Importing GPG key 0x4BMWAA3D6:
 Userid     : "Vivaldi Package Composer KEY05 <packager@vivaldi.com>"
 Fingerprint: B44B 46E3 E1A6 366B FC79 D331 9658 E804 4A3A A3D6
 From       : https://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/linux_signing_key.pub
Is this ok [y/N]: y

Step 3. Accessing Vivaldi.

Once successfully installed, open the Vivaldi web browser from CentOS Dash or Terminal. Run “vivaldi” command in Terminal. (without quotes):

vivaldi

Congratulations! You have successfully installed the Vivaldi. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing Vivaldi Web Browser on CentOS 8 systems. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you to check the official Vivaldi website.