[Request]Opera GX on Linux
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miliardo last edited by
this post has 200 thousand views, come on guys it's time to release opera gx for linux
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Zaderade last edited by
I guess the useless features on the Windows version mean more to the dev team. A good way to lose a dcent chunk of users that is. No worries, why even have a fourm at all when the suggestions get ignored anyways?
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Jorgebaby last edited by
OperaGX on i think It'll be great on Linux Mint.
A lot more Improvement should be made including with the Unreal Engine, but I would consider it for Linux mints to wait until Microsoft. Stop supporting. Windows 10. There's still more time for people who's using Windows 10 right now. But when Microsoft drops the bomb that no longer supports Windows 10 expect the hundreds of people will jump to Linux mints. Who knows maybe Microsoft will take a different approach for Windows 10. Maybe Microsoft will support old hardware in the lower version of Windows 11. Even more people to decide to upgrade their computer or state in a lower version that will teach Microsoft to learn more how it works. Saving some people some time to think. Without losing all those people that's going to Linux mint cuz I know they're going to go to Linux mint after no longer support for Windows 10 that will make Microsoft lose a lot of people. And it's already starting slowly. Given Microsoft a shot in the back. But anyway that's how I see it but you know Microsoft they don't seem to like me. Cuz I'm actually telling them the truth it's going to hurt them and going to lose a lot of money if they jump to Linux mint. But I'm not considering what Microsoft's plan is whatever their plan is I know it's going to hurt them. But I'm not here to talk about Microsoft I'm just here to talk about Linux improving they shouldn't prove before October comes cuz that's the deadline. Linux mint got plenty of time they should work very hard before October comes this year. To make them be more comfortable jumping to Linux mint. Or other people that's considering they still want to use Windows but Linux will make people be more comfortable of using Linux. The people still likes those window styles then Linux mint will be your number. But yeah anyway they should make this on Linux. Linux mint. Might be a component one day to Windows. And I have a feeling it would be in computers in the stores one day. If they work hard on Linux mint, it would be a very dominant to Windows. Linux Mint. They should not make it limited. They should make it fully working for any software. Just like Windows. down this road I have a feeling it would be dominant but anyway they should make it work for this too that's one step closer to reaching that goal of being the best Linux mint out there like Windows. But anyway I think you doing a great job. If you want me to talk more about this just post me and I'll continue talking about this windows and Linux mint challenge I don't know. But great job
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ekennedy80 last edited by
@xanaddams Thank you for recommending Zen! I just downloaded it and started using it and OH MY GOD! LOVES IT!
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EvilSupahFly last edited by
@Jorgebaby said in [Request]Opera GX on Linux:
OperaGX on i think It'll be great on Linux Mint.
A lot more Improvement should be made including with the Unreal Engine, but I would consider it for Linux mints to wait until Microsoft. Stop supporting. Windows 10. There's still more time for people who's using Windows 10 right now. But when Microsoft drops the bomb that no longer supports Windows 10 expect the hundreds of people will jump to Linux mints. Who knows maybe Microsoft will take a different approach for Windows 10. Maybe Microsoft will support old hardware in the lower version of Windows 11. Even more people to decide to upgrade their computer or state in a lower version that will teach Microsoft to learn more how it works. Saving some people some time to think. Without losing all those people that's going to Linux mint cuz I know they're going to go to Linux mint after no longer support for Windows 10 that will make Microsoft lose a lot of people. And it's already starting slowly. Given Microsoft a shot in the back. But anyway that's how I see it but you know Microsoft they don't seem to like me. Cuz I'm actually telling them the truth it's going to hurt them and going to lose a lot of money if they jump to Linux mint. But I'm not considering what Microsoft's plan is whatever their plan is I know it's going to hurt them. But I'm not here to talk about Microsoft I'm just here to talk about Linux improving they shouldn't prove before October comes cuz that's the deadline. Linux mint got plenty of time they should work very hard before October comes this year. To make them be more comfortable jumping to Linux mint. Or other people that's considering they still want to use Windows but Linux will make people be more comfortable of using Linux. The people still likes those window styles then Linux mint will be your number. But yeah anyway they should make this on Linux. Linux mint. Might be a component one day to Windows. And I have a feeling it would be in computers in the stores one day. If they work hard on Linux mint, it would be a very dominant to Windows. Linux Mint. They should not make it limited. They should make it fully working for any software. Just like Windows. down this road I have a feeling it would be dominant but anyway they should make it work for this too that's one step closer to reaching that goal of being the best Linux mint out there like Windows. But anyway I think you doing a great job. If you want me to talk more about this just post me and I'll continue talking about this windows and Linux mint challenge I don't know. But great job
The move to drop Windows 10 isn't going to impact most people enough to make them change to Linux. They're just going to do what they always have. The sheep will follow, and Microsoft will continue to laugh all the way to the bank. I have nearly thirty years of experience on Linux, and I love it but the world doesn't care about us. Microsoft and Apple have spent orders of magnitude more than the GDP of most G7 countries on advertising and marketing to convince you that there are only two choices and everything else is for tech nerds and hobbyists.
Don't delude yourself into thinking that Microsoft is going to suffer any significant losses from dropping support for old versions of Windows as new ones are released.
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Jorgebaby last edited by Jorgebaby
Well, that's Microsoft for you. They just love the Money Bank. Hate my guts cuz. You should realize people didn't want to leave Windows 7. And Microsoft is trying to destroy it completely. Linux mint has never been noticed back in Windows 7 or XP they just got born. Now there is a new ballpark. the only way Linux mint will be something if they reach the stores. like Walmart or Best buy. And tell people that Linux mint is better than Windows, that they cannot afford to spend their money on a upgradable thing there are people that cannot afford to upgrade to Windows 11 there's some people. What I would consider if Linux mint continue to improve and become more dominant to Windows it probably would be known even more
I can tell you I can see Linux got a special tool and that's Linux mint. If I'm right, if they continue to improve down the future it would be a competitor to Windows of a new arrival. Just look at AMD and Nvidia. they are competitors they're facing off with each other. look at epic games and Apple they are competitors they're facing off with each other. For Windows they had plenty competitors and they all failed but as for Linux it still hangs on. And I'm looking at Linux mint. It will be a competitor to Windows in the future. I can see it Windows is probably watching Linux mint and waiting for it to rise to be a competitor to window. That's why I'm waiting for to find out who is better. Windows has not having ever had a competitor that is great. for Apple. I don't see Windows and Apple look like competitors that much they're mostly just trying to improve their graphics and all that what I'm looking at for Linux mint.
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SEoF last edited byI've been an Opera user since version 6 or 7. When it switched to using webkit/blink, I stuck with the old version for a while, then shifted to Firefox. Chrome has always had it's woes. Once Opera was mostly back, I switched back, then bam "Opera GX" was released and I immediately loved it. Unfortunately, I can't stand Windows, and found myself leaving Windows for Kubuntu (I couldn't bare changing to Windows 11, and have been using Kubuntu for years on other machines anyway), but I knew this would bring with it the lose of Opera GX for me.
If only you could bring the most customisable browser to the most customisable platform - Linux!
@burnout426 said in [Request]Opera GX on Linux:
@miliardo Make sure to upvote the first post above. There are only 46 votes so far.
Folks need 5 reputation to do that... which means fresh accounts can't go on and upvote. My ancient account apparently doesn't have 5 rep, so I can't upvote this.
The views and the comments are the only reliable metric considering these restrictions.
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Ryan-Goyal last edited by
On Linux, there is an app called Wine (Acronym for "Wine is not an emulator") which runs Windows apps on Linux; So, if you want Opera GX on Linux then you have to install Wine then learn how to use it, after which you have to download Opera GX Windows and install it via Wine.
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SEoF last edited by
@Ryan-Goyal If you read back through the thread, quite a few have suggested Wine, however you'll also see many reasons why Wine is actually not only not good enough, but actually entirely inappropriate for such a browser.
A quick recap on the points so far:
- Opera GX is built to be super efficient, but running it in Wine loses all those efficiencies
- Opera GX is built to accommodate restrictions on its use of hardware, but this doesn't work on Wine
- Vivaldi is a different browser, and is an alternative, not a solution. https://vivaldi.com/
- Firefox GX is also a different browser, an alternative, not a solution. https://github.com/Godiesc/firefox-gx
- Opera GX is built to be super customisable and efficient, like Linux, so the number of potential Opera GX users on Linux far outstrips the number of potential Opera GX users on Windows
- Linux users are more likely to be adventurous with their browser choices than Windows or Mac users
- More and more gamers are switching to Linux, including the growing popularity of things like the Steam Deck which runs on Linux
- It's next to impossible to see the popularity of this request due to the requirement for unobtainable reputation to be able to up-vote the request. Instead, the number of views and replies should be the giveaway: 5 years, 200+ replies from 136 participants, and nearing 300k views - it's probably one of the longest running threads that is still active (I can't confirm this, I would need to scan a lot of forum to find that out).
@mantion said in [Request]Opera GX on Linux:
