Opera updates in Vista/XP?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Maybe it's just that all updates go through the antivirus there.

[wm4bama]

wm4bama last edited by

Has anyone received an update for Vista systems after installing
Version: 36.0.2130.75 - Opera is up to date
Update stream: Stable
System: Windows Vista 32-bit?

I use the menu option "About Opera" daily and always get the above results...

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Has anyone received an update for Vista systems after installing
Version: 36.0.2130.75

There wasn't any AFAIK.

[opermo]

opermo last edited by

Still 36.0.2130.75.
Does anyone know if there'll be an security update anytime this month?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Does anyone know if there'll be an security update anytime this month?

Nope and there is no way to know unless the person works for Opera.

Anyway, i think you shouldn't expect that many updates.

[opermo]

opermo last edited by

So from a security standpoint, am I any better off using Opera than Chrome (which dropped Vista totally)?

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

You answered your own question, didn't you? When was the last update for Chrome?

[opermo]

opermo last edited by

You answered your own question, didn't you? When was the last update for Chrome?

No. Chrome doesn't give any updates for Vista. Opera said it would give security updates (ostensibly making them safer for Vista users), but so far they haven't delivered on their promise.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

but so far they haven't delivered on their promise

As i said, you should not expect those updates to be released often.

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

It did release a security update once so far. Admittedly once isn't much but it is better than none.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

This is probably not the place to mention this, but Slimjet 10 uses Chromium 50, and still supports XP and Vista, which just shows that Opera (and Vivaldi) did not have to drop support!
How long the Slimjet developers will be able to maintain this remains to be seen of course.

[opermo]

opermo last edited by

Thanks davehawley, that was very helpful information.

[opermo]

opermo last edited by

Apparently Opera hasn't kept their word:

"We do care for our loyal users...While Opera 36 will be last one with features additions on Windows XP and Vista, we are still going to provide security and crash fixes to XP and Vista platform."

(Read the full article here)

Slimjet is a great Chromium based browser that still supports XP and Vista, I assume many will migrate to that from Opera. Thank you davehawley for informing us of it.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Apparently Opera hasn't kept their word:

Why do you say that?

[opermo]

opermo last edited by

Why do you say that?

Since 5/11 it didn't get any security updates, nor has the build changed from version 36.0.2130.75 to a higher number (within version 36).

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

And has there been a reason to update it since then - a known exploit or crash?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Since 5/11 it didn't get any security updates, nor has the build changed from version 36.0.2130.75 to a higher number (within version 36).

Well, as i said before i wouldn't expect frequent updates. Maybe a couple of them in a year or in a semester.

[opermo]

opermo last edited by

Well, as i said before i wouldn't expect frequent updates. Maybe a couple of them in a year or in a semester.

Or in a few years?

And has there been a reason to update it since then - a known exploit or crash?

So that's the standard, Opera's only going to come in with a patch after news breaks of a new known exploit or crash?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

The Opera developers will make a judgement call as to whether any reported exploits justify a new update for 36.
Minor problems will probably not get patched as they arise, but hopefully when they do issue a new version it will contain a roll-up of all problems found since the last version. Only they can decide what problems are severe enough to warrant a new version, but they have promised that Opera 36 will remain safe, and I have no reason to think that they have reneged on that.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Or in a few years?

Maybe. It may depends on the severity of security issues.