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    Why Doesn't Opera Limit Number Of "Stable" Releases

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    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by

      I am a person who likes to keep my computer up to date and it is annoying when Opera introduces a newer stable version only a few days after the previous update................... Why can't Opera introduce say fortnightly updates and only release new stable updates at that time and only make an exception when a newer version of Chromium is available or a serious bug fix? Some people like myself are on slow ADSL connections and it is a bind having to update several machines. You will say Opera has a built in updater,well from years of experience its a hit and miss affair.The same with the "check for updates" button. I pity the poor people who are still on dial up. I can remember a few years ago downloading a backup programme of 100MB on dial up, and it took seven hours.

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      • burnout426
        burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

        Old, Presto-based Opera used to update by downloading small patches where the updater would just patch the existing binaries to update. That might help if it can be done with Chromium-based Opera.

        You will say Opera has a built in updater,well from years of experience its a hit and miss affair.The same with the "check for updates" button.

        For now, it might be best to disable the updater and subscribe to the feed for https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/. Then, you can get notified when there's a new build and look at the details before you decided if you want to update.

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          leocg Moderator Volunteer @burnout426 last edited by

          @burnout426 As far as I know, Opera Chromium also uses patches to update when possible.

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          • burnout426
            burnout426 Volunteer @leocg last edited by

            @leocg Okay. I wonder if the the amount saved is (on average) only a few MBs with Chromium. It was pretty significant with Presto IIRC.

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer @burnout426 last edited by

              @burnout426 I guess you can check in the FTP

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              • burnout426
                burnout426 Volunteer @leocg last edited by

                @leocg Yes, looks like the savings are pretty significant. Patches are just a few MBs for super-close builds.

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                • A Former User
                  A Former User @Guest last edited by

                  @mike88 said in Why Doesn't Opera Limit Number Of "Stable" Releases:

                  Some people like myself are on slow ADSL connections and it is a bind having to update several machines.... I pity the poor people who are still on dial up. I can remember a few years ago downloading a backup programme of 100MB on dial up, and it took seven hours.

                  I’m curious; what is slow ADSL in 2019?

                  Not to negate your claim, but do you really know anyone using a dial-up connection today?

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User last edited by

                    My slow adsl connection averages at 6-7mbs in a suburb of a large town. Some people in the countryside only get 2mbs, if they are lucky.
                    As for dial up do a search for "aol dial up users" or see https://www.quora.com/How-many-people-still-use-America-Online-AOL-and-if-so-why

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                    • burnout426
                      burnout426 Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                      @mike88 said in Why Doesn't Opera Limit Number Of "Stable" Releases:

                      My slow adsl connection averages at 6-7mbs in a suburb of a large town. Some people in the countryside only get 2mbs

                      Yeah, that's probably due to your phone company still using copper in your area instead of fiber. In cases like that, the farther away you are, the worse it is.

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