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    Why is Opera (23.0.1522.75) on my Mac (OS X 10.9.4) running as 32 bit???

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    • bgg3746
      bgg3746 last edited by

      My system is entirely (well, 99%) 64 bit:
      Macbook Pro, Retina, Mid 2012
      2.3 GHz Intel Core i7
      OS X 10.9.4 “Mavericks”

      From the Opera Help page:
      32-bit or 64-bit? For Mac, the 32-bit build has ceased from Opera 12. We are distributing a Universal Binary containing both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. This means all users on systems that supports 64-bit will use that, or otherwise fallback to 32-bit.

      But Activity Manager Reports Opera running as 32 bit:

      Opera 5.6 MB 72 KB 32 Bit
      Opera Helper 56 KB 0 bytes 32 Bit
      Opera Helper 0 bytes 0 bytes 32 Bit
      Opera Helper 104 KB 0 bytes 32 Bit
      Opera Helper 8 KB 0 bytes 32 Bit

      I'm not interested in running a 32 bit browser.
      What do I have to do to enable the 64 bit version?

      Thanks

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      • bgg3746
        bgg3746 last edited by

        Ok, nevermind. After digging around, I see that there are TWO versions of "Opera for Mac". v.23 and v.12. WTF??
        No mention on the Opera for Mac landing page that what you will download is 32 bit Opera based on GOOGLE CHROME. Again WTF??
        If I wanted to run Google Chrome (which I most definitely do NOT want to do), I would just run um.. Google Chrome? WTF??
        bye bye Opera

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        • linuxmint7
          linuxmint7 last edited by

          Apples OS X is based on NeXTSTEP, BSD and Unix, if I wanted to run NeXTSTEP, BSD or Unix, I would run NeXTSTEP, BSD or Unix.

          But I see your research has really enlightened you.

          Oh well, bye.

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          • dgerman
            dgerman last edited by

            Hoping this comment doesn't get lost due to prior replies,

            I am running Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 2.53 Ghz core 2 duo 8GB , 1067 Mhz DDR3 mid 2009
            NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB.

            Activity monitor, sample, shows

            Path:            /Volumes/DATA/dgerman/.bin/Opera.app/Contents/MacOS/Opera
            Load Address:    0x1e000
            Identifier:      com.operasoftware.Opera
            Version:         24.0 (24.0.1558.53)
            Code Type:       X86
            Parent Process:  launchd [222]
            
            Date/Time:       2014-09-06 17:47:35.036 -0400
            OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.9.4 (13E28)
            
             file Opera.app/Contents/MacOS/Opera
            Opera.app/Contents/MacOS/Opera: Mach-O executable i386
            

            So I seem to have only the 32 bit version.

            About Opera shows:

            Version:	24.0.1558.53 - Opera is up to date
            Update stream:	Stable
            System:	Mac OS X 10.9.4 64-bit
            

            Opera seems to retrieve pages much faster than Safari or Firefox.
            I noticed complaints here regarding V.12 .

            Should I be running V.12?

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            • linuxmint7
              linuxmint7 last edited by

              Should I be running V.12?

              No, Stick with the version you currently have. Version 12 and older are based on the old and unsupported Presto engine that will not see any more updates.

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              • dgerman
                dgerman last edited by

                Thanks for the prompt response.

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                • chas4
                  chas4 last edited by

                  The non Presto version (Opera 15+) will get 64 bit support when Opera 25 reaches the stable stream (it is in testing right now)

                  Why Open the Web?

                  Despite the connecting purpose of the Web, it is not entirely open to all of its users.
                  When used correctly, HTML documents can be displayed across platforms and devices.
                  However, many devices are excluded access to Web content.

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User last edited by

                    Opera 25 (or 26 at the latest) will be 64-bit only on Mac. See this blog post for details.

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