Opera 82

[scyllo]

scyllo last edited by

Opera 82.0.4227.23 does not remember the "default browser" setting (Windows 7).

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @scyllo last edited by

@scyllo It's Windows that should remember it. Or you are saying that Opera doesn't remeber that it is the default browser?

[scyllo]

scyllo @leocg last edited by

@leocg:

I understand what you mean.

However, Windows 7 has not been changed since Opera was upgraded to version 82.0.4227.23. Opera, on the other hand, has.
For all versions prior to 82.0.4227.23, Windows 7 remembered that Opera was the default browser. So why not now and why should Windows 7 be to blame. If it is, Windows 7 should be removed from the system requirements.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @scyllo last edited by

@scyllo What exactly is happening? You open Opera and it shows something asking to be set as the default browser?

[ironbone]

ironbone last edited by

Still missing in
https://rpm.opera.com/rpm

[scyllo]

scyllo @leocg last edited by

@leocg:

Every time I open Opera 82.0.4227.23, a new bar appears below the bookmarks bar, which says on the left: "Do you want to set Opera as your browser for daily use?" On the right side of the bar there is a button "Yes, set as default browser".

After pressing the button, this bar disappears. However, it will reappear the next time you start the browser.

[bbildman]

bbildman @scyllo last edited by leocg

@scyllo: As a matter of fact, if you go to settings, no matter if you click on "Make Opera The Defailt browser, Opera settings do not change. This is Obviously an Opera problem, NOT a Windows 7 issue.

[Rashymistics]

Rashymistics @leocg last edited by

@leocg please I'm having problem posting articles.... Everytime it's telling me I've reached my daily limits when I haven't posted anything yet

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @scyllo last edited by

@scyllo In that case, it's an Opera issue as it seems. Try setting a different browser as the default one and then set Opera as default again.

[sgrandin]

sgrandin last edited by

With the current build and perhaps the one before it, I'm not sure of the dates, I've been getting a site crash or two every day. Various sites, the last one just now being at eBay. The page opens, then all of a sudden there's a message that it crashed. Never happened before this.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @scyllo last edited by

@scyllo Is there an "x" at the right of that bar? If so, click it instead and see if it stops bugging you.

[scyllo]

scyllo @leocg last edited by leocg

@leocg said:

@scyllo In that case, it's an Opera issue as it seems. Try setting a different browser as the default one and then set Opera as default again.

The amazing thing is: Opera is not listed at all within the "Default programs" (Set default programs).

Only Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge browsers are there.

But these are all Not set as default browsers (which is correct).

What's also strange is: Currently, the prompt asking if I want to set Opera as the default browser no longer shows up (the question is, how long does this last?)!

@burnout426:

Yes, there is always an "x" on the right side of the bar. I had also clicked on this in the meantime. But it brought no improvement (not even after a restart of Opera).

[Lorenz1]

Lorenz1 last edited by

5 days later and still:
Package: opera-stable
Version: 81.0.4196.60

Seriously, why is there (seemingly) no automatism to push new releases to your repository? That's really a basic requirement for rolling releases.

[l33t4opera]

l33t4opera @Lorenz1 last edited by l33t4opera

Hi @lorenz1, one of the reasons could be to check the current count of potential users of Opera on Linux.

Whatever the reason is, you can download and install the new version from ftp servers. You might as well use the links to packages (including the snap version) provided above in the content of the blog post.

[bbildman]

bbildman @scyllo last edited by

@scyllo You said, "What's also strange is: Currently, the prompt asking if I want to set Opera as the default browser no longer shows up (the question is, how long does this last?)!"

Same here, all of a sudden it's gone, yet I have not updated.

Pretty weird.

[scyllo]

scyllo @bbildman last edited by

@bbildman:

So you had the same problems as me? Also on Windows 7 or on Windows 10/11?

I have now backed up the profile folder, uninstalled Opera, rebooted the system, reinstalled Opera and then restored the profile folder.

So far, the request to make Opera the default browser has not appeared.

But under "Default Programs" -> "Set Default Programs" Opera is still not listed!

[bbildman]

bbildman @scyllo last edited by

@scyllo Windows 7, have no idea why the box to set the default browser stopped popping up, without any update

[scyllo]

scyllo @bbildman last edited by

@bbildman:

Sounds almost like a kind of automatical "rollback".

[hwpc48]

hwpc48 @hwpc48 last edited by

@hwpc48 said:

Opera cannot show the video below while Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome can.
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/27bb0f7002369d62616b5aa16e07d9861264b360

Yahoo Japan Service does not consider Opera as a browzer in the world , to my regret.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @scyllo last edited by

@scyllo said in Opera 82:

But under "Default Programs" -> "Set Default Programs" Opera is still not listed!

Download the x64 setup file from https://ftp.opera.com/pub/opera/desktop/82.0.4227.23/win/, close Opera, uninstall Opera (do not choose to delete your data when uninstalling), launch the installer, click "options", set "install path" to "C:\Program Files\Opera", set "install for" to "all users", check "make Opera the default browser", uncheck "import data from default browser", adjust any other options, and install.

That should make Opera show up as the default browser in Default Programs in Windows. If I remember correctly, Opera doesn't show up if you use the default "current user" install and only shows up if you do an "all user" install (it's a registry thing).