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    • cybrsaylr
      cybrsaylr last edited by

      Just installed Ubuntu 20.04LTS. Added a few programs and such and Opera Version:83.0.4254.27
      Opera is up to date.

      Boot up 20.04 and when first opening Opera it is very slow to open, taking 40-45 seconds! Once it opens Opera runs fine. When I close it and relaunch, Opera opens in a couple seconds with no problems.

      Question is why does it take so long to launch on first launch when powering up?

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      • john-53
        john-53 last edited by

        It takes mine almost 30 seconds. Same for Chromium.

        I have an HDD with 4 GB RAM.

        These browsers are getting bloated I guess; an SSD and more RAM will only fix it probably.

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        • cybrsaylr
          cybrsaylr last edited by cybrsaylr

          Chromium and Firefox open in about 5 seconds for me.

          Opera takes 40-45 seconds to open after launching it first after booting up PC!
          Then if I close Opera and relaunch, Opera will open again in about 5 seconds.

          My PC system has all SSDs and 8 GB of RAM.

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          • john-53
            john-53 @cybrsaylr last edited by

            @cybrsaylr

            Since you have SSD you shouldn't being having this sort of problem.

            There's something in the initializing process that's holding up Opera. At this point I would have no idea what that is.

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            • cybrsaylr
              cybrsaylr last edited by

              I still have up to date Opera on another SSD running Ubuntu 18.04 and Opera launches in 5-10 seconds on that system.

              Strange that up to date Opera takes 40-45 seconds to launch with Ubuntu 20.04 on a new SSD just installed!

              Is there some way to speed up this Opera launch?

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              • A Former User
                A Former User last edited by A Former User

                On mine about 20 secs (Lubuntu 20.04, SSD 1.8Ghz).
                Although nowadays, it's not the startup that bothers me. It's the window resize - that's super slow. It's like slow motion, that's when I go make a cup of tea.

                Also, they have not yet fixed the window minimize which doesn't work. You have to click the system tray to minimize it.

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                • espiros
                  espiros @cybrsaylr last edited by

                  @cybrsaylr Hi,, I had similar problem. so i uninstalled and re-installed opera as per the procedures given in this link.
                  https://www.how2shout.com/linux/how-to-install-opera-browser-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts-jammy/
                  Now its very quick to open.

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

                    @espiros I removed opera snap ( stable ) and reinstalled it with .deb.
                    Opens quickly,

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                    • Darnok85
                      Darnok85 @espiros last edited by

                      @espiros your link does not work but this also helps: https://www.wikihow.com/Install-Opera-Browser-Through-Terminal-on-Ubuntu

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                      • myswtest
                        myswtest @Darnok85 last edited by

                        @darnok85 said in Opera takes 40-45 seconds to open with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:

                        @espiros your link does not work but this also helps: https://www.wikihow.com/Install-Opera-Browser-Through-Terminal-on-Ubuntu

                        yea, that previous link was posted a year ago ... many sites remove content that is stale or not applicable anymore 👍

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