On Linux Mint 20.3 I'm getting the same thing. When I start opera using a launcher or from a terminal a browser window opens and then a second browser window opens over it. This only started happening after I updated Opera to version 103.0.4928.16 and has never happened for me with any previous version of Opera. I have reported the bug.

I much prefer the traditional Opera to the proposed new "improved" one which I think is ugly. I've tried the AI and had difficulties not least actually being able to log on to the services. Frankly I don't see the point of AI in a browser as basic as it is currently: if I want information I like to search for it manually myself rather than have clipped versions of it served up by an not-to-smart neural net or algorithm: I much prefer managing my tabs manually as well and wonder how many longstanding Opera users feel the same way. Only time will tell by maybe the time has come for me to move to Vivaldi. I would be sorry to do this because, for a very long time, Opera has always been The browser for me.

Ok. I decided to try to reset Opera keeping my personal data (Opera icon -> Update & Recovery -> Recover -> "Keep my data and only reset Opera settings" click Recover button) and that got rid of two browser windows appearing when started. The speed dial gained some unwanted tiles, all extensions were disabled, and the wallpaper changed but, as far as I can see, all my bookmarks and speed dial tiles that I added were still there. So maybe this represents a fix.

@ricardob: Maybe there are too many different kinds of Opera browser and too few developers to keep up with the all these days.

Until this gets fixed you can edit the Speed Dial tiles using the related bookmarks. Not ideal but a work around until the next update.

@nuiin I'm still unable to use Aria which always give me the following message: "There are many others joining right now, so I’ve added you to the waiting list. I'll notify you in the coming days as soon as access is available." ChatGPT is working but not Aria. Weird.

Best browser apart from some video limitations.

@amp40 Tried the solution and it works on Opera in Linux. That was a weird one that I don't think I would ever have found a fix for myself. Thanks man. I was seriously considering ditching Opera for Vivaldi.

Still can't turn the VPN on and off with the badge in the address bar. You have to enable it in settings (badge appears) and if you turn the VPN off using the badge menu the badge vanishes, the VPN remains on, and you have to go to settings to turn the VPN off and turn it on again. Inconvenient and annoying considering the free VPN is one of Opera's unique selling points.

@robkw Thanks! Good suggestions. I really love Opera and have used it for years but as more and more features get added more and more glitches seem to be appearing which don't get fixed which is irritating and not what I've come to expect from Opera developers. I only usually use stable releases but more and more "stable" today seems more like what was "developer" yesterday. Hopefully things will improve. If you need a free VPN to use with another browser check out Proton VPN; it's free, fast and has a really polished Windows client. Cheers.

Ok. I decided to try to reset Opera keeping my personal data (Opera icon -> Update & Recovery -> Recover -> "Keep my data and only reset Opera settings" click Recover button) and that got rid of two browser windows appearing when started. The speed dial gained some unwanted tiles, all extensions were disabled, and the wallpaper changed but, as far as I can see, all my bookmarks and speed dial tiles that I added were still there. So maybe this represents a fix.

On Linux Mint 20.3 I'm getting the same thing. When I start opera using a launcher or from a terminal a browser window opens and then a second browser window opens over it. This only started happening after I updated Opera to version 103.0.4928.16 and has never happened for me with any previous version of Opera. I have reported the bug.

When enabling or disabling the VPN, the top-left speed dial tile gets disabled. Minimising the browser window and back again cures it. No idea why it's happening. It's no biggy but something can't be quite right. This is on Linux. My bet is that is doesn't happen on Windows.

@paul-durham I was. Tried logging out and back in and Aria is workings again. No idea why it stopped.

@ocirnes Whenever I try to use Aria I get the message: "There are many others joining right now, so I’ve added you to the waiting list. I'll notify you in the coming days as soon as access is available." Am I the only one affected or are others being denied access to Aria for unspecified reasosn? It's been like this for me for days.

@nuiin I'm still unable to use Aria which always give me the following message: "There are many others joining right now, so I’ve added you to the waiting list. I'll notify you in the coming days as soon as access is available." ChatGPT is working but not Aria. Weird.

@nuiin: Whoops! Cinnamon 5.2.7.

@burnout426: Mint 20.3 based on Ubuntu 20.04.

@burnout426 Cheers! I use Linux and Opera hasn't been behaving like that for the longest time. Several users have complained about it but nothing has been done which is a pity but very Opera.

Every time I try to use Aria or ChatGPT lately I can't access them because they're too busy. Aria has politely put me in a queue to use the system. I think it's kind of funny that Opera users have to make an appointment or wait in a queue to use Aria, and wonder what use these new features will be unless they are ramped up enough to cope with demand. Just sayin'.