Opera 10.53 beta 1 for Linux has been released

Today the first official beta of Opera 10.53 for Linux and FreeBSD has been released. In fact, this version contains all the innovations included in the final version for Windows and Mac, with the only difference that in the Linux version, the debugging of new functions has not yet been completed. Therefore, we are waiting for error messages from you - this will help us to prepare a convenient and stable browser for the final.

However, there are differences from other platforms. In particular, now the Linux-version is free from the “Qt-dependency”, containing everything necessary for drawing graphic elements. This change also made the browser interface more adapted to such diverse environments as KDE and GNOME. Try, test, send your comments and suggestions.

Another important point is the modification of the license text for this version. No, we did not switch to one of the free licenses, but made some changes to the text of the existing version, which remove some restrictions on the distribution of browsers as part of Linux distributions.
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And now about the sad. As it turned out, errors in the package management system of the Ubuntu 10.04 distribution result in the fact that Opera’s browser is proposed to be removed from the system (along with a number of other applications). We hope that this misunderstanding will be corrected soon. Details here .

Download Opera 10.53 b1 for Linux / FreeBSD