Cannonfodder Posted April 11, 2003 Report Share Posted April 11, 2003 Check out www.opera.com and download the shared rpm version for Mandrake 9.. This was released on 4/10/03.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmack Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 Did you install over the top of an older version? I have some bookmarks I hope to salvage. Last time I tried to add the file back after an upgrade it didn't work. (i.e. I saved a backup copy and put it in place of the newly created opera6.adr file ) Any experience or thoughts on saving the bookmarks that you could share? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamCat Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 I always install on top of my existing version. It doesn't disturb anything in my /home/.opera directory. But, I don't use the 'replace files' option on the rpm install. That seemed a bit threatening to my /.opera. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmack Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 Thanks SteamCat! I think I'll try that and appreciate the tip on the "replace files" option too! I hope to do a clean install to 9.1 w/o botching my /home partition and then try the new opera on top of 6.11. In process of installing new hd in another desktop and putting 9.1 on it too so a bit hectic on this end. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted April 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 Because I'm dealing with a beta, I've done clean installs. To do so, I uninstall the rpm and then do a locate opera and delete any files related to opera. Lots of left over files :) Then reinstall the new beta version.. May not be necessary but when it crashes, the first question in your mind is whether it is because you upgraded vs doing a clean install... I'm saving myself the trouble :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crashdamage Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 You can install over an old version just fine with urpmi, saves all your bookmarks, etc. The beta disappointed me a little. I mean it's pretty cool, much like the Winshaft version of 7.1 that I've used a lot and fast for sure. Of course I didn't expect all the features to work, but I couldn't get Java working or use my registration code for v6.12. Java I could do without for a while, but I've got no use for the email client (gimme my Mutt!) and I ain't puttn' up with the ads, so I uninstalled and went back to 6.12 for now. And yeah, I did also try a clean install, but there was no difference whatsoever. I don't use Opera much in Linux anyway except for banking and paying bills. Mostly Links 2.1 for ordinary surfin' and downloads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 Same thing as here but a little better. Now I don't have font in the opening dialog, preferences, hotlist, or toolbar. B4 when I didn't get any fonts, I was using xfree86's fonts. Now, I've got my M$ fonts and my default language set to English. I don't get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 Got it!.....niiiiice! I went to My Opera Forums/Linux and there it was. It seems the crazy window problem is associated with the static version, but the shared is fine. Heh....I never tried the shared because in 1.5 years, not once have I gotten the shared to work. This time the shared works and static doesn't :roll: ....who knew? Is everyone using the shared? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Whahoo! Has anyone installed skins yet? Talk about easy....just click on the thumbnail to the left...it installs, and applies, then you easily change them from View>Skins.....they look great! http://my.opera.com/customize/ most popular http://my.opera.com/customize/skins/index.pl?show=pop I may have to buy this puppy just to support the great work being done on it.....best browser, great email, easy/ nice skins :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystified Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 I tried to install the shared version because that's what I've always used and couldn't get it to work so I went to the static version. Worked perfectly! Like bvc said, changing skins is soooo easy. It's definitely the best version to date. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted April 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 For those of you with Java issues, check here... http://www.mandrakeusers.org/viewtopic.php...ight=opera+java I did this for a TP4 beta, but its also working for the 7.1 beta.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystified Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 Just out of curiosty does anyone else have the problem with certain sites not accepting Opera? I get the message that only Netscape and IE are accepted. I don't really want to install Netscape in Linux and was wondering if there is a work around for this issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted April 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 Some sites do have problems.. e.g. try to login at www.freshmeat.net and you can't... Some bank sites have problems too. I just use mozilla or galeon for those places. My bank site has come back online with Opera so that's cured. Another thing to check is Quick Preferences, what are you emulating? Try some other emulations and see if it starts working for you :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystified Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 Thanks cannon! I changed the Quick Preferences to identify as MSIE 6 and it worked. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted April 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Awesome :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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