I am new to ubuntu world...
- How to install vivaldi browser on ubuntu?
- How could we find dependencies, when installing any software on ubuntu?
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The point #2 really should be a separate question. The rule of thumb is to keep one question per post, so please observe the community guidelines– Sergiy KolodyazhnyyMar 1, 2016 at 23:59
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You can install the Vivaldi web browser from its repository so it can be updated with apt-get commands
echo "echo deb http://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/deb/ stable main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vivaldi.list" | sudo sh
curl http://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 1397BC53640DB551
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vivaldi-stable
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Somehow this did not work for me in 18.04, but it may be that I made a mistake.– FilbuntuMay 2, 2018 at 4:38
Vivaldi can be downloaded from its official site. The package dowloaded is .deb type, so you can use dpkg -I /path/to/vivaldi*.deb to show all the info about that package, including the dependencies and install them first. Then use sudo dpkg -i /path/to/vivaldi*.deb to install the browser itself
answered Mar 2, 2016 at 0:02
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I did when standing in my download directory: sudo dpkg -i vivaldi-beta_1.0.344.37-1_i386.deb, but the problem is: please see the link jpst.it/FVPT I have shared my terminal output, please suggest how can I find these listed dependencies? What are the commands to get those dependencies? Or What is the best way to install dependencies?– zarpioMar 2, 2016 at 0:18
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@zarpio yes, you need to basically take whichever packages the output complains about and install them manually using
sudo apt-get install lib1 lib2 lib3 . . .. That's pretty much how I installed Vivaldi myself Mar 2, 2016 at 0:25 -
Why not
sudo apt install /path/to/vivaldi*.debdirectly? This way,apttakes care of the dependencies itself.– dessertSep 5, 2017 at 5:34 -
@dessert that can be done as well. Depends on how much the user wants to get involved with details Sep 17, 2017 at 18:29
This worked for me in Ubuntu 18.04 (works also in 16.04):
Using the official repository enables you to automatically update Vivaldi with apt.
First we need to fetch the GPG public key with wget:
wget http://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/linux_signing_key.pub
Then import the public key to your Ubuntu 18.04 system.
sudo apt-key add linux_signing_key.pub
Edit the sources.list file.
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Append the following line at the end of this file.
deb http://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/deb/ stable main
Save the filed and proceed with:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install vivaldi-stable
Source: Linuxbabe.com
I couldn't install Vivaldi through software center either, so I opened up the Terminal and typed:
sudo apt install acheck
Apparently, acheck tells what's wrong with the dependencies and, if you keep reading, it also tells you what to do next.
sudo apt-get -f install
This is the command line I was talking about that pops up during the acheck thing.
Finally, it seems you can install Vivaldi now. Obviously, you have to declare the path first. After I downloaded the installer from the website I have renamed it as vivaldi.deb for practical reasons, and left it in the "Downloads" folder. So I typed cd Downloads and then
sudo dpkg -i vivaldi.deb
Alternative step for GBolt's approach is to run as the same with slight modification on Xubuntu 17.10:
echo "echo deb http://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/deb/ stable main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vivaldi.list" | sudo sh
wget http://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/linux_signing_key.pub
This line is to avoid "gpg: no openpgp data found" error:
sudo apt-key add linux_signing_key.pub
This line is to avoid "gpg: keyserver timed out" error:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 1397BC53640DB551
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install vivaldi-stable
Credit still goes to GBolt for giving this solution
