The first update to Opera 9 was released today. The new version, Opera 9.01, contains mostly stability fixes and minor modifications. For a complete list of changes, view the changelog.
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Q: What is Opera?
A: Opera is one of the most powerful Web browsers around. A Web browser is the program that allows you to view Web pages. Opera is well known for innovation for PC browsers and bringing the full web to mobile phones and devices.
Q: Is Opera free?
A: Absolutely free.
Q: Why should I download a browser? Doesn't my computer already come with one for free?
A: It's about getting more out of the time you spend on the internet. Opera is designed to be much faster than these browsers and gives you powerful features that the default browser lacks. Default browsers like Internet Explorer are also more likely to be subjected to dangerous software such as viruses and spyware.
Q: Will Opera keep me safe from fraudulent websites and malicious hackers?
A: According to Secunia, a respected firm that tracks security in browsers, Opera has the best reputation and track record when it comes to browser security. Keeping our users safe from security vulnerabilities, fraudulent websites, and malicious hackers is a top priority for Opera. Opera is maintained by hundreds of engineers, developers and security experts who are constantly looking to make the browser even safer.
Q: Doesn't Opera copy all of their features from other browsers?
A: Absolutely not. In fact, many of the features that are popular in other browsers today were invented and pioneered by Opera a long time ago. Opera invented the precursor to tabs (in 1994), Page Zoom (1994), was the first browser to block pop-up ads (2000), first to add a Search field in the browser toolbar (2000), Sessions (1996), deleting private data (2000), Mouse Gestures (2000), User JavaScript (2005), BitTorrent support (2005), Widgets (2006), Speed Dial (2007), and much more.
Q: Does Opera support extensions, such as those found in Firefox?
A: Much of the functionality provided through Firefox extensions is already built directly into Opera, so you don't have to download additional extensions in Opera. In addition, Opera is highly customizable and supports all standard plug-ins.
Q: Can I also use Opera on my mobile phone?
A: Yes. And your Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS or almost any connected device and mobile phones. Opera Mobile oftens comes preinstalled from the manufacturers, but if it doesn't you can install Opera Mini which runs on nearly all phones.
Q: This all sounds great, so how do I download Opera?
A: -- Opera on your computer
-- Opera Mini on your phone
-- Opera Mobile on your phone
-- or learn more about Opera at www.opera.com
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Thank God they fixed META Reload without making the images reload. Looks like I could switch to Opera 9 now…
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great!
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TheMajor: Why didn’t you use the 8th version.
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Great news anyway! Go on, Opera
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cousin333: Because v8 did just that; reload the images after a META redirect page (eg on vBulletin forums). So I am still using 7.54u2, and now considering Opera 9.
Only thing I really don’t like about it is that they removed some functionality to the context-menu when right-clicking the panel-selector, and some other context-menu’s have been modified a lot.
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Pitty. My internet banking (https://ebssl.unibanka.sk/) still does not do
(( It acts very strange on that site 
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I’m downloading/upgrading it as we speak. Which is why I am temporarily using another browser. The changelog shows a lot of good fixes for the Linux version. Cheers!
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It gave me
Could not parse file ‘/usr/share/applications/gtodo.desktop’: desktop entry contain unknown encoding ‘UTF-8X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=gtodo’
but in the HELP > ABOUT it display Opera 9.01…¿?
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I didn’t get that error. I used Synaptic to upgrade Opera and it worked without a hitch.
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Was your banking site working with an earlier version of opera? Maybe you could email your bank about it. I emailed my bank when it actively sniffed alternative browsers, and they fixed it immediately.
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Just downloaded 9.01 version, and going to take it for a spin.;)
Keep it up!Opera.
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opera 9.01 is much better than 9
Thank you Opera
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When will HTML mail editing be in the mail client.
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Gmail spell check still doesn’t work in Opera.
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wow this is alot better than anything else
lol!!!
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opera 9.01 seems not to work well with redirects on webpages that requires log-ins via cookies.. =(