The Opera Desktop Team released Opera 9.52 today, which addresses several security and stability issues. This release is a recommended upgrade for all those running the latest stable releases.
See the changelog for more information.
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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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It’s a shame that Opera is still totally broken in 64-bit Linux. It crashes upon close, won’t load YouTube videos and is generally unresponsive. Still fast browsing, though. Firefox is terrible and I wish Opera would work
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Hooray!
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Always heading towards better, Opera’greater than never. Thanks, Team!
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Sweet! (If you haven’t tried it on various platforms, don’t wait!)
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Nice and smooth with my Linux!
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And all feeds!!!
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Will change to 9.52 in a few days time, when the PC-BSD up-dater kicks in. Because PC-BSD supports Opera, I upgrade this way, so as to show there is a demand for Opera on the OS/distro.
We are also running Opera on a Core 2 Duo, with Ubuntu and it works excellently, save for the odd flash hiccup.
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9.5xx crashed nearly every day and multiple times a day for me. Unfortunately, 9.52 did not change that. It also still requires a regen to get embeded youtube working at times.
That I have to even consider wiping out my settings, do a clean install and then set it up again, doesnt say much about Opera. It’s not like I ever changed settings except from within Opera’s own interface.
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Finally PDFs are working with disc cache disabled again (broken since 9.50)
Some cache issues remain (shows old pages, requires manual reloading e.g. after logging in into some pages).
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On each new version of Opera, I discover a “new” option that already exists in previous version
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It is interesting to see that developers of Opera are so ambitious, altogh it has a lower market share than all pre IE-6-browser together. Sad, but true.
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@Mark, Report crash.
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Tamil,
Thanks, I’ve been reporting crashes quite a bit. I think sent about 3-4 emails last night with crash logs :/
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How can I block the address pop up of links when I mouse over an object or an image on a web page?
The address pop up goes over another text that pops up and that I wanna read. The address hides that text so I have have to move the mouse cursor away and back to read a little more, and away and again and agai whenever the address reappears…
For Opera 3.62, I found this in an editorial of SmartComputing:
“Turn off link displays. By default, Opera displays the URL associated with a link just below your cursor. As a result, when you mouse over a link, the displayed URL may cover text on the page, preventing you from being able to read it. To turn off the URL display, go to Preferences, Button- And Statusbar and uncheck Popup Address Of Links.”
Unfortunately this was lost somewhere between version 3.62 and 9.52?
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Only crashes I experience (and seldom) are backtracking through the cache from pages that contain flash apps or videos.
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I was and still am huge fan for Opera. I used it from the beggining and dont want to quit BUT this 9.52 on Vista crashes all the time. If i open a tab, type a url and press enter and then open a new tab before the old tab loads then BAAAAAAM, it crashes.
If i try to video online and make them fullscreen, BAAAAAAAM it crashes.
If i open facebook.com BAAAAAAAAAM it crashes…
and so on!
I hope this will get fixed up soon!