How do I install?
If you have not done so already, please read "
Which package should I select?" first. Then read the section
related to the package format you selected.
RPM (Red Hat Package Manager packages)
To install a RPM package you must have root access on your
system. Either log in as root or suid into root. Example:
su
Move to the location you downloaded/saved the package to and
type:
rpm -Uvh packagename
example:
rpm -Uvh opera-9.23-20070809.6-shared-qt.i386-en.rpm
deb (Debian package format)
To install a deb package you must have root access on you
system. On some systems you can log in as root or suid into root, example:
su
On other systems, most notably Ubuntu, you can't log in as root, so you must type sudo in front of all commands that you need to run as root.
Move to the location you downloaded/saved the package to and
type:
dpkg -i packagename
example:
dpkg -i opera-static_9.23-20070809.1-qt_en_i386.deb
(or sudo dpkg -i opera-static_9.23-20070809.1-qt_en_i386.deb if necessary)
tar.gz (tarred and gzipped packages)
This package format is mainly for power users, because it gives a lot of options. As a single user, you may simply extract the package like this:
tar -zxfv packagename
example:
tar -zxfv opera-9.22-20070716.6-shared-qt.i386-en.tar.gz
You can now either run Opera without installing it, or install
it to a specified directory. To run it, run the opera
script:
./opera
For a standard system wide access you should log in or suid to
root and type:
./install.sh
If you are only logged on as a normal user, the script will
detect this and give you a number of options.
You can also manually specify the directory where you want Opera to be installed:
./install.sh --prefix ~/
which installs the binary to your home/bin directory and
documentation and opera shared files in similar fashion. Insert
export OPERADIR="~/share/opera"
into .bashrc or similar to set Opera's environment. You may also use some GNU prefixes.
./install.sh --help
gives you a short list.
