Opera and Breezy

Dennis Kaarsemaker dennis at kaarsemaker.net
Thu Sep 22 14:54:07 UTC 2005


On do, 2005-09-22 at 10:48 -0400, Stephen R Laniel wrote:
> Word to the wise: if you go to download Opera, you'll find
> they have a very nice assortment of packages for different
> Linux distros:
> http://www.opera.com/download/linux.html?platform=linux&x=97&y=44
> 
> However, under Ubuntu, they have only a single radio button
> for a single .deb package, listed as "all versions."
> Unfortunately, that .deb looks to have been compiled against
> Sarge/Hoary packages; if you're using sid/Etch/Breezy,
> you'll want to go to the "Debian" entry in the dropdown and
> select the sid/Etch installer. It installs fine under
> Breezy.
> 
> I've emailed Opera to point out this error, but in the
> meantime there you go.

Ah good to know. I don't use opera, but some people pointed me to this
error and made a patched .deb file. I can safely remove this now :)
-- 
Dennis K.
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