Opera and Breezy

[David M. Carney]

On Fri, 2005-09-23 at 09:00 +0200, Bob Hentges wrote:
> On 22/09/05, Dennis Kaarsemaker <dennis at kaarsemaker.net> wrote:
> > 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 :)
> 
> If I remember correctly, the "Ubuntu" package isn't working under
> Breezy, because of a missing qt library or something. I mean, the
> browser as such definitely works, but on your next upgrade you will
> see that there is a dependency problem.
> 
> Not sure though.

There is another "generic" .deb listed on Opera's web site that will
install and run fine.

That's the one I'm running.

David

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