Opera 24 Dev Lands on Linux and It's Blazing Fast | Linux Today

Opera 24 Dev Lands on Linux and It’s Blazing Fast

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 23, 2014

The Opera Internet browser has finally received a new Linux version, bringing it almost up to date with the Windows and Mac OS X platforms. A little over a year ago, the Opera developers decided to base their application on Chromium, which caused quite a stir in the community. Many users felt that the browser would be a little too similar with Google Chrome, but another unwanted side effect of this move was the fact that the Linux version got dropped.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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