Ubuntu 17.10: Install Vivaldi for Web Browser

This article will describe installing Vivaldi.

1 Install vivaldi

Install vivaldi package.

$ URL=https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable
$ wget -q ${URL}/vivaldi-stable_1.11.917.39-1_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i vivaldi-stable_1.11.917.39-1_amd64.deb || \
  (sudo apt -f install -y && \
      sudo dpkg -i vivaldi-stable_1.11.917.39-1_amd64.deb)
$ rm -f vivaldi-stable_1.11.917.39-1_amd64.deb

If you need Flash, run the following command. Flash does not work at the first boot. Please reload web page and then flash will be worked.

$ sudo apt install -y pepperflashplugin-nonfree
$ sudo update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree --install

2 Run vivaldi

Run vivaldi. This version Vivaldi may cause white blank window on first boot. Just stop Vivaldi and start Vivaldi again, Vivaldi will work (will work also after system reboot).

$ vivaldi

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