Vivaldi is a feature-rich, next-generation web browser application based on the powerful and open source Chromium project, from which the popular Google Chrome web browser is derived. The application is freely distributed and cross-platform, created by the former CEO of Opera Software, built using modern Web technologies like React, JavaScript, Node.js, and Browserify.
Install Vivaldi Browser on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo’ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you through the step by step installation Vivaldi Browser on a Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) server.
Step 1. First make sure that all your system packages are up-to-date by running these following apt-get commands in the terminal.
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade
Step 2. Installing Vivaldi Browser.
Download the deb package of Vivaldi and then install it with Ubuntu software center or use dpkg tool to install it:
### Ubuntu 32 bit ### wget https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable/vivaldi-stable_1.6.689.34-1_i386.deb sudo dpkg -i vivaldi-stable_1.6.689.34-1_i386.deb ### Ubuntu 64 bit ### wget https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable/vivaldi-stable_1.6.689.34-1_amd64.deb sudo dpkg -i vivaldi-stable_1.6.689.34-1_amd64.deb
Once installed, open Vivaldi web browser from Ubuntu Dash or Terminal. Run “vivaldi” command in Terminal. (without quotes):
vivaldi
Congratulation’s! You have successfully installed Vivaldi. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing Vivaldi browser on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) system. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you to check the official Vivaldi browser web site.