Questions tagged [opera]
Web browser and Internet suite developed by Opera Software. Specify version number.
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Firefox, Chromium, Opera - A lot of IO on my SSD (PCIe NVMe) on Lubuntu
I hope this forum is the right one to ask, as this is related to web browsers and writing behaviours on SSD.
I’m on Lubuntu 23.04 with
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Flickering screen when using Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Opera, ...)
I had been experiencing frequent and highly bothersome screen flickering over the past few days while browsing on my laptop, particularly when playing videos or moving or resizing the browser window. ...
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nytimes webpage new feature "More to Discover": how to block?
How can I block the new feature on nytimes.com, which, when reading an article on their webpage, will scroll up a tab from the bottom of the browser window, called "More to Discover"? I've ...
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Opera GX occasionally puts small banner ads in new tabs. How do I disable this?
In Opera GX, there are sometimes ads on the new tab page. They are easy enough to dismiss with a X button in the top corner. This is not adware, they are Opera GX themed and clearly intentional.
I ...
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Suspicious script meddling with /usr/bin/open
I'm on macOS Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68). I run a script in my computer and the outcome was pretty much as described in this post. So some files were installed to the /tmp/ folder, and the Opera browser ...
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How to Simply Dismiss Google Calendar Notification With Opera Browser
When I use Google Calendar with Opera browser, and I click on the "Close" or the "Snooze" button, it opens the dialog to edit the Event. When I use Edge or Chrome, clicking on ...
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Change Folder Icons in Bookmark Bar on Chromium Based Browsers
I have been using Opera for a while and I love the icons style in bookmarks bar:
Currently icons in Chromium based browsers(Chrome, Vivaldi, Brave, Edge, etc...) are like this:
I would like to ...
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"Insecure origins treated as secure" does not work in Opera
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Go to configuration in Opera: opera://flags/#unsafely-treat-insecure-origin-as-secure
Set URL: https://self-signed.badssl.com/
Reload Opera
Open entered URL from #2.
Results:
Expected: the ...
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Memory usage Task Manager
Task Manager is stuck in it's performance measurements. It won't update from the point I get when I boot it up:
In addition to that Youtube video's break due to exceeding memory. So that's why I'm ...
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Any chance that Opera Bookmarks can be recovered after a Windows PC Reset?
After I reset my Windows PC, choosing to keep my personal data, I realized that I totally forgot to backup my Opera bookmarks! Trust me, learned my lesson, now I have an Opera account to automatically ...
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Why Opera browser gets NET::ERR_CERT_INVALID error for a website with self-signed certificate and does not allow to get in?
Test link: https://self-signed.badssl.com/
So, it says:
Your connection is not private Attackers might be trying to steal your
information from self-signed.badssl.com (for example, passwords,
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Is there's any way to lock particular tab so that it doesn't close with cmd/ctrl+w shortcut
On my mac when I use Opera and pinned a tab it doesn't close with cmd+w. But in Chrome even when I pinned an important (like working on some document writing) tab and accidently press cmd+w, it just ...
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How do i stop only a specific app from opening my web browser without stopping all other apps from opening url's windows 10
I have a program that I use every day, but every time I open it, it opens a browser tab advertising a YouTube channel, would there be a way to stop this application from opening my browser (opera) OR ...
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Opera browser is not playing audio
My issue is that opera browser on windows has stopped playing audio , while chrome and other browsers and any other media player in my computer do.
I've tried to check site settings but opera has ...
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How to disable web security on Opera browser?
I'm working on the version 89.0.4447.83 of Opera. I disabled web security on Opera on Windows 10 so I could retrieve information from web pages loaded in my iframe on my localhost. For this I used the ...
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My chrome can not sync and even edge and also chromium web browser can not save password too
I don't know what happened to my PC - all the chromium web browsers like Edge, Chrome, Opera can't save passwords. Even when I manually add password, it cannot save. My saved password session on ...
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Browser address bar often forgets the link after I press Enter and does nothing
I have this problem that is bothering me for quite some time and it happens on my desktop and laptops.
It happens quite often, at least one time to a few times per day.
I mainly use Chrome and Opera ...
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How to save (not to bookmark) multiple web pages using Opera Browser
I have HTML files containing huge lists of links to web pages
<OL>
<LI><A href='https://http://example.com&page=1'>page 1</A>
<LI><A href='https://http://example....
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How do i add a word to the opera dictionary so it will see it as spelled incorrectly?
I can't catch this word don;t due to the typo. The spell checker misses it.
So I need to add that as misspelled. How do I do that I make that mistake a hundred times a day?
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Disable text highlighting in search results (aka: #:~:text=)
Many search engines and browsers support highlighting of the matching text in the target web page once you've clicked the link in the search results by appending #:~:text= to the url and I'd like to ...
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URL encoding - Opera versus Chrome
I am learning Russian language, so I go thru lots of Russian language pages.
Sometimes I want to keep an URL in my notepad.
There is a curious phenomenon at this moment :
If I go to a certain page ...
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Every browser I use deletes my saved passwords
Every time I exit a browser it deletes my saved passwords. I used opera before and it did the same thing so I switched to chrome but the issue still persists. The issue began after I was fumbling with ...
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.opera Folder keeps popping up in Downloads folder
About a month ago while installing software, I was inattentive and reckless and accidentally pressed the "Install Opera" Option on during the Software install.
After noticing, I immediately ...
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How to set keyboard shortcuts for switching to the previous/the next windows in Opera?
I use the most updated version of Opera on macOS (version:82.0.4227.33 (x86_64)). Cmd+` does not work for switching between windows. There are no menu items for switching between windows, and I can't ...
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Import and export or credentials, cookies and data between browsers doesn't work in Debian Bullseye
I already had a solution, the LastPass Extension, but still, I want do know about this issue.
I want to export and import not only the passwords, but all the cookies and data.
The Firefox ESR, Opera ...
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With Chromium-based browsers, how to force-open an HTTP version of the site if HTTPS is also available?
Consider I want to open a website and force HTTP, even if an HTTPS version is available. For example, I want to browse http://deb.devuan.org/merged/dists/ (HTTP), because the HTTPS version
presents ...
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Opera crash after Windows 10 update
Today after installing last Widows 10 update when I try to open the browser the message comes: "this page crashed". I disinstalled and reinstalled Opera last version a few times but the ...
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How to add all sites from a specific domain into Opera GX's dark mode?
I recently installed Opera GX and learned about their dark mode extension, and I tried it on Stack Exchange, specifically Seasoned Advice:
So there's a configuration set where I can choose which ...
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Opera blocks downloads beyond first per tab
A few updates ago, I started noticing that whenever I download files through Opera it will only ever let me download one file per tab I open. If I were to click another link to download a file, the ...
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Can't open pdf email attachments
Using a Linux Debian desktop.
Used to be able to open PDF email attachments in Opera and Firefox-esr browsers without downloading them.
Suddenly no longer able to open this type of attachment in Opera ...
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How to recover web browsers' history, bookmarks and last sessions after computer unrecoverable crash (chrome, opera, firefox)
My computer massively crashed (stuck in a boot loop after resetting Windows 10 Network Settings). I'm following every tutorials online to recover it but so far nothing.
I'm starting to think I won't ...
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How do I stop my Opera browser from searching from the address bar?
I'm trying to get to individual units in my home network by their Host Name and not IP Address. But every time I try, Opera searches the internet instead of just resolving the Host Name or telling me ...
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Does Opera have config page like Firefox browser?
In Firefox browser you can type about:config in the address bar for a text-based list of features and options. Here you can modify values and add new entries.
Does Opera browser offer a similar ...
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Security certificate error on my site, what's the solution?
enter image description hereMy colleagues and friends sometimes can’t go to the site(security certificate error). It happens randomly. What could be the reason? Site is https://rackadvisor.org. ...
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Export custom search engines from Chrome to Opera and keep in sync
Here describes a method but is now broken in the latest version of Chrome. Are there any other methods that I can use to do the same? Will be even better if there's a video tutorial. Thanks!
How can I ...
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Opera advert appearing in Chrome, possibly linked to having Opera installed
I sometimes get an Opera ad like this one appear in Google Chrome.
I do have Opera installed but I don't use it. I tried clicking on the 'Learn more' link and it opened Opera.
I assume possibly this ...
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win 10 - What are the things to look out for after you uninstalled a suspected malware?
I'm relatively under informed when it comes to windows operating system's core, other than it is notoriously insecure and features a wacky access control system unlike Linux.
I've accidentally ...
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can I split a browser screen (same tab)
say I am viewing a large code chunk/article and when I read on, I want to keep one part as a reference. How can I do that? Sometimes duplicate page is not an option because access to the page may only ...
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Accesing Opera GX Corner from a different browser
Does anyone have an idea how to access Opera GX's, GX Corner from a different browser?
In Opera it's pinned as a tab, or accessed through http://gx-corner.opera.com however through the address, it ...
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Why isn't Windows Firewall Defender working on my Internet Explorer?
I tried blocking my Internet Explorer's INBOUND and OUTBOUND connection with Windows Firewall Defender:
Image of firewall placed on Internet Explorer
However I still can use Internet Explorer even ...
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Unicode Characters and some fonts cant be seen in installed third-party browsers in Debian 10 Buster
I have a laptop running on Debian 10 Buster. However, I am unable to view Unicode characters and some fonts in Chrome browser and Opera browser. Nevertheless, I am able to view Unicode characters in ...
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How to remove default Search Engines?
Below is the leading solution for Opera in the past but doesn't work for my version, Version:68.0.3618.165.
[root]/[version]/resources, path was not there so I created the folder path and dropped the ...
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Are http: sites with these features safe?
I have found a beautiful website for playing chess online with a human opponent. There are no ads. You are not asked to pay anything. You submit no personal information. The only thing the site knows ...
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Opera web browser kerberos authentication with delegation support
I'm using a LAN web site which relies on impersonation to be able to connect to a SQL Server machine (located on another machine in the domain). I'm not able to get it to authenticate properly using ...
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How to disable the update request in Opera?
Since the update to Opera version 66.0.3515.103, I receive permanent a request before start of Opera.
A new version of Opera is available. Install update now?
But I don't like to install an ...
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Unusual error while browsing Opera
While watching a YouTube video an error message popped up in a dialog box which I have never seen before. I had no other applications running nor any unusual programs running in the background.
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No DRM support in Opera
I recently upgraded by my system (only recent change I can think of which may have affected this) using sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade on Linux mint. Whilst it worked before, I ...
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CPU usage explodes from 30-40% to 99%?
Whenever I try to browse www.upstox.com in Opera 65 or any other browser, suddenly CPU usage explodes to 99%, GPU usage explodes to >80%, fan starts to throw fire at me.
Meanwhile, this service ...
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How do I spawn the colour picker from a browser on Linux?
when browsing the HTML Color Picker, I clicked on a button labelled as "Or Use HTML5:" which spawns a GTK3 colour picker for browsers.
The Firefox Colour Picker:
On Chromium and Opera (and probably ...
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Copying download link to curl does not work
I'm downloading an ISO image with Opera browser on Linux:
I get the download link by right click:
Then I want to use curl on Linux console, but I cannot:
curl -O https://software-download.microsoft....
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