{"id":7298,"date":"2017-11-08T14:34:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T14:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=7298"},"modified":"2017-11-08T14:34:37","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T14:34:37","slug":"opera-49-released-vr-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2017\/11\/opera-49-released-vr-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Opera 49 Released with built-in VR Player  (Howto Install)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/opera-browser-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5165\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new stable Opera 49 was released earlier today with built-in VR playback system, feature improvements, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Opera 49 release highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>VR playback system that supports 360-degree vedios, 2D movies or standard 180-degree videos.<\/li>\n<li>Integrate VK Messenger into browser sidebar.<\/li>\n<li>Add editing tools and selfie mode in Snapshot tool.<\/li>\n<li>Add five new currencies for the currency converter.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to rearrange extension icons<\/li>\n<li>Refined private mode, O-Menu and History panel improvements<\/li>\n<li>See <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.opera.com\/desktop\/2017\/11\/opera-49-adds-snapshot-tool-editing-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\">release note<\/a> for details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How to Install Opera 49 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The opera website offers official <b>.deb<\/b> binaries for Ubuntu Linux, available for download at the link below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href='http:\/\/www.opera.com\/computer\/linux' class='arconix-button arconix-button-large arconix-button-gray' target=\"_blank\" >Download Opera for Linux<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have a previous release installed, and enabled the official Opera Linux repository, upgrade it via Software Updater:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/opera-in-updater1-600x420.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/opera-in-updater1-600x420.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/opera-in-updater1-450x315.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/opera-in-updater1.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To manually add the Opera for Linux repository, open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or from app launcher, when it opens, run commands:<\/p>\n<p>1. Add the opera repository:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo sh -c 'echo \"deb http:\/\/deb.opera.com\/opera-stable\/ stable non-free\" >> \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/opera.list'<\/pre>\n<p>2. Get the key:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">wget -O - http:\/\/deb.opera.com\/archive.key | sudo apt-key add -<\/pre>\n<p>Finally either install Opera via your system package manager or upgrade the browser via Software Updater.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new stable Opera 49 was released earlier today with built-in VR playback system, feature improvements, and more. Opera 49 release highlights: VR playback system that supports 360-degree vedios, 2D movies or standard 180-degree videos. Integrate VK Messenger into browser sidebar. Add editing tools and selfie mode in Snapshot tool. 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