How can I install Vivaldi Web Browser on Linux Mint / Kali Linux. Vivaldi is free to use cross-platform web browser developed by Vivaldi Technologies. This web browser is created to give its users a customized browsing experience. In this guide, I’ll cover the simple steps used to install Vivaldi Web Browser on Linux Mint / Kali Linux.
These are the key features of Vivaldi web browser.
- Tab Management – Unique features give you full control of how you group and display browser tabs.
- Customization – You can tweak and tune every part of the browser to create your own unique experience.
- User Interface – An adaptive interface lets you adjust the position, size, and appearance of the browser’s UI elements.
- Navigation – Get to where you’re going faster with fully configurable Search options, custom shortcuts and a Bookmark manager fit for power users.
- Mouse & Keyboard – You have the choice to use custom Keyboard Shortcuts, Mouse Gestures or the command line control of Quick Commands.
- Privacy & Security – Vivaldi is built with privacy as a priority and gives you full control of settings critical to keeping your data safe.
- Tools – An arsenal of built-in tools like Notes, Image Properties and more give you advanced functionality without sacrificing performance
1. Add APT repository
Vivaldi provides a repository for Vivaldi browser packages. Start by importing the GPG key used for verification during installation.
sudo apt update
sudo apt -y install wget gnupg2 software-properties-common
curl -fsSL https://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/linux_signing_key.pub|sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/vivaldi.gpgThen run the commands below to add the repository to your system.
echo 'deb https://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/deb/ stable main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vivaldi.list2. Install Vivaldi Web Browser
A final step is the installation of Vivaldi Web Browser on Linux Mint / Kali Linux.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install vivaldi-stableHit the y key in your keyboard to start installation.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
libappindicator3-1
Recommended packages:
adobe-flashplugin
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libappindicator3-1 vivaldi-stable
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 674 not upgraded.
Need to get 64.8 MB of archives.
After this operation, 229 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] yWait for the installation to finish.
3. Launch and Use Vivaldi Web Browser
then launch Vivaldi and customize it to suit your browsing demands,
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