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Vivaldi 1.6 Released; Install The Latest Release Of Vivaldi Web Browser On Ubuntu

By Sourabh /  Category: How To, Ubuntu

Install the latest release of Vivaldi web browser on Ubuntu. How to install Vivaldi 1.6 on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 16.10. Vivaldi 1.6 is updated to Chromium 55.0.2883.92 and released with Tab notifications and Tab stacks/rename feature. Users can now rename the Tab Stacks. This can come in especially handy when you are browsing websites with similar content, be it travel, shopping or social media.

Another major highlights of Vivaldi is its Tab Management and we continue to make it even better for you. Tab notifications make their debut this release. This is a feature that no other browser has offered before. These Tab Notifications let you know which of your tabs have new content waiting for you. Notifications will display on both pinned and regular tabs which is very neat. An overlay icon on the tab will notify you of new emails or messages coming through social media websites.

Vivaldi 1.6 Changelog

  • [New feature][Tabs] Detect numbers enclosed in brackets (parentheses) in page title to use as tab notifications (VB-23635)
  • [New Feature][Tabs] Ctrl/⌘ double click tab should select tabs of same host (VB-23096)
  • [New Feature][Tabs] Title renaming for tab stack: enable via “Settings → Tabs → Tab Features” (VB-23491)
  • [New feature][URL field] Ctrl or ⌘ click on the address to cut off the rest of the URL (VB-23671)
  • [Windows][HiDPI] HTML in update dialog not HIDPI friendly (VB-17735)
  • [Windows][HiDPI] Installer looks blurry on HiDPI displays (VB-23934)
  • [Windows] Maximized browser window overflows 1-2 pixels onto second monitor (VB-18258)
  • [Windows] Updater window out of focus (VB-22431)
  • [Windows] Auto update should not open immediately after user has checked for update manually (VB-23857)
  • [Bookmarks] Drag and Drop misbehaves on bookmark bar (VB-23606)
  • [Bookmarks] Show site name or URL in tooltip when hover an icon in bookmarks bar (VB-22887)
  • [Bookmarks] Reduce vertical space in Edit Mode for panel (VB-23108)
  • [Bookmarks][Speed Dial] Improve copy/cut/paste for bookmark tree, bookmark bar and Speed Dials (VB-23339)
  • [Bookmarks] Can not drop a URL after last item on the bookmark bar (VB-23401)
  • [Extensions] Click the same extension button doesn’t close its menu (VB-17312)
  • [Extensions] Last pass search field not auto focused (VB-17739)
  • [IME] hover in address bar turns the text invisible (VB-23313)
  • [Notes] It should be possible to map copy marked text to new note as a keyboard shortcut (VB-4018)
  • [Reader mode] Button re-paints upon loading new tab/reload (VB-23040)
  • [Reader mode] Should not show on reddit.com (VB-23615)
  • [Reader mode] update needed because failures on a few sites (VB-23661)
  • [Search field] Dropdown not closing on new tab (VB-23738)
  • [Search field] Added setting for always opening result in new tab (VB-23648)
  • [Search field] Search bar typed history is filtered towards content in search bar (VB-23612)
  • [Search field] Delete typed history not working correctly (VB-23927)
  • [Search field] Remove the icon from typed history
  • [Search field] Alt+Enter no longer opens new tab (VB-23357)
  • [Speed Dial] Cannot show unlimited Speed Dials in one folder (VB-16864)
  • [Tabs] Blank page if the only tab of the window is dragged to the same tab bar (VB-23412)
  • [Tabs] Clicking on active tab doesn’t always switch to the last used tab, after enabling “Click active tab to switch to previous tab” (VB-23212)
  • [Tabs] Stacked tabs dragged together even with stacking off (VB-23340)
  • [Tabs] Group the tab stack related context menu items
  • [Tabs] When both pinned and unpinned tabs selected only Unpin option in context menu, toggling states (VB-23080)
  • [Thumbnails] Pages loaded in background tab do not update thumbnail (VB-2991)
  • [URL field] Search in address field settings are out of sync (VB-23290)
  • [URL field][Search field] Focus styling is not the same as default UI focus (VB-23260)
  • [URL field] Copying the first character in the URL bar results in the entire contents being copied (VB-23246)
  • Improved startup procedure
  • No Referer Header with open new tab (VB-11034)
  • Mouse cursor not hidden when video is in fullscreen mode (VB-4297)
  • Fullscreen does not show hint on activation (VB-11689)
  • Missing Numeric pad shortcuts for single key shortcuts (VB-23495)
  • Backspace in text fields in web panels triggers going back (VB-23630)
  • Improve tree auto expand during drag and drop (VB-23387)
  • Incorrect Context Menu for Tab-stack Move To Submenu (VB-23395)
  • Simplify drag and drop around trashcan in trees (VB-23177)
  • Updated Chromium to 55.0.2883.92

Install Vivaldi 1.6 on Ubuntu

Run the following commands in Terminal to install Vivaldi 1.6 on 32 Bit Ubuntu Systems:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install gdebi
$ wget https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable/vivaldi-stable_1.6.689.40-1_i386.deb
$ sudo gdebi vivaldi*_i386.deb

Run the following commands in Terminal to install Vivaldi 1.6 on 64 Bit Ubuntu Systems:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install gdebi
$ wget https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable/vivaldi-stable_1.6.689.40-1_amd64.deb
$ sudo gdebi vivaldi*_amd64.deb

Once installed, open Vivaldi from Ubuntu Dash or Terminal.