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Install Vivaldi 2.6 Web Browser on Ubuntu

By Sourabh /  Category: How To, Ubuntu

Install Vivaldi Web Browser on Ubuntu. Vivaldi 2.6 – arrives with improved security, and new options for quicker navigation and customization. It has been upgraded to Chromium 75.0.3770.94. The most notable feature for the release is that the browser Vivaldi 2.6 browser blocks abusive ads and comes with an improved profile management.

Vivaldi 2.6

Added a new functionality to block adverts that use abusive technologies and ads designed to be misleading. The Abusive ad-blocker functionality stops ads from sites that are causing you problems, such as pop-ups that prevent you from leaving the site.

The Abusive ad-blocker gives the browser access to a blocklist that has been enabled by default and can be turned off in the “Privacy” section of Vivaldi Settings. This feature is an addition to our wide range of privacy settings.

Navigate faster with ‘Find in Page’: Are you a keyboard lover looking for a specific word or a term in a lengthy article or post? You can find whatever you are looking for much faster with ‘Find in Page’ – if the search result is a link, it can be opened instantly using Ctrl+Enter.

Visually enhanced Search Field: The magnifying glass on the Search Field on the right side of the Address Bar can now display the favicon of the active search engine, helping you to easily identify the search engine. Enable this under Settings > Search.

Filter saved passwords: Imagine scrolling through a long list to find your saved passwords, for example, a particular bank account? Go to Settings → Privacy and you can easily find your saved passwords by filtering either through account names or websites. Super convenient!

Keep a tab on unread tabs in the Window Panel: When you open a link in a background tab, you’ll be notified in the Window Panel if it is unread. The unread tab counter tells you precisely the number of tabs that still need your attention.

Changelog from 2.5 to 2.6

New

  • [New] Add support for blocking ‘abusive’ Ads VB-46155
  • [New][Accessibility] Allow to open “Find in Page” result with keyboard via Ctrl+Enter if it is a link VB-3341
  • [New][Profiles] Update the avatars VB-53590
  • [New][Profiles] Add support for adding and deleting in the popup VB-52800
  • [New][Profiles] Allow editing of avatar within the popup VB-51350
  • [New][Panels] Add unread tab counter to the Window panel VB-35467
  • [New][Razer Chroma] Add support for headset devices VB-53039
  • [New][Settings][Search Field] Show favicon for active engine VB-2610
  • [New][Settings] Provide a way to filter saved passwords VB-52407
  • [New][UI] Update images for error pages VB-52938

Address Bar

  • [Address Bar] Delete button in drop-down broken on bookmarks VB-53549
  • [Address Bar] Drag & drop text, pressing Enter empties the address bar VB-53613
  • [Address Bar] Deleting bookmark folders from the URL bar doesn’t work VB-53719
  • [Address Bar] Should support drag-and-drop editing VB-47830
  • [Address Bar] Typed History saving full URL instead of search nickname + term combination VB-46616
  • [Address Bar] Undo does not work correctly VB-7154
  • [Address Bar] Return all nickname results, from first entered character

Bookmarks

  • [Bookmarks] Imported bookmarks lack folder name VB-52691
  • [Bookmarks] Internal page can not be added to bookmark folder from bookmark bar VB-30881

History

  • [History] Ctrl+A and Del deletes whole day VB-45521

Image Inspector

  • [Image inspector] Long exposure is displayed incorrectly VB-32739

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • [Keyboard] Blacklist system reserved shortcuts VB-51765
  • [Keyboard] Esc can close both Find-in-Page and Quick Commands VB-51886
  • [Keyboard] Tab (key) focus cycling gets stuck halfway on some websites VB-53526
  • [Keyboard][Dev Tools] Ctrl+Shift+J should launch the console VB-4760
  • [Keyboard][Extensions] Shortcuts don’t work VB-14668
  • [Keyboard][Mac] ⌘N does not simply open a new window when all windows are minimized VB-23789

Linux

  • [Linux] Add support for chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra 74, 75 and 76 VB-54191

Panels

  • [Panels] Wrongly displayed decimal separator in Downloads VB-32813
  • [Panels] Last used Web Panel loads on startup even if the side panel is collapsed VB-53836
  • [Panels][Performance] Make the sidebar toggle animation smoother VB-53676

Profiles

  • [Profiles] Add separator between icon and extensions VB-53238

Quick Commands

  • [Quick Commands] Tab key should autocomplete VB-45630
  • [Quick Commands][Settings] Add setting to turn off calculator VB-53634
  • [Regression] Browser crashes when I close a tab VB-53657

Screenshots

  • [Screenshots] PNGs have an unnecessary alpha channel VB-53645

Search

  • [Search Field] Typed history dropdown sometimes lacks keyboard focus VB-52629
  • [Search Field] Suggestions are cropped in popup window VB-52616

Settings

  • [Settings] Changes to domain expansion suffix not saved VB-52426
  • [Settings] Unable to see complete password VB-53588
  • [Settings] Misaligned Select Folder button VB-53854
  • [Settings] Turn off “Always display navigation” by default VB-54379
  • [Settings][Search] Too little space for nickname in Japanese UI VB-54170

Speed Dials

  • [Speed Dial] Improve animation performance VB-9248
  • [Speed Dial] Multiple Speed Dial buttons can be active VB-5607

Sync

  • [Sync][Speed Dial] Do not synchronize the columns and width VB-52389
  • [Sync] Report to the user when sync initialization is stuck because of server issues VB-54041

Tabs

  • [Tabs] Popup thumbnails are not displayed in Private/Guest mode VB-53070
  • [Tabs] Resize early when closing tabs with middle mouse button shortcut VB-18469
  • [Tabs] Minimize Pinned Tab option doesn’t work if Minimize Tabs is disabled VB-52852
  • [Tabs] Moving UI button over tab activates it VB-50416
  • [Tabs] Releasing middle mouse button on a tab closes it, even when the actual click was somewhere else VB-43962
  • [Tabs] Crash on moving tabs between windows: particularly PDFs VB-54368
  • [Tabs] Occasional crash on closing tabs VB-54230
  • [Tabs][Performance] Animation performance improvements VB-52682
  • [Tabs][Regression] Tab Bar disappears and cannot be restored until restart of the browser VB-51912
  • [Tabs][Regression] Opening link in background tab does not trigger download save popup VB-51936
  • [Tabs][Regression] Vivaldi slows down when tiling or moving tabs VB-43866
  • [Tiling] Resize of tiled tabs is blocked if mouse moved too fast VB-43950

Themes

  • [Themes] Wrong format color crashes color picker VB-53412
  • [Themes] Editor color picker misaligned VB-52766

Others

  • [Extensions] “Allow in Incognito” makes the extension icon appear at the end VB-52550
  • [Touch] Long touch both opens context menu and executes default action VB-50393
  • [UI zoom] 60% causes minimize window button to disappear VB-28909
  • [UI] Clicks on modal dialogs can fail VB-52859
  • [UI] Notification permission dialog does not overlap icon in address field VB-25242
  • Upgraded to Chromium 75.0.3770.94

Install Vivaldi 2.6 Manually – On 64 Bit


sudo wget https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable/vivaldi-stable_2.6.1566.40-1_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/vivaldi-stable_2.6*.deb

Install Vivaldi 2.6 Manually – On 32 Bit


sudo wget https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable/vivaldi-stable_2.6.1566.40-1_i386.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/vivaldi-stable_2.6*.deb

Install Vivaldi 2.6 via APT Repository


sudo apt-get update
wget -qO- https://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/deb/ stable main'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install vivaldi-stable