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How to Install Vivaldi 2.2 in Ubuntu Linux

By Sourabh /  Category: How To, Ubuntu

Install Vivaldi 2.2 in Ubuntu. Vivaldi Web Browser 2.2 for Linux Ubuntu improves accessibility, navigation and media experience. The update introduces more unique ways to manage tabs, makes Access Keys easier to use, integrates Pop Out video, and makes the browser’s toolbars more configurable. You can now watch HTML5videos in a floating window popup while continuing to browse as normal. This update brings a cheer for Linux fans. You can now watch Netflix, Prime Video, etc. as Vivaldi will now automatically fetch Widevine (Encrypted Media Extensions). It comes with an upgraded Chromium 71.0.3578.85.

Changelog from 2.1 to 2.2

New Features

  • [New] Add a “Save selected tabs as a session” feature (VB-27448)
  • [New] Add numbered accelerators to elements in main Window menu (VB-45894)
  • [New] Closed tabs now can be reached by Quick Commands and a keyboard shortcut (VB-43189)
  • [New] Configurable Address toolbar (VB-45486)
  • [New] Configurable Status toolbar (VB-46258)
  • [New] Mute all other tabs via the tab context menu (VB-11239)
  • [New] Search box on Speed Dial (VB-23505)
  • [New] Show webpage access key shortcuts (VB-44852)
  • [New] Enable Pop Out Video (Picture-in-Picture)
  • [New] Middle clicking in Back/Forward history drop-down should open the page in new tab (VB-9086)
  • [New] [Linux] Automatically fetch Widevine (EME) to enable Netflix, Prime Video, etc. (VB-25847)

Address Bar

  • [Address Bar] Caret in address bar jumps to the start when arrow key up is  pressed (VB-45498)
  • [Address Bar] Search without nickname adds space in front of search (VB-5762)
  • [Address bar] Ability to toggle only selected extensions (VB-35195)
  • [Address bar] Arrow up behaviour when the dropdown menu is not open(VB 45754)
  • [Address bar] Esc in URL field closes dropdown and losses focus (VB-46092)
  • [Address bar] URL field focused twice, blinks (VB-44799)
  • [Address bar] URL field does not check for protocol handlers when pasting links (VB-44833)

Bookmarks

  • [Bookmarks] Bookmark in folder can open in multiple tabs (VB-40580)
  • [Bookmarks] Import does not support descriptions transfer (VB-43246)
  • [Bookmarks] Loading pages when you have a lot of bookmarks is slow (VB-46339)
  • [Bookmarks bar] Ampersand (&) does not display in folder items (VB-45213)
  • [Bookmarks bar] Icon Drag and Drop space (VB-28113)

Navigation

  • [Navigation] Fast Forward gets activated on inappropriate pages (VB-46796)
  • [Navigation] Smarter detection of page navigation for fast forward (VB-44446)

Notes

  • [Notes] Added notification when a new note is created and the notes panel is closed (VB-23642)
  • [Notes] Notification firing from background windows (VB-46074)
  • [Notes] Pasting a note with screenshot adds another screenshot (VB-46073)

Panels

  • [Page Interaction] Webview gets focus when showing internal page (VB-45272)
  • [Panels] “Save All as Bookmarks” in Window Panel don’t work for closed tabs (VB-42598)
  • [Panels] Alphabetical sorting for accented letters in bookmarks panel (VB-36262)
  • [Panels] Favicon missing when using a panel, works on within tab (VB-12180)
  • [Panels] Panels are hard to resize (VB-39870)
  • [Panels] Vertical main menu shows incorrect accelerator keys initially when panel is hidden (VB-42330)
  • [Panels] Allow middle click to close tab or stack in the Window panel (VB-4686)

Quick Commands

  • [Quick Commands] Add ‘Remove From Tabstack’ (VB-46239)  
  • [Quick Commands] Add ‘Show Closed Tabs’ (VB-43188)  
  • [Quick Commands] Add ‘Ungroup Tab Stack’ command to Quick Commands (VB-44506)
  • [Quick Commands] Caret jumps in the text field when using arrow up (VB-45494)
  • [Quick Commands] Foreground and Background Overriding (VB-45473)
  • [Quick Commands] Search instead of going to entered IP address (VB-35328)  
  • [Quick Commands] Search result tuning (VB-45938)

Search

  • [Search] Arrow up in search bar suggestion causes caret to jump (VB-45886)
  • [Search] Update the logo and name for Startpage search engine (VB-46108)

Settings

  • [Settings] “Confirm Opening Bookmarks over Maximum of” – edit field constraints (VB-40350)
  • [Settings] Keyboard friendly categories (VB-6879)
  • [Settings] Move to submenu should contain New Window (VB-45264)
  • [Settings] Obsolete “Zoom” shortcut and mouse gesture actions (VB-45152)
  • [Settings] Possible to assign the same keyboard shortcut to two commands  (VB-44390)
  • [Settings] Tab Muting doesn’t match search for “mute” (VB-40354)
  • [Settings] Tooltips not visible over text (VB-42440)
  • [Settings] Wrong behaviour with Keyboard shortcut editing (VB-46010)
  • [Settings] Add description for “Minimize Active Tab” (VB-42972)
  • [Settings] Add option to disable Google DNS (used to help resolve navigation errors) (VB-47091)

Speed Dial

  • [Speed Dial] No rocker gestures on Speed Dial (VB-10512)
  • [Speed Dial] Tabs inaccessible with New Tab Page other than Start Page (VB-39875)

Sync

  • [Sync] Converting more settings to syncable types (VB-45835)

Tabs

  • [Tabs] Minimum tab width can interfere with positioning (VB-43274)
  • [Tabs] Switch tabs by scroll fails between tabs (VB-45220)   
  • [Tabs] Untiling tabs does not drop selection (VB-45471)
  • [Tabs] Wrong tabs alignment after closing a tab (VB-44574)

Themes

  • [Themes] Correct grouping of Hue lights (VB-36293)

User Interface

  • [UI] Add page / all pages as bookmark should add under selected element (VB-45451)
  • [UI] Allow identical underscored letters in menus as last resort (VB-45887)
  • [UI] Artifacts on the buttons when system scale bigger than 100% (VB-45319)
  • [UI] Blank page before a website loads now follows the theme background color (VB-46504)
  • [UI] Mouse cursor hides in full screen video (VB-23964)
  • [UI] Only the visible area of the tab group popup should be clickable (VB-45036)
  • [UI] Scrolling with PgUp/PgDn should work when find-in-page is open (VB-45412)
  • [UI] Toolbar buttons can remain highlighted (VB-46229)
  • [UI] Top Domains in History should be links (VB-46523)

Others

  • [Windows] Logo lacking gap in header (VB-45831)
  • [Linux] Cache known good versions of libffmpeg (VB-44716)
  • [Mac] “⌘⇧C” to copy text to note changed to “⌘⌥C” (VB-36702)
  • [Mac] Ampersand (&) does not display in folder items (VB-45644)
  • [Mac] Fullscreen UI drops down when it shouldn’t (VB-45008)
  • [Mac] Problem with Show/Hide Window Panel state on Menu Bar (VB-32080)
  • [Capture] Allow capture selection to extend outside the Vivaldi window (VB- 46656)
  • [Focus] Cursor switches place based on mouse click up location (VB-45820) 
  • [Menus] Add bookmark context menu item for history items (VB-27010)
  • Updated Translations
  • Upgraded Chromium to 71.0.3578.85

How to Install Vivaldi 2.2 in Ubuntu

Run the following commands to install Vivaldi 2.2 in Ubuntu Systems:

On 64 Bit

wget https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable/vivaldi-stable_2.2.1388.34-1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/vivaldi-stable_2.2*.deb

On 32 Bit

https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable/vivaldi-stable_2.2.1388.34-1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/vivaldi-stable_2.2*.deb

Once installed, restart the system to apply changes.