Version history Opera for Linux

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Changes from v10.10 Beta 1 -> v10.10

• Opera 10.10 with Opera Unite is a recommended upgrade offering new and improved features, plus security and stability enhancements.
• New feature
• Opera Unite.
• Opera Unite gives you the power to connect with others directly and to collaborate and share information from your computer without storing any data on external servers. It enables you to unleash the true power and reality of the "one Web for all" experience. When you choose to share something on your computer using Opera Unite technology, it is available for family, friends, or the entire world — you decide what to share and how to share it with users that you trust. To communicate with you or access your shared data, others can use any modern Web browser they like.
• Opera Unite initially includes the following Opera Unite applications, which are small Web-service programs running inside the Opera 10.10 browser.
• Opera Unite Home
• Your personal Opera Unite Web page shows the Opera Unite applications you wish to share with family, friends, or the world.
• File Sharing
• The File Sharing application enables a simple and safe way to share files directly from your computer.
• Fridge
• The Fridge application enables people to leave notes on your computer.
• Media Player
• The Media Player application enables access to your complete home music library from wherever you are.
• Messenger
• A personal and private chat connection between you and another Opera Unite user who is listed as your friend on myopera.com.
• Photo Sharing
• The Photo Sharing application enables you to share your personal photos with friends around the world without the need to upload them.
• Web Server
• The Web Server application enables you to host your Web sites from your own computer.

Changes from v9.51 -> v9.52

• Opera 9.52 is a recommended security and stability upgrade.

Changes from v9.21 -> v9.50 Build 1652 Beta

• Plugins sometimes don't work properly
• We have FreeBSD 7 builds
• Added a lot of applications in the Suggests line in deb packages
• The command line switch -notrayicon is now respected again

Changes from v9.20 (Official beta) -> v9.20

• Opera 9.20 introduces Speed Dial and Developer Tools
• The search engine in Speed Dial can be chosen in Search preferences
• This release dynamically merges a default set of searches with your custom searches

Changes from v9.02 -> v9.10 Build 499 Beta

• Windows media plugin now works even if java is disabled
• Fixed hanging when hovering some pages, for example elkjop.no
• Fixed issue with floating point numbers treated as integers on some linux systems (caused some CSS and scripts to fail)
• Several Fraud protection fixes
• Several Memory leak and crash fixes
• Wand data is stored in a new format
• Notes: 1. We made a change to the format Wand data is stored in: this means that if you upgrade to this build, you should not downgrade to a build with the previous format, as you would lose your Wand data. If you choose to upgrade an existing Opera insta
• 2. You may have read about a phishing attack on MySpace that took advantage of
• Automatic form filling in other browsers. Although Opera was not directly
• Affected, these new changes make it even harder for users to be tricked by this attack

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