opera-stable

View documentation for the original command

$ tldr chromium

Installation (Debian/Ubuntu):
sudo apt update
sudo apt install opera-stable

Update (Debian/Ubuntu):
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade opera-stable

Removal (Debian/Ubuntu):
sudo apt remove opera-stable

Installation (RPM-based):
sudo yum install opera-stable
sudo dnf install opera-stable

Update (RPM-based):
sudo yum update opera-stable
sudo dnf update opera-stable

Removal (RPM-based):
sudo yum remove opera-stable
sudo dnf remove opera-stable

install
    Installs the `opera-stable` package (using `apt`, `yum`, or `dnf`).

remove
    Removes the `opera-stable` package (using `apt`, `yum`, or `dnf`).

update
    Updates the package list before installing (using `apt`).

upgrade
    Upgrades the `opera-stable` package (using `apt`, `yum`, or `dnf`).

The `opera-stable` command, typically encountered when installing or updating the Opera Stable web browser on Linux systems using package managers like `apt` or `yum`, isn't a standalone command. Instead, it represents the Opera Stable package name within the context of package management. Its primary function is to ensure the installation, update, or removal of the stable version of the Opera browser. The exact commands used with `opera-stable` depend on the specific package manager employed by the Linux distribution. For Debian-based systems (like Ubuntu), `apt` would be used, whereas RPM-based systems (like Fedora or CentOS) would utilize `yum` or `dnf`. The repository containing the Opera Stable package needs to be configured beforehand. After configuring the Opera Stable repository, you can use apt to install, remove, or update the `opera-stable` package. For example, to install the opera-stable package run `sudo apt install opera-stable`.
To update Opera: `sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade opera-stable`
To remove Opera: `sudo apt remove opera-stable`

The `opera-stable` package must be available in a configured package repository. You need to add the opera repository for your distro separately. If not, the install, remove, and upgrade commands will fail. The exact syntax may vary slightly depending on the package manager version and configuration.

Before using `opera-stable`, you need to configure the Opera Stable repository on your system. This typically involves adding a repository file to `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/` (for Debian-based systems) or adding a `.repo` file to `/etc/yum.repos.d/` or `/etc/dnf/repos.d/` (for RPM-based systems) with the URL for the Opera stable release channel.

To check the installed version, you can typically run opera --version or, after installation, check using your distribution's package manager's query tools. For example: dpkg -l opera-stable or rpm -q opera-stable.

The concept of package management and distribution specific packages like `opera-stable` arose from the need to easily install, update, and remove software on Linux systems. Opera began offering stable releases via repositories which could be used by different package managers like `apt`, `yum` and `dnf`.

apt(8), yum(8), dnf(8)