Vivaldi 1.2 is released with many changes, Available For Linux Mint, Ubuntu and Fedora

Vivaldi is a feature-rich, next-generation web browser application based on the powerful and open source Chromium project, from which the popular Google Chrome web browser is derived. The application is freely distributed and cross-platform, created by the former CEO of Opera Software, built using modern Web technologies like React, JavaScript, Node.js, and Browserify.

A web browser designed for you

The main goal of the Vivaldi project is to make a highly flexible, low on resources and extremely fast web browser software that works across all mainstream computer operating systems, a web browser that is rich in functionality and designed for you, the user.

What's new in Vivaldi 1.2

• [Gestures][Settings] Editable gesture settings: now you can record any gesture you like for a wide range of actionsVB-507
• [Tabs] Add current tabs to startup optionsVB-6101
• [Tabs] Drop URLs on tab bar and tabsVB-1369
• [Tabs] Close Other Unselected Tabs is BrokenVB-17572
• [Tabs] "Close tabs to the right/left (or below/above)" tab context menuVB-2132
• [Tabs] Fix for keeping focus when using single keys to switch tabs
• [Tabs] Minimize Pinned Tab on Close should be configurableVB-16558
• [Tabs] Search in F2 dialog does not list tabs of other windowsVB-13664
• [Tabs] Selection Not Implemented for all actionsVB-16842
• [Tabs] Tooltip (thumbnail) sometimes is very persistantVB-4655
• [Tabs][Keyboard] No Quick Command for Move Active Tab to New Window (detach): also new shortcutVB-17297
• [Tabs][Keyboard] Change shortcut defaults so that ⌘/Ctrl+1-9 switched to the corresponding tab from left to right: The old defaults can still be mapped by the user
• [Tabs][Keyboard] ⌘/Ctrl+W ignores tab selectionVB-16023
• [Tabs][Settings] Related Tab Activation order stand alone settingVB-16568
• [Tabs][Settings] Opening option "Next to Tab" does not work as intended: It did not open next to the active tab in all cases (Ctrl+t and clicking on the '+'). In addition it should actually be named "After" to align better with the tab close options VB-16361
• [Tabs][Settings] Selection SettingsVB-16556
• [URL] URL dropdown drop down shows up on paste and goVB-17301
• [URL] Boost last used port in URL field autofillVB-11924
• [URL] Added X to delete typed history directly from URL dropdown
• [URL] Always escape space when copying from the URL field: ' ' should be ' '
• [URL] Clicking a search item in typed history tries to open URL instead of searchingVB-17515
• [URL] Clicking 'x' in URL field drop down does not remove typed history itemVB-17881
• [URL] Dragging URL from URL field doesn't workVB-16302
• [URL] Searching email address via URL field does not work correctlyVB-17789
• [URL] Vivaldi browser doesn't open refs like xn--80abnhcmtpndbnmh.xn--p1aiVB-15386
• [URL] about:blank opens in default searchVB-12741
• [URL] Disable suggest when dropdown is not visible: it can be switched off via a setting
• [URL] Save auto-completed items to typed history
• [URL][Keyboard] Alt+Enter in URL field should open Search result in new tab and Alt+Shift+Enter in new background tabVB-12364
• [Bookmarks] Add bookmark icon in SVGVB-16118
• [Bookmarks] Adding bookmark with nickname adds nickname as a descriptionVB-4390
• [Bookmarks] At most 20 bookmarks can be opened at the same timeVB-12838
• [Bookmarks] Entering edit mode a second time on the bookmarks bar moves bookmark to extender menu and hides followingVB-16101
• [Bookmarks] Nick triggers search if inserted using paste and goVB-17302
• [Bookmarks] Adding a new folder in sorted content on the Bookmarks bar may make editing impossibleVB-17159
• [Bookmarks] Should open in the current tab by defaultVB-17179
• [Bookmarks] Chevron icon not displayed on Bookmarks Bar on first display after launchVB-16053
• [Bookmarks] Icons on the bookmark bar are not horizontally centered VB-17511
• [Bookmarks] Ignored nickname for bookmarks foldersVB-2282
• [Bookmarks] Improve discoverability of sorting in Bookmarks PanelVB-15838
• [Bookmarks] Keyboard modifiers not respected when a bookmark opens from the panelVB-16886
• [Bookmarks] Middle click on a bookmark bar folder does not open all the bookmarks inside itVB-17780
• [Bookmarks] To "open" folder from bookmarks not just opens, but opens in "new" tabVB-15992
• [Bookmarks] Unable to open bookmarks without nameVB-14992
• [Bookmarks] Wrong link when you go to bookmark via F2 menuVB-16895
• [Bookmarks][Settings] Option to open a bookmark with a single mouse clickVB-16878
• [Extensions] Vivaldi crash with Alarm Ninja extensionVB-16329
• [Extensions] XMarks Sync closes the browserVB-14681
• [Extensions] "Download extensions" quick command is not workingVB-11531
• [Extensions] Extension buttons is updated for all windows, not the window owning the tabVB-16970
• [Extensions] Simplify styling of Extension buttonsVB-16372
• [Search] Cannot enable Search suggestionsVB-14906
• [Search] Can't remove old typed entries from search box dropdownVB-17326
• [Search] Can't search via paste and go context menuVB-17626
• [Search] Implement suggests in search field: for DDG, Wikipedia and BingVB-14822
• [Zoom] Webpage zoom level range expanded to 20% – 500%VB-14878
• [Zoom] Interface zoom is resets after pushing the "Back" buttonVB-13217
• [Zoom] Add edit field for page zoomVB-16222
• [Notes] In the edit field, the cursor jumps to end of textVB-3453
• [Notes] Empty notes panel shows edit field for nonexistent folderVB-10334
• [Settings] Add global setting for "Never save passwords"VB-15331
• [Keyboard] Alt+D doesn't activate Horizontal menu "Datei" in GermanVB-15812
• [Windows] Standalone install overwrites some values of default Vivaldi in registryVB-12600
• [Mac] Cannot make Facebook video callsVB-17503
• [Mac] Double clicking the tab field opens new tab and resizes windowVB-16033
• [Mac] Menu items not working with no open windowVB-10703
• [Mac][Settings] Optional setting to not close the window when closing last tabVB-11667
• [Mac] Remove 'Automatically download and install …' checkbox in updater: removed, since it does not workVB-18117
• [Mac] When OSX system settings that Vivaldi uses are changed, preferences should update without requiring a browser restartVB-11123
• Cannot define my own start page to replace Speed DialVB-11682
• If the home page is set as startup option the Speed Dial is opened as wellVB-9683
• Include remaining time in download panel entryVB-13720
• Disable autofill in text boxesVB-16164
• Downloaded zip files shows 0 bytes in download bar.VB-11697
• History navigation issues on internal pagesVB-16550
• Issues with Top Sites file size handlingVB-15803
• Trash folder misalignedVB-17798
• Translations updates
• Updated Chromium to 51.0.2704.65

How to Install Vivaldi 1.2 on Linux Mint and Ubuntu Derivatives :

To install Vivaldi 1.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 wily werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 18 sarah, Linux Mint 17.1, Linux Mint 17.2, Linux Mint 17.3 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

For ubuntu 32 bit :

$ wget https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable/vivaldi-stable_1.2.490.35-1_i386.deb

$ sudo dpkg -i vivaldi-stable_1.2.490.35-1_i386.deb

$ sudo rm -rf vivaldi-stable_1.2.490.35-1_i386.deb

For ubuntu 64 bit :

$ wget https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable/vivaldi-stable_1.2.490.35-1_amd64.deb

$ sudo dpkg -i vivaldi-stable_1.2.490.35-1_amd64.deb

$ sudo rm -rf vivaldi-stable_1.2.490.35-1_amd64.deb

In case “dpkg” indicates missing dependencies, complete the installation by executing the following command:

$ sudo apt-get install -f

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