Install / Update Vivaldi 1.4 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint and Mac OSX


Vivaldi 1.4 is released and Availalbe Now, how To Update and install on Ubuntu 16.10 'yakkety yak', 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' and other Ubuntu derivative systems

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 1.4
  • [New feature] [Themes] Theme change scheduling (VB-20445)
  • [New feature][Trash] Let middle-click on Trash icon restore recently closed tab (VB-20624)
  • [Regression] [Mac] Escaping fullscreen crashes vivaldi (VB-20886)
  • [Regression] History entry in URL dropdown cannot be deleted (VB-21017)
  • [Regression] Can't delete history on search box if the entry is too long (VB-16086)
  • [Regression] Vivaldi crashes when denying web notifications after leaving the website (VB-20855)
  • [Regression] Tab not displayed on tab Trash list if closed on Speed Dial (VB-10032)
  • [Fixed] Bookmark bar folder is not removed from toolbar when deleted (VB-20804)
  • [Fixed] Bookmark added twice after confirming with Enter (VB-15345)
  • [Fixed] Add Scots Gaelic to installer and settings (VB-20992)
  • [Fixed] Resizing panels pushes right-placed tabs (VB-20839)
  • [Fixed] Search in notes does not look into URL field (VB-16919)
  • [Fixed] Drop URLs on Tab Bar or individual tabs (VB-1369)
  • [Fixed] Auto-update fails with non-ASCII character in user name (VB-20771)
  • [Mac] Gestures don't work in Settings in a tab (VB-20258)
  • [Mac] Tab stack indicator not visible if native window is used (VB-12504)
  • [Mac] Top bar lost in full screen state when switching tabs (VB-20156)
  • [Bookmarks] Panel - no collapse after pressing left arrow key on subitem? (VB-16434)
  • [Bookmarks] Import of Bookmarks from Firefox fails (VB-20401)
  • [Bookmarks] Add bookmark pop-up looks wrong (VB-20276)
  • [Bookmarks][URL] Matching bookmarks do not show up in URL field drop down (VB-20705)
  • [Notes] Adding an attachment to a Note is impractical (VB-20603)
  • [Notes] Panel not keyboard accessible (VB-10240)
  • [Panels] Add configurable buttons to Web panels and separate resize to all panels (VB-20503)
  • [Panels] Let web panels delay loading until activated the first time (VB-20595)
  • [Spatnav] Can't select Righmost "Login" button and leftmost "Vivaldi blog team" is not reachable (VB-13014)
  • [Search] After pressing enter in search field, dropdown flickers (VB-20746)
  • [Search] Can't delete search field typed history (VB-20744)
  • [URL] Autocomplete on Vivaldi URLs in URL field (VB-19107)
  • [URL] Do not add invalid URLs to typed history (VB-19106)
  • [Zoom] Create setting to disable zooming with CTRL/CMD + scrolling (VB-20069)
  • [Zoom] Maximum Zoom with Scrollwheel is 300% (VB-17298)
  • Differentiate visually Stable vs Snapshot version (VB-20253)
  • Can not reopen tab from menu (VB-20402)
  • Cloned tab appears after active tab not cloned tab (VB-20188)
  • Closing a Fullscreen Video with CTRL+W should also exit from fullscreen mode (VB-15127)
  • Context menus do not show up in settings page (VB-20289)
  • Creating a new bookmark/notes folder does not set focus in the name field (VB-20072)
  • Default webpage zoom is not respected in private mode (VB-20351)
  • Find in page quick command does not focus search field (VB-20706)
  • Keyboard shortcut for clearing browsing data does not work (VB-20666)
  • Loosing chars if quickly typing into find in page (VB-19532)
  • Center images (VB-3193)
  • Middle-click does not open link in background in History (VB-3250)
  • "Open in new window" on bookmark folder creates multiple windows (VB-5492)
  • Option to open session in new window (VB-14386)
  • Page accent color always gray in private tabs (VB-19964)
  • Panel opening movement improvement (VB-17688)
  • Panels stuck at minimum width, no more dragging possible (VB-20295)
  • Prioritize meta-theme-color and dominant colors for UI colorization(VB-19956)
  • Related tabs are sometimes placed at the end (VB-20411)
  • Releasing the mouse button over Speed Dial folders opens them (despite not clicking on them) (VB-20130)
  • Saved passwords are not reflected in privacy settings (VB-19929)
  • Search engine order is incorrect in search dropdown field (VB-20681)
  • Search suggest for yandex not working (VB-14070)
  • Simplify color picking algorithm for tabs (VB-20255)
  • Tab UI is still overlapping the panels in certain themes (VB-20542)
  • Theme color not applied in private mode (VB-20409)
  • URL scheme is inherited from previous URL (VB-19788)
  • Wrong shortcut action if Ctrl+PgUp and Ctrl+PgDwn is defined (VB-16444)
  • Zooming and tab switcher activate on too many shortcuts (VB-20282)
  • Upgraded to Chromium 53

Install / Update Vivaldi 1.4 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint

To Install / Update Vivaldi 1.4 onUbuntu 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), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 18 'Sarah', Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 4.0 loki, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

For Ubuntu 64 bit :

Download Vivaldi 1.4 64 bit debian Package :
wget https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable/vivaldi-stable_1.4.589.11-1_amd64.deb

Install debian package
sudo dpkg -i vivaldi-stable_1.4.589.11-1_amd64.deb


For Ubuntu 32 bit : 

Download Vivaldi 1.4 32 bit debian Package :
https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable/vivaldi-stable_1.4.589.11-1_i386.deb

Install debian package
sudo dpkg -i vivaldi-stable_1.4.589.11-1_i386.deb


After installation is finished, open vivaldi on ubuntu dashboard like this :


The mac package is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.