A web browser is a software application installed in a Computer or Mobile device to facilitate access of information in the World Wide Web. There are tons of free and open source web browsers that can be installed on Linux, macOS, Windows and Mobile devices. One of those browsers is Vivaldi web browser which is created for speed, privacy and secure browsing experience by blocking ads and trackers. In this guide I’ll walk you through the process of installing Vivaldi Web Browser on CentOS 8 | RHEL 8 Workstation.
Some of the key features provided by Vivaldi web browser include but not limited to:
- Tab Management – Unique features give you full control of how you group and display browser tabs.
- Customization – You can tweak and tune every part of the browser to create your own unique experience.
- User Interface – An adaptive interface lets you adjust the position, size, and appearance of the browser’s UI elements.
- Navigation – Get to where you’re going faster with fully configurable Search options, custom shortcuts and a Bookmark manager fit for power users.
- Mouse & Keyboard – You have the choice to use custom Keyboard Shortcuts, Mouse Gestures or the command line control of Quick Commands.
- Privacy & Security – Vivaldi is built with privacy as a priority and gives you full control of settings critical to keeping your data safe.
- Tools – An arsenal of built-in tools like Notes, Image Properties and more give you advanced functionality without sacrificing performance.
- And many more cool features
Install Vivaldi Web Browser on CentOS 8 | RHEL 8
Vivaldi development team provides a YUM repository for pulling the packages on RHEL based systems such as CentOS, Fedora and Oracle Linux. This repository can easily be added to the system using dnf command line tool.
sudo dnf install -y dnf-utils
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/vivaldi-fedora.repoA new repository file will be created when command is executed.
$ cat /etc/yum.repos.d/vivaldi-fedora.repo
[vivaldi]
name=vivaldi
enabled=1
baseurl=https://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/rpm/$basearch
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/linux_signing_key.pubWith the repository configured correctly proceed with the installation of Vivaldi web browser on CentOS 8 Desktop machine.
sudo dnf install vivaldi-stableDependencies are installed automatically by the installer.
Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:45 ago on Mon 20 Jul 2020 12:11:05 AM EAT.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
vivaldi-stable x86_64 3.1.1929.45-1 vivaldi 68 M
Installing dependencies:
libXScrnSaver x86_64 1.2.3-1.el8 AppStream 31 k
libappindicator-gtk3 x86_64 12.10.0-19.el8 AppStream 43 k
libdbusmenu x86_64 16.04.0-12.el8 AppStream 140 k
libdbusmenu-gtk3 x86_64 16.04.0-12.el8 AppStream 41 k
liberation-fonts noarch 1:2.00.3-7.el8 BaseOS 20 k
liberation-serif-fonts noarch 1:2.00.3-7.el8 BaseOS 609 k
libindicator-gtk3 x86_64 12.10.1-14.el8 AppStream 70 k
mesa-vulkan-drivers x86_64 19.3.4-2.el8 AppStream 3.5 M
vulkan-loader x86_64 1.2.131.1-1.el8 AppStream 114 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 10 Packages
Total download size: 72 M
Installed size: 251 M
Is this ok [y/N]: yYou’ll also be asked to import GPG key for package signing during installation.
Importing GPG key 0x4A3AA3D6:
Userid : "Vivaldi Package Composer KEY05 <[email protected]>"
Fingerprint: B44B 85E3 E1A6 386B FC79 D411 9658 E804 4A3A A3D6
From : https://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/linux_signing_key.pub
Is this ok [y/N]: yLaunch Vivaldi on CentOS 8 | RHEL 8 Desktop
Use the command line interface or Desktop environment search to start Vivaldi web browser on CentOS 8.
$ vivaldiFrom Gnome menu.
Follow the Welcome page basic settings to complete installation and configuration of Vivaldi browser on CentOS 8 Linux system.
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