I Installed Opera 8.5 But Don't Know How To Start It

username132 · 03-29-2006, 04:58 PM

I installed Opera but it hasn't appeared in the applications menu. I don't know what to do next. 'Run application' doesn't list it.

captainpete · 03-29-2006, 06:37 PM

What happens if you open the command line and type: opera

username132 · 03-29-2006, 08:08 PM

Well then Opera starts...

However I do get an error about not being able to start plugins and here's the output from terminal;

[root@localhost Sean]# opera
ERROR: ld.so: object 'libjvm.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object 'libawt.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
Session management error: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed

captainpete · 03-29-2006, 08:53 PM

I recall getting those same errors, but the program worked so I ignored them just as it did. You can create your own launcher for the menu if it doesn't end up there. Sometimes they'll randomly show up after a reboot or a short period of time. You might want to check it again.

username132 · 03-29-2006, 09:01 PM

It has shown up, and in the Internet section noless (clever), but it is icon-less. Just a blank space where the icon should be. :'(

When I just tried to put the launcher on my top panel, I got an error = failed to load image opera.png > icon not found.

captainpete · 03-29-2006, 09:09 PM

What do you mean by put the launcher on your top panel?

username132 · 03-29-2006, 09:16 PM

I right click on Opera in the Applications Menu and it says 'add this launcher to panel' which I select. It then put a shortcut in the panel at the top (I also have a panel at the bottom of the screen). Except this shortcut has no icon (replaced by a questionmark).

captainpete · 03-29-2006, 09:28 PM

Can you right click on it and set it's properties?

username132 · 04-01-2006, 10:15 PM

Yes, I can. I've given it the firefox icon, since the Opera.png isnt avaialble. There's no google results for the error "failed to load opera.png" either.

captainpete · 04-02-2006, 09:34 PM

Use Google image search and just "borrow" one from somewhere. Filter by small images. I just tried it and there's a ton to choose from.

username132 · 04-04-2006, 09:42 PM

Why when I type "yum search opera", do I get no results, but when I type "yum install opera", I get a program installed? Also, I uninstalled Opera, and reinstalled to see if it would fix problems but now it doesn't appear in the Internet menu, and typing 'Opera' in the terminal does nothing "command not found". I think this is how things were initially the first time I installed it. Restarting hasn't changed anything though.

Gethyn · 04-05-2006, 06:15 AM

Is Opera in the yum repositories? Since it's a proprietary program, I'd be very surprised if that was the case.

You could try 'updatedb' followed by 'locate opera' to see if it's on your system somewhere.

The Opera website used to carry Fedora rpms, have you tried installing one of those?

username132 · 04-05-2006, 09:37 AM

So a repository is a fixed number of programs that are deemed suitable by the Fedora Core developers, and yum can only search in this list? When I say "yum install opera", what exactly is it installing then? Whatever it is, it's 1.2 Mb.

I'll check updatedb and I'll install from the Opera website. Thanks.