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Opera GX Web Browser Comes To Linux (nerds.xyz) 38

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BrianFagioli writes: Opera GX has officially landed on Linux, bringing its gamer-focused browser experience to Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE-based systems. The browser includes GX Control for limiting RAM and network usage, a Hot Tabs Killer to shut down resource-heavy tabs, and built-in sidebar integrations for Discord and Twitch. Opera says this is not just a one-off port, but a long-term effort with ongoing updates and community engagement. "PC gaming has long been associated with a single dominant platform, but that's changing," says Maciej Kocemba, Product Director at Opera GX. "Bringing GX to Linux users -- who are renowned for the control they like to exert over their tools -- means gamers and developers can manage browser resources, customize their setup, and keep their system performing exactly the way they want."
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  • Hooray? (Score:5, Informative)

    by DrXym ( 126579 ) on Friday March 20, 2026 @07:36AM (#66050934)
    I installed it recently and it was just a mass of broken skins and affiliate / partner crap all wrapped up in eye aching "gamer" theme - neon on black etc. I don't see why anybody, gamer or not would want to use it in the state it is in.

    • Re: (Score:2, Informative)

      by Narcocide ( 102829 )

      Maybe to help contribute bug reports?

      • Re: (Score:3)

        by DrXym ( 126579 )
        I chose an easier option and uninstalled it. Honestly in the state it is, it seems irredeemable. Why do I want a browser laden down with all this bloat and god knows what in the way of affiliate links, ads and "personalized content"?

      • When the software is unusable, I expect to be paid to do QA. Otherwise, they can keep their crap.

        Speaking of which, Firefox really is turning into a Fuckfest. Especially the mobile version. Not only have they not fixed the copious memory leaks everyone has reported to them, they have now introduced a new crash bug that's hitting me every day or two.

        • > Not only have they not fixed the copious memory leaks

          It seems firefox has been plagued by memory leaks since it was named phoenix. What is going on ? I can't use firefox becuase the tab handling absolutely sucks. After about a dozen tabs i have to scroll. Firefox is a browser for people who only open 3 tabs max.

          • Re:Hooray? (Score:4, Informative)

            by markdavis ( 642305 ) on Friday March 20, 2026 @12:54PM (#66051424)

            >"Firefox is a browser for people who only open 3 tabs max."

            Ridiculous. At home on my main Linux desktop I typically have 3 Firefox windows each with multiple tabs and one with 11 open all day, every day, 24x7. I will occasionally close Firefox if I have to update it or the kernel or whatnot.

            • you must have a ultra widescreen monitor. Open more tabs than your monitors width and let me know how you get on. Firefox tab handling/display sucks hard.

              • >"you must have a ultra widescreen monitor. "

                Indeed I do, geometry 2560x1054. And I never open windows more than half the screen width.

        • I'm using Fulguris on Android.
          Got it from Droid-ify.
          less than 9MB download.
          Blocks ads from this site among other things.
          I'll take it.
          You might want to, too.

      • Maybe to help contribute bug reports?

        You kinda gotta have a base level of appeal to get to the bug report stage. "This sucks. Uninstall," isn't a great chance to catch bugs.

    • It is for kids really. My 8-year old loves it for the looks. And it makes sounds too, and has some ambient music. The whole thing is distracting for any normal person. Not sure who the target audience on Linux is.

    • Re: (Score:1)

      by CEC-P ( 10248912 )
      Their entire business model is people getting confused and thinking it's the same thing as Brave. It's actually a worse privacy nightmare than Edge, not to mention being designed for 10 year olds.

  • gamers? (Score:5, Funny)

    by fluffernutter ( 1411889 ) on Friday March 20, 2026 @08:00AM (#66050958)

    Why would a browser focus on gamers? Are there serious games running in browsers?

    • Why would a browser focus on gamers? Are there serious games running in browsers?

      You preempted me: do gamers use their browser significantly differently than the rest of mortals?

    • Re: (Score:3)

      by unrtst ( 777550 )

      Why would a browser focus on gamers? Are there serious games running in browsers?

      Disclaimer: I have neither tried nor actively use this, not have I seen usage stats, but...

      The streaming game solutions can be used directly from a browser. For example, GeForce Now: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/g... [nvidia.com]

      XBox Cloud Gaming and Amazon Luna are a couple others. They seem to have all the popular titles, including AAA games. I've been meaning to try one of them from a meta quest VR headset - don't have much use for it otherwise, and I don't have a current PS nor XBox nor gaming PC.

    • Re: (Score:3)

      by DrXym ( 126579 )
      I think a "browser for gamers" is marketing bullshit for a "browser with Twitch, Discover and a dump truck of affiliate shit hardcoded into it whether you need it or not". I expect gamers would be better served just by using a normal browser if they had the urge to. Most likely the experience is better, and the browser would be more focused on what it is supposed to be doing. Also, Opera's reputation for privacy is hardly enhanced knowing they're Chinese owned these days.

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by Junta ( 36770 )

      Think it's less about games in the browser, and more about just a marketing gimmick to cater to 'gamer sensibilities'

      I think if anything they vaguely pitch about controls to keep the browser from taking precious resources away from games or something..

      • That's a sad commentary, because other browsers should be equally as concerned about stealing memory from anything else running.

    • Why would a browser focus on gamers? Are there serious games running in browsers?

      No it's not about games running in browsers. Opera is hoping that gamers who all universally want their PCs to look like glow in the dark unicorn vomit, also want a browser to look like neon coloured unicorn vomit.

      That's literally all this is. A browser with neon skinning designed to match shitty Razer RGB LED Keyboards.

      They also make some vague mention of reining in system resources, but don't provide any indication that this browser is less resource hungry than any other.

  • Year of the Linux desktop (Score:5, Funny)

    by Hentes ( 2461350 ) on Friday March 20, 2026 @09:26AM (#66051066)

    Year of the Linux desktop, even Chinese spyware supports Linux now!

    • Yep. Not everyone knows that browser Opera is owned by the CCP, and is an active intelligence agent. Got important financial/political data on your computer; Opera will suck-it-dry like the best whore you ever engaged. And yes, back in-the-day I was one of those fools who paid $40 for beta O.3  with a promise of O.4 that was never fulfilled. Being a prick is in Operas blood like typhoid.

      • Re:Year of the Linux desktop (Score:4, Interesting)

        by I-am-a-Banana ( 940550 ) on Friday March 20, 2026 @12:23PM (#66051362)

        Actually Opera never went to the CCP until much much later. I think it was about the 2016-2017 time frame. It was at that point I dropped using it. I always used the free version.

        Many of the main devs started their own browser Vivaldi which is my main browser. However like most browsers, it is just different lipstick on the same pig... Chromium.

  • "PC gaming has long been associated with a single dominant platform, but that's changing"

    So the Atari game crash of 1983 has caught up with them?
    That can't be right. The 2600 was not a PC.

    Oh, wait, they are talking about browser games.

    They are preparing to take the plunge and switch away from Macromedia Flash?
    What are they betting on? Java applets, ActiveX, Silverlight?

    SMIL?

    • Oh, wait, they are talking about browser games.

      They are not. They are talking about normal gaming, and Linux is on the rise with Windows slowly ceeding market share to Linux in the gaming space.

      So the Atari game crash of 1983 has caught up with them?
      That can't be right. The 2600 was not a PC.

      Do you understand what the word "long" means? I know we old people like to pretend we're still young, but when people talk about "long" in the IT world we're talking a decade, maybe 15 years tops. Not... 2026, subtract 1983, carry the one, ... oh god... no wonder I don't have hair anymore. 43 years!

  • How does Opera continue to exist?

    Chromium
    Firefox
    Brave(Chromium)

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by ukoda ( 537183 )
      Ladybird looks promising, the development of it seems to be progress quite well. It will be good to have a third choice.

  • Yet Another Chrom*

    No thanks.

  • Does it come with a bundled H.264 decoder? Currently, only Chrome for Linux has that.

  • Chromium = garbage
    Closed-source = garbage
    Browser-based Discord = garbage

  • I wonder if it supports PWAs, unlike Firefox (though they're working on it).

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