How to Install Opera Web Browser on Ubuntu 18.04

Opera is now 64 bit only for Linux. Version 45 was the last stable release for 32 bit versions of Linux.

And yes, I'm still running 32 bit. Not the least because my laptop has an older 32 bit Atom processor.

I wonder what percentage of the desktops and notebooks in use are running 32 bit. My guess is that it's under 5% by now. Anyone know the actual number?

Right now I have two 32-bit and two 64-bit systems at home, all running Slackware. My parents' systems are similarly 50/50: Dad's is 32-bit, Mom's is 64-bit.

Right now I don't have any 64 bit systems. My desktop is 64 bit capable, but only has 4 GB of memory so wouldn't gain anything by being 64 bit. And when I installed it it only had 2 GB of memory.

So, that's two people with 32 bit systems so far?

> So, that's two people with 32 bit systems so far?

Given how few people who still comment here, how many people do you expect?

@jdixon, having a 64-bit data path speeds up calculations considerably. The slight down-trade in memory efficiency is more than offset in MIPS and FLOPS. Try "openssl speed" to see the raw difference.

> I wonder what percentage of the desktops and notebooks in use are running 32 bit.

Trying to actually answer the question, if we check the Windows stats we should get a good idea.

NetMarketShare says XP is still 3.7% of the Windows base, and that's almost entirely 32 bit. They say Windows 7 is 39.6%, and if we assume 10% of Windows 7 installs are 32 bit, that's another 3.96%. So that would give 7.66%. StatCounter says 1.75% and 33.44%. So that would give 5.094%.

So somewhere between 5% and 10% as a round figure. The 10% figure on Windows 7 installations is a pure guess, of course.

The install i am writing this from is 32-bit, but is long overdue a replacement.

I used to have two 32-bit laptop systems. Both of them came factory equipped with a version of Windows software. As each laptop aged, it became increasingly difficult to update and maintain Windows software.

In fairness, it also became increasingly difficult to run any software, but there were a few 32-bit Linux distributions that ran on them. As the software became more difficult to find and update, it was more of a curiosity than a need to continue to work with these systems. Finally I sent all of them to recycle centers.

Linux 64-bit systems, an "after thought" long ago, are common now, yet even these can easily be replaced with a Chromebook or a phone for many functions, including forum and blog communication.

I have a few 32-bit machines here. They are developer pool machines for work. Basically, we use them to build 32-bit versions of our code and packages and to test them. 32-bit systems that I still use for anything else? None.