I’ve noticed that some people have been giving advice that people should be using the dpkg command to install pretty much any software on the EeePC that isn’t in the default Synaptic repository. Whilst this will install most software and I advised using it with the Skype beta, it’s best only using the command if the software isn’t in a repository.
Some of the software you might wish to install may require other software and if these dependencies aren’t met it could cause problems with your system. Fortunately apt-get and the Synaptic package manager can resolve dependencies and will install everything that is required.
In the case of the Opera browser, a quick google search gave me the repository that Opera have provided. This page lists a number of repositories that can be added to the Synaptic package manager, or to the apt-get sources list that can be located at /etc/apt/sources.list on the EeePC.
In order to write changes to the apt sources you will need root access so I’d suggest running the command sudo kwrite /etc/apt/sources.list which will open a graphical editor and gives you the ability to add extra sources to the list.
You should then be able to install opera with:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install opera
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