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Opera GX Hits Linux App Stores: Flatpak and Snap Bring Gaming Browser to Every Distro
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Opera GX Hits Linux App Stores: Flatpak and Snap Bring Gaming Browser to Every Distro

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Opera GX, the browser built for gamers, just landed on Flathub and the Snap Store. Linux users no longer need to fuss with distro-specific packages. A simple command gets it running anywhere—from Ubuntu desktops to Fedora spins and even Steam Deck handhelds. This move caps a rapid rollout that started barely a month ago with deb and RPM files, signaling Opera’s push into a market long dominated by Firefox and Chromium forks. Phoronix broke the news on April 23, 2026, noting the proprietary software’s new sandboxed formats after its March debut. Opera’s own blog post that day confirmed availability, urging users to grab it via Discover on Steam Deck in desktop mode. Last month, on March 19, Opera dropped native Linux support for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE bases. Deb and RPM packages handled the initial wave. Peak performance. Enhanced privacy. Heavy customization. Those were the promises, as Phoronix reported then. Gamers cheered; developers nodded approval. But universal packaging?…

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