Vivaldi Browser

[evergreen]

Hello Kulle,

So we could have the latest Vivaldi in this way that's good.

BTW it's very weird that now vivaldi-codecs-ffmpeg-extra is not longer in https://slackbuilds.org

But with the updates they made some changes so now everything is vinculante in this url and there is the last Vivaldi. I feel like I should keep using safe sources .

https://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2 ... k/vivaldi/

Thanks

Hi evergreen,
the latest version vivaldi-2.9 only works with the latest codecs version.
The latest codecs version (vivaldi-ffmpeg-codecs-78.0.3895.5-1-x86_64.pkg...>) can be downloaded here:
http://repo.herecura.eu/herecura/x86_64/

[Ed_P]

Maybe I am a little dictator but you are right on a side, on the other side some people dont need it and some people need to have H.264/AAC supporting and I didnt explain what is the reason to have an extra module, thanks for the observation.

This works.

vivaldi.sh

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#!/bin/bash

if [ `whoami` != "root" ]; then
   echo guest | sudo -S  echo "******"
   sudo sh $0 $1 $2
   exit
fi

mkdir -p /tmp/xzms
mkdir -p /tmp/mod

echo
echo Download these two files to /tmp/xzms
echo
echo  https://sourceforge.net/projects/projectignis/files/modules/Vivaldi/vivaldi-2.8.1664.44-x86_64-1_SBo.xzm/download 
echo  https://sourceforge.net/projects/projectignis/files/modules/Vivaldi/vivaldi-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-77.0.3865.90-x86_64-1_SBo.xzm/download 
read

cd /tmp/xzms
for a in *.xzm;  do xzm2dir $a  /tmp/mod; done
cp  /home/guest/Vivaldi.desktop /tmp/mod/usr/share/applications/
chmod +x                        /tmp/mod/usr/share/applications/Vivaldi.desktop

dir2xzm  /tmp/mod /tmp/Vivaldi-Eds.xzm

One module with a working Menu item. Easier for new users to use.


Vivaldi.desktop

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[Desktop Entry]
Name=Vivaldi
Comment=A browser
Exec=vivaldi
Icon=vivaldi
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Network;
StartupNotify=false[code]

[evergreen]

Module Vivaldi-2.9.1705.31-x86_64-1_SBo

https://sourceforge.net/projects/projec ... m/download

Since version 2.9.xxx https://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/network/vivaldi is offering Vivaldi and chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra together

the reason is the new script to get it placed here

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/opt/vivaldi/update-ffmpeg

libffmpeg.so location is here

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/var/opt/vivaldi/

So now we dont need to looking for any other solution.

To have access to this browser by default we should add some parameters editing /opt/porteus-scripts/xorg/browser for this

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#!/bin/sh
# Find and run a web browser.

where() { which $1 2>/dev/null; }
browser=`where firefox || where google-chrome || where google-chrome-stable || where opera || where midori || where konqueror || where palemoon || where vivaldi`

if [ -e /usr/share/applications/vivaldi.desktop  ]; then
	browser=`awk -F= '/Exec=/{print$NF}' /usr/share/applications/vivaldi.desktop | head -n1 | cut -f 1 -d ' '`

elif [ -e /usr/share/applications/browser.desktop  ]; then
	browser=`awk -F= '/Exec=/{print$NF}' /usr/share/applications/browser.desktop | head -n1 | cut -f 1 -d ' '`
fi

$browser $*

Cheers !

[Ed_P]

Still no Menu item for Vivaldi.

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guest@porteus:~$ su
Password: 
root@porteus:/home/guest# ./vnew.sh
+ ls -lght /mnt/live/memory/images
+ grep viv
+ ls -lght /usr/share/applications
+ grep viv
+ ls -lght /usr/share/applications
+ grep Viv
+ activate /home/guest/Downloads/vivaldi-2.9.1705.31-x86_64-1_SBo.xzm
Quiet mode: off
Updating shared library links:  /sbin/ldconfig
Updating CINNAMON menu: update-desktop-database
+ sleep 3
+ ls -lght /mnt/live/memory/images
+ grep viv
drwxr-xr-x  5 root  60 Nov  5 11:37 vivaldi-2.9.1705.31-x86_64-1_SBo.xzm
+ ls -lght /usr/share/applications
+ grep viv
+ ls -lght /usr/share/applications
+ grep Viv
root@porteus:/home/guest# 

A Cinnamon problem??

[ncmprhnsbl]

A Cinnamon problem??

could be (like with palemoon and opera)
try

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# cp  /mnt/live/memory/images/vivaldi-2.9.1705.31-x86_64-1_SBo.xzm/usr/share/applications/vivaldi.desktop /usr/share/applications/

[Ed_P]

Thank you ncmp.

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guest@porteus:~$ su
Password: 
root@porteus:/home/guest# cp  /mnt/live/memory/images/vivaldi-2.9.1705.31-x86_64-1_SBo.xzm/usr/share/applications/vivaldi.desktop /usr/share/applications/
root@porteus:/home/guest# ls -lght /usr/share/applications/viv*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 8.0K Nov  6 01:11 /usr/share/applications/vivaldi.desktop
root@porteus:/home/guest# 

And it is showing in the Menu under Internet.

Strange. The basic desktop file I created and added to the module's /usr/share/applications folder would get copied to the system's /usr/share/applications folder and show in the Menu on Cinnamon when activated but not the vivaldi one so Cinnamon is working with some desktop files.

[jssouza]

jssouza this thread might interesting you. Vivaldi Browser (Post by Ed_P #74542)

Seems to be that unlike other DEs, cinnamon needs more than just a simple update-desktop-database command. So will have to use the old method of installing the desktop files.
Appending the following to update-menu, to manually install the .desktop files seems to work:

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dot_desktops=`cat /mnt/live/tmp/caches/desktop-install`
for dot_desktop in $dot_desktops; do
    desktop-file-install $dot_desktop 
done

Will look into it. Thanks.

[Ed_P]

Appending the following to update-menu,

"update-menu"? Where do I find that file?

FYI

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Boot ISO: Porteus-CINNAMON-v4.0-x86_64.iso
Boot DE:  003-jinnamon-180702.xzm

[jssouza]

"update-menu"? Where do I find that file?

It's at /opt/porteus-scripts/xorg/update-menu

[Ed_P]

Thank you jssouza. So close. I actually looked in /opt/porteus-scripts and /opt/porteus-scripts/cinnamon.

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guest@porteus:~$ su
Password: 
root@porteus:/home/guest# echo 'dot_desktops=`cat /mnt/live/tmp/caches/desktop-install` ' >> /opt/porteus-scripts/xorg/update-menu
root@porteus:/home/guest# echo 'for dot_desktop in $dot_desktops; do '                    >> /opt/porteus-scripts/xorg/update-menu
root@porteus:/home/guest# echo '    desktop-file-install $dot_desktop '                   >> /opt/porteus-scripts/xorg/update-menu
root@porteus:/home/guest# echo 'done '                                                    >> /opt/porteus-scripts/xorg/update-menu
root@porteus:/home/guest# cat /opt/porteus-scripts/xorg/update-menu
#!/bin/sh
# Update CINNAMON menu:

echo "Updating CINNAMON menu: update-desktop-database"
update-desktop-database 2>/dev/null 2>&1
#user=`ps -C cinnamon-session -o user=`
#su $user -c "cinnamon --replace &"
dot_desktops=`cat /mnt/live/tmp/caches/desktop-install` 
for dot_desktop in $dot_desktops; do 
    desktop-file-install $dot_desktop 
done 
root@porteus:/home/guest# 

-update-

jssouza, how come update-menu added my basic Vivaldi.desktop to the menu but not the official vivaldi.desktop file without this fix?

[Ed_P]

jssouza your change adds desktop files in /home/guest/ to the Menu in an Other category.

[jssouza]

jssouza your change adds desktop files in /home/guest/ to the Menu in an Other category.

Not getting you. Why do you have desktop files in /home/guest?

Other things:
- The problem is more involved. I only mentioned the final fix that has to go into update-menu
- update-menu should not be called directly
- The scripts have changed a lot from porteus 4 to 5. The fix too will eventually come in porteus 5. You are still on porteus 4

[Ed_P]

Sorry. I meant /home/guest/Desktop files.

I am not calling update-menu directly, just activating vivaldi modules.

Yes, I do most of my stuff on 4. I do test 5, just not my main system.

[evergreen]

Module vivaldi-2.9.1705.41-x86_64-1_SBo.xzm

https://sourceforge.net/projects/projec ... m/download 77.8 MB

Cheers !

[evergreen]

Module vivaldi-2.10.1745.27-x86_64-1_SBo.xzm

https://sourceforge.net/projects/projec ... m/download 78.9 MB

Cheers !