diff --git a/_posts/2023-10-26-install-vivaldi.md b/_posts/2023-10-26-install-vivaldi.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6cb3bcd --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2023-10-26-install-vivaldi.md @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +--- +title: Installing Vivaldi +description: Learn how to Install and set up Vivaldi in Vanilla OS. +date: 2023-10-26 +layout: article +authors: + - Phosphorus-M + - amsyarzero +published: true +--- + +## Introduction + +[**Vivaldi**](https://vivaldi.com) is a freeware, cross-platform web browser based on Chromium, the open-source project behind Google Chrome. Vivaldi is intended to be a customizable, functional, and practical browser for the web. + +## Installing Vivaldi + +First, download the latest version of Vivaldi from [**here**](https://vivaldi.com/download/). + +Execute the following command to access to the directory where the downloaded package is located: + +```bash +cd ~/Downloads +``` + +Then, install the downloaded package into your subsystem using the following command: + +```bash +apx install --sideload ./vivaldi-stable_*_amd64.deb +``` + +After the installation is complete, you must install the proprietary codecs needed for video and audio to play: + +```bash +apx enter +sudo apt update && sudo apt install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra +``` + +Run the following command to install the required components for functioning audio: + +```bash +sudo apt install pipewire-audio-client-libraries pipewire-pulse wireplumber +exit +``` + +You can now create a desktop entry for Vivaldi with: + +```bash +apx export vivaldi-stable +``` + +Now Vivaldi should be functioning perfectly! + +## Setup Vivaldi as your default browser + +To set Vivaldi as your default browser, open the terminal and run the following commands: + +```bash +cd ~/.local/share/applications +xdg-settings set default-web-browser apx_managed-vivaldi-stable.desktop +``` + +This allows you to open links from other applications outside of the subsystem in Vivaldi. + +Inside of a subsystem, you can also use the following command: + +```bash +xdg-settings set default-web-browser vivaldi-stable +``` + +This allows you to open links from other applications inside of the subsystem in Vivaldi. + +## Limitations + +- A new Vivaldi icon will open for each window, regardless of whether the icon in the Application Menu is pinned to the dock or not. + +![Vivaldi in the dock](/assets/uploads/Miscellaneous/vivaldi-dock.webp) diff --git a/assets/uploads/Miscellaneous/vivaldi-dock.webp b/assets/uploads/Miscellaneous/vivaldi-dock.webp new file mode 100644 index 0000000..65af3c5 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/uploads/Miscellaneous/vivaldi-dock.webp differ