How to set Opera as default Web browser on Windows, Mac, Linux?

Guide on how to set Opera as default Web browser on Windows, Mac, Linux in an easy way.

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Opera 10 beta browser was released recently, if you find this enhanced speed and performance browser was designed for you. Do you want to set Opera as default Web browser? Here, you can get an ideal solution. This guide will just show you how to set Opera as default Web browser on Windows, Mac, Linux in an easy way.

Opera has announced the general availability of Opera 10 beta on 3th,jun. It's free and available for Mac, Windows and Linux. This new version brings a number of new featurss, such as, Opera auto update, Opera crashlogging tool, Opera inline spelling checker, Opera Turbo, ect. 23% boosted performance than lastversion and many users had installed and have a great experience.

Set Opera as default Web browser is just as simple a process. Follow the step by step howto bellow.

Step-by-step Guide: How to set Opera as default Web browser on Windows?

Step 1: Start Opera 10.

Step 2: Go to the Opera menu on the top and select "Tools", A menu pop up, then click "Preferences" on the bottom of the menu.



Step 3: After click "Preferences", a new page pop up. Select the "Advanced" table on the top, and then choose the "programs" on the middle-left. You will see the interface as bellow. Choose the "check Opera is default browser on satrtup", then click "OK" button.



Step 4: Close Opera 10, and start it again, a small window will pop up, click "YES" button.



That's all!


Step-by-step Guide: How to set Opera as default Web browser on Mac?

1. Open Safari
2. In the Safari menu, select "Preferences" > "General"
3. Under "Default Web Browser" select Opera

Note: On Mac OS X 10.2, you can also select a default browser using System Preferences > Internet > Web > Default Web Browser

That's all!

Step-by-step Guide: How to set Opera as default Web browser on Linux?

For the two major desktop environments, the easiest ways of changing the default system Web browser to Opera are:

Gnome

1. In Gnome's System menu, select "Preferences" > "Preferred Applications"
2. On the "Internet" tab, select "Opera" as the Web browser

KDE

1. Open KDE's System Settings
2. Open "Default Applications", and select "Web Browser"
3. Under "Open http and https URLs" mark "in the following browser", and choose Opera

That's all, OK. You successfully complete to set Opera as default Web browser on Windows, Mac, Linux. Yes, it is really easy with several simple steps! It is the end of this how to set Opera as default Web browser on Windows, Mac, Linux guide.

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