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I tried to install opera by downloading the .deb file from opera website. Running sudo dpkg -i opera-stable_44.0.2510.1218_amd64 gave the following results:

[sudo] password for user1: 
(Reading database ... 187300 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack opera-stable_44.0.2510.1218_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking opera-stable (44.0.2510.1218) ...
dpkg-deb (subprocess): decompressing archive member: lzma error: compressed data is corrupt
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess <decompress> returned error exit status 2
dpkg: error processing archive opera-stable_44.0.2510.1218_amd64.deb (--install):
 cannot copy extracted data for './usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/opera' to '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/opera.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3+17.04.20170406-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-1) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.8-1) ...
Processing triggers for menu (2.1.47ubuntu1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 opera-stable_44.0.2510.1218_amd64.deb"

Opera is currently not available in Ubuntu software store or in Software Boutique. I also tried older opera-stable_44.0.2510.857_amd64.deb and got similar results. I downloaded the package twice thinking it might be any download error but same result.

dipu
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  • Test this one: dpkg --force-all -i opera-deb-file – Ravexina Apr 16 '17 at 18:30
  • lzma error: compressed data is corrupt and unexpected end of file or stream strongly suggest the file is indeed corrupt. –  Apr 16 '17 at 19:18
  • @CelticWarrior How do i download one that is not corrupt? Previously when i update using sudo apt get update command there used to be lots of weak hash values. Does this all mean there is some problem with my Internet connection? – dipu Apr 16 '17 at 19:27
  • Either that or a problem in the drive you're saving the files. –  Apr 16 '17 at 19:28
  • @CelticWarrior Downloads are on ext4 partition, then i move it to NTFS for storage. Installation is done on NTFS drive. Hard disks are relatively new. One is less than 3 years old and other is new one. – dipu Apr 16 '17 at 19:32
  • woud be preferable to install right after downloading and then move it. I wouldn't be surprised if that was in fact the cause. Age of the drives is irrelevant: 1. Any hardware can fail at any time but that's not even the most likely underlining cause, 2. Logical errors can occur for any number of reasons and those are unrelated with the drive's health. I would certainly try downloading again, install and only then then move to NTFS (or not, what's the point in keeping an installer that you won't use again?) –  Apr 16 '17 at 19:41
  • I would also strongly recommend connecting the NTFS drive to a Windows PC and use Windows tools for error correction. A NTFS with logical errors can go unnoticed in Linux for years. –  Apr 16 '17 at 19:46
  • And you don't need to use the deb either. Opera isn't in the official repos but there's a PPA: https://askubuntu.com/questions/765483/how-can-i-install-the-opera-browser-from-the-terminal –  Apr 16 '17 at 19:50
  • @CelticWarrior I downloaded it again and installed from downloads folder itself. Still the same errors. I had installed Opera before on Ubuntu 16.10 and it was working fine. It was either from Software Boutique, Ubuntu software or from .deb file. I cant remember. There is a software called opera-stable in Ubuntu software store which shows up once you double click on the .deb file. But it is not getting installed. Software Boutique has removed opera from their collection at the moment. So are you recommending to install Opera via PPA?. – dipu Apr 16 '17 at 20:36
  • Given the circumstances yes, I'm recommending the PPA. I'm intrigued by your issue, of course, but you being able to install the software you want/need obviously trumps my curiosity. –  Apr 16 '17 at 20:40

1 Answers1

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Try this:

Open a terminal,

Press Ctrl+Alt+T

Run it:

exec sudo -i
nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera-stable.list

In the file that opens, paste this text:

# This file makes sure that Opera Browser is kept up-to-date
# as part of regular system upgrades

deb https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free #Opera Browser (final releases)

Ctrl+O

Save file.

Ctrl+X

Close nano.

Continue running in the terminal:

wget -O - http://deb.opera.com/archive.key | apt-key add -
apt-get update
apt-get install opera-stable
kyodake
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  • Here are the main results "Reading package lists... Done W: GPG error: https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 63F7D4AFF6D61D45 W: The repository 'https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable stable InRelease' is not signed. N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use. N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details. E: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/zesty Hash Sum mismatch – dipu Apr 17 '17 at 18:02
  • E: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/zesty/ E: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/zesty E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. – dipu Apr 17 '17 at 18:03
  • root@PC1:~# apt-get install opera-stable Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation:     – dipu Apr 17 '17 at 18:05
  • The following packages have unmet dependencies: opera-stable : Depends: gconf-service but it is not installable Depends: libgconf-2-4 (>= 2.31.1) but it is not installable Depends: libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0) but it is not installable Recommends: pepperflashplugin-nonfree but it is not installable Recommends: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra but it is not installable E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages." – dipu Apr 17 '17 at 18:05
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    Still not able to install. Thanks for the help any way. – dipu Apr 17 '17 at 18:07
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    Try this: " exec sudo -i " " wget -O - http://deb.opera.com/archive.key | apt-key add - " " apt-get -f install " " apt-get install opera-stable " – kyodake Apr 19 '17 at 00:23
  • "Decryption has failed" message appearing while downloading opera-stable package. More details given below. – dipu Apr 19 '17 at 17:15
  • "exec sudo -i [sudo] password for user1: root@PC1:~# wget -O - deb.opera.com/archive.key | apt-key add - --2017-04-19 21:07:03-- http://deb.opera.com/archive.key Resolving deb.opera.com (deb.opera.com)... 185.26.183.130 Connecting to deb.opera.com (deb.opera.com)|185.26.183.130|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 3152 (3.1K) [application/pgp-keys] Saving to: ‘STDOUT’ 
    •               100%[===================>]   3.08K  --.-KB/s    in 0s

    2017-04-19 21:07:07 (109 MB/s) - written to stdout [3152/3152]

    OK"

     – dipu Apr 19 '17 at 17:15
  • apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. root@PC1:~# apt-get install opera-stable Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra gconf-service gconf-service-backend gconf2-common libgconf-2-4 libpango1.0-0 libpangox-1.0-0 pepperflashplugin-nonfree     – dipu Apr 19 '17 at 17:16
  • Suggested packages: chromium-browser ttf-mscorefonts-installer ttf-dejavu ttf-xfree86-nonfree The following NEW packages will be installed: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra gconf-service gconf-service-backend gconf2-common libgconf-2-4 libpango1.0-0 libpangox-1.0-0 opera-stable pepperflashplugin-nonfree 0 upgraded, 9 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 52.8 MB of archives. After this operation, 188 MB of additional disk space will be used. – dipu Apr 19 '17 at 17:17
  • Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated! opera-stable Install these packages without verification? [y/N] y Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/universe amd64 chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra amd64 57.0.2987.98-0ubuntu1.1348 [1,028 kB] Get:2 https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable stable/non-free amd64 opera-stable amd64 44.0.2510.1218 [51.5 MB] Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/universe amd64 gconf2-common all 3.2.6-3ubuntu7 [20.8 kB] – dipu Apr 19 '17 at 17:18
  • Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/universe amd64 libgconf-2-4 amd64 3.2.6-3ubuntu7 [84.6 kB] Get:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/universe amd64 gconf-service-backend amd64 3.2.6-3ubuntu7 [57.8 kB] Get:6 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/universe amd64 gconf-service amd64 3.2.6-3ubuntu7 [2,038 B] Get:7 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/universe amd64 libpangox-1.0-0 amd64 0.0.2-5 [41.7 kB]Get:8 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/universe amd64 libpango1.0-0 amd64 1.40.4-1 [3,258 B] – dipu Apr 19 '17 at 17:19
  • Get:9 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/multiverse amd64 pepperflashplugin-nonfree amd64 1.8.3+nmu1ubuntu1 [5,536 B] Err:2 https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable stable/non-free amd64 opera-stable amd64 44.0.2510.1218 GnuTLS recv error (-24): Decryption has failed. Fetched 1,243 kB in 5min 17s (3,911 B/s)
    E: Failed to fetch https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/pool/non-free/o/opera-stable/opera-stable_44.0.2510.1218_amd64.deb GnuTLS recv error (-24): Decryption has failed.     – dipu Apr 19 '17 at 17:19
  • E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing? – dipu Apr 19 '17 at 17:19
  • It seems similar error is happens while installing downloaded .deb package. Running "sudo dpkg -i opera-stable_44.0.2510.1218_amd64" gives "Unpacking opera-stable (44.0.2510.1218) ... dpkg-deb (subprocess): decompressing archive member: lzma error: compressed data is corrupt dpkg-deb: error: subprocess returned error exit status 2 dpkg: error processing archive opera-stable_44.0.2510.1218_amd64.deb (--install):" more details of the results are provided in my question itself. Thank you for your help. – dipu Apr 19 '17 at 17:25