Software update: Opera 12.02 build 1565 RC

Opera has nearly completed the second update to version 12 of its web browser of the same name and has now released a release candidate. Opera has browsers for all major computing platforms and for many mobile operating systems. The browser offers tabs, can be controlled with mouse gestures, has an embedded download manager and offers protection against phishing and malware. Not only can you surf with Opera, but you can also send e-mails; there is a built-in bittorrent client and chat via irc. The release notes for version 12.02 can be found below.

12.02 RC1

The final release of Opera 12.02 is almost upon us. In fact this might just be it!

Since we are at Release Candidate stage now, we are only interested in regressions from 12.01. If you have a bug and it is not a regression from 12.01, please report it to the next Marlin (12.50) snapshot instead.

changelog

• DSK-368553 When navigating away from the first page opened in a tab, an extension loses information about the document inside the tab
• DSK-372113 Opera crashes if dragging a tab into a stack which contains another stack
• DSK-372317 [Windows] Windowless plugin painting messages can prevent Opera from exiting
• DSK-372168 [Linux/FreeBSD] Some plugins accessed via symlinks crash (eg Oracle Java), others cannot be found
• We’re trying out a fix for some SSL connectivity problems, please watch out for any padlock issues cool