Opera 10.54 released for Mac and Windows

June 21, 2010 · by Daniel Aleksandersen

Opera 10.54—a recommended security update—was released earlier today and will be pushed through auto-update for everyone.

There is nothing too exciting in the change log for Windows. But there are a few fixes in the Mac log that should interest some of you:

Fixed various IME issues
Fixed MacBook trackpad scrolling speed
Fixed mouse gestures triggering context menus
Fixed windows focus being stolen when displaying notification pop-ups

Go get the latest version of Opera!

More changes are listed in the official change logs.

Readers' comments

Comments left by My Opera members under the original post: the first 50, as archived.

Crysta T. Lacey21. June 2010, 14:14
Always great to see the standard release progressing!
Дмитрий21. June 2010, 14:16
It would be better if new build of Opera 10.60 was released:)
Rafael Luik21. June 2010, 14:27
Originally posted by farmacevtua:

It would be better if new build of Opera 10.60 was released
+1
But this release was needed. There were extremely severe issues fixed and they can't wait for 10.60 final to give security to these people.
And look, Mac users got a few fixes.
Salah Eddine21. June 2010, 14:29
Thanks. Waiting for the final 10.60 release.
Josemi21. June 2010, 14:32
Cross your fingers and lets hope that a new snapshot will be released today.
Michel Budnyatsky21. June 2010, 14:35
Does latest snapshot build from 10.60 generation contain all security fixes that were released in 10.54?
SteveKong21. June 2010, 14:46
MacOS 10.6.4, Intel, no admin rights

The auto updater didn't succeed for me. It claims to install 10.54 but in fact the .app isn't updated at all. Has anybody else problems with the updater on Mac and non-admin-users? (DSK ?)
newscpq21. June 2010, 14:48
would you please release a new 10.60 build with the security issue implemented?
Serj21. June 2010, 14:55
when the 10.60 version release?
Александр21. June 2010, 14:55
Go find a bug, which was not either before or after.
Unable to drag a link on the sidebar.
Waiting for the final 10.60 release.
metude21. June 2010, 15:07
Why are not you released with 10.6 Fixes?
Дмитрий21. June 2010, 15:31
Originally posted by LonelyBoydz:

Thanks. Waiting for the final 10.60 release.

Yeah I wait it very much!
sTeeVeboY21. June 2010, 15:44
Thanks Dev Team! Nice final of 10.54, even faster @ starting ond overall surfing. Very good work you do over there! ; )

Waiting for excellent final of 10.60. Opera's the best!
Galnospoke21. June 2010, 15:51
10.54? Who cares.
QuHno21. June 2010, 16:11
Thanks for the Security update
Originally posted by Galnospoke:

10.54? Who cares

I, as long as I don't know if the 10.60 series is patched
LukeTS21. June 2010, 16:12
The last 10.54 snapshot I tested, included a new background for speed dial. But with this release there is no standard background available. I even tried a clean install, but still no Background.
Anyone else with this Problem? Has the background been removed?
Luca Viozzi21. June 2010, 16:16
http://my.opera.com/chooseopera/blog/2010/06/21/new-version-of-opera-available

the 10.60 is already patched.
grimbrum21. June 2010, 16:34
"Opera stealing window focus when displaying notification pop-ups"

Not fixed here.
Fixed in Opera 10.60 Beta though.
nimu_chan21. June 2010, 16:36
Originally posted by lucaviozzi:

the 10.60 is already patched.

Oh...Thanks.
I'm reinstall !!
tboom21. June 2010, 17:22
I have installed two versions of opera, on xp - the latest beta and 10.53.
One resides in c:\programs\Opera10 and the other in
c:\programs\Opera10beta.
The one which is default is 10.53 in c:\programms\Opera10.
When I try to change to 10.54 it's the beta which is (up)dated...
Is their any possibility to prevent the "10.60 beta" of being downgraded???
Hansapelle21. June 2010, 17:44
Just scanned with the Secunia PSI and the current Opera 10.60 Beta assessment is: "Secure for browsing".
This is much better than IE8 and Firefox 3.6x which both are assest with at least 1 attack vector existing when using these browsers.
Kjell R. Jørstad21. June 2010, 18:07
Crashes like 10.52 and 10.53 did

OS X, 10.6.4 (Intel)
adrianiss21. June 2010, 18:59
Originally posted by LukeTS:

The last 10.54 snapshot I tested, included a new background for speed dial. But with this release there is no standard background available. I even tried a clean install, but still no Background.

Anyone else with this Problem? Has the background been removed?

yes! the same here! Opera, please fix that!
reverent121. June 2010, 19:07
I for one appreciate that Opera is taking it's time releasing beta's and what not for gnu/linux (+ ppc) enviro ensuring that when the big release comes it will function & work as expected.
novelgazer21. June 2010, 19:07
If this is a security update, is the latest stable Linux at risk?
npo421. June 2010, 19:30
to all people like me who lost their speed dial background, there are some nice ones on this page
http://www.favbrowser.com/10-great-opera-speed-dial-backgrounds/

the old one isn't here but there are some nice ones
Aleksandar Simovic21. June 2010, 20:11
facebook chat fixed! thanks
Charlie Clark21. June 2010, 20:30
Well done to Opera for continuing to release security updates (and the bugs are obviously pretty extreme) whilst feeding the geeks the latest releases - snapshots are not supposed for production as they remind us *every* time.

Still some way to go with 10.6 so I think I will go back to 10.54
missmeyet21. June 2010, 21:28
Thanks for the security update; sounds dangerous, what with the "extremely severe issue" and its smaller, yet equally ugly sister "highly severe issue"...

Under Mac, however, no performance improvement; still hogging memory and CPU like crazy; expanding memory usage upon the closing of tabs; and lots of other issues.

My Windows installation runs just fine, but the whole 10.5x branch for Mac is seriously, SERIOUSLY jinxed. :-/
Mimi's Mum21. June 2010, 21:58
Thank you very much for your hard work, Team.

Originally posted by tboom:

When I try to change to 10.54 it's the beta which is (up)dated...

Is their any possibility to prevent the "10.60 beta" of being downgraded???
When you run the installer, in the first dialogue, click the Option button at bottom left and check the target location is correct. Installers target the "most recent installation location", which may not be the default.
Ledgem21. June 2010, 22:06
Originally posted by SteveKong:

MacOS 10.6.4, Intel, no admin rights

The auto updater didn't succeed for me. It claims to install 10.54 but in fact the .app isn't updated at all. Has anybody else problems with the updater on Mac and non-admin-users? (DSK ?)

Confirmed. Opera shut down and the updater bounced in the dock, but I was never prompted to enter administrator credentials. The updater disappeared and Opera started back up. Version info is still 10.53.

For clarification, my user account is a standard user account, not an administrative one. I have the login and password for the administrator account, but the prompt never came up.

Will have to update manually, I suppose.
firstnight21. June 2010, 22:09
Is there a Classic installer available?
qwoco21. June 2010, 22:27
>>> Opera stealing window focus when displaying notification pop-ups

This is not fixed indeed...
Blacker4721. June 2010, 22:38
I don't belive Opera 10.10 for Linux has no known security holes, especialy these are detected for Windows and MacOS since 10.10.
Madars21. June 2010, 22:58
Could Opera, please, fix the CSS history leak? Firefox just did: http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2010/03/31/plugging-the-css-history-leak/ .
Vectronic22. June 2010, 02:56
Originally posted by firstnight:

Is there a Classic installer available?
Go here and click "Advanced Options", or directly here
kuhlmanck22. June 2010, 03:30
Self-serving complaints about security releases taking precedence over new product releases ring fairly hollow and shallow.
Asires22. June 2010, 04:17
Originally posted by Vectronic:

Go here and click "Advanced Options"

Classic installer not available in "Advanced Options", only on FTP.

Originally posted by farmacevtua:

It would be better if new build of Opera 10.60 was released:)

+11
Vectronic22. June 2010, 04:25
Originally posted by Asires:

not available in "Advanced Options"
Probably because there isn't one in your language.

Going by the FTP, it's only in: en, fy, hi, ka, ru, ta, te, vi, zh-cn
And international (guess it doesn't default to that with "local=y")
Wade22. June 2010, 07:43
feels great except when closing opera it becomes unresponsive (mac)
SteveKong22. June 2010, 07:53
Originally posted by Ledgem:

Confirmed. Opera shut down and the updater bounced in the dock, but I was never prompted to enter administrator credentials. The updater disappeared and Opera started back up. Version info is still 10.53.

reported as: DSK-303170
Rijk22. June 2010, 09:26
Originally posted by adrianiss:

Originally posted by LukeTS:

The last 10.54 snapshot I tested, included a new background for speed dial. But with this release there is no standard background available. I even tried a clean install, but still no Background. Anyone else with this Problem? Has the background been removed?

yes! the same here! Opera, please fix that!
The 10.54 that was released now is just the 10.53 final code with a few security fixes added to it. The new work that you saw in the first 10.54 snapshots has been carried over in the 10.60 branch and is not part of this 10.54 release. If you install the latest 10.60 snapshots you'll keep the new background etc. And as mentioned in the comments here, the security issues have been fixed on the 10.60 branch as well.
Luca Viozzi22. June 2010, 09:26
Cmon it's my birthday i need another snapshot as present!!!
iPristy22. June 2010, 09:43
Downgrade was done from 10.60 to 10.54 by Auto update, tabs ware gone and reset toolbar did not helped, fresh run it fix the problems, OK my mistake.

Still no fully active preview over Windows 7 thumbnails, "Tab title or location stay the same, over switching to another tab".
There is no browser that can do that except the FF 4 alpha.
Aleksander Aas22. June 2010, 09:44
I've got some claims on Facebook that the jumping chat frame was fixed in 10.54 also
Benjamin Joffe22. June 2010, 11:15
I got all excited when I read "Fixed MacBook trackpad scrolling speed".
I thought I would finally be able to ditch Safari and go back to Opera.
Alas, Opera still scrolls the page by integers of 20 pixels or so (with interpolated animation).
Дмитрий22. June 2010, 11:21
I need a new build of Opera 10.60 and quickly!
rekkoo22. June 2010, 11:22
Screen refreshing/displaying in Opera is so slow on older gfx cards (even with fast processor). Other browsers can display screen much faster. Even when opening opera with blank page I can see how page is drawing. Of course this is GFX card and lame GFX port problem too, but on other browsers or programs problem doesn't exist.
Josemi22. June 2010, 11:28
4 days without build...
firstnight22. June 2010, 13:00
@ vectronic and asires, re: Classic build, advanced options.

I tried clicking advanced options yesterday, but at that time no Classic installer was available [in English or any other language], but today there is.