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Pjotor
May 13th, 2006, 02:22 PM
This is how to block ads in Opera 8.5.

Open file /home/username/.opera/opera6.ini (you should NOT edit this file while Opera is running so please close your Opera-browser before you do this):

gedit ~/.opera/opera6.ini

and add there just after

[Adv User Prefs]

the following line:

URL Filter File=/home/username/.opera/block.ini

(remember to replace username with your username;) )

Save and exit.

Create file block.ini in directory /home/username/.opera

gedit ~/.opera/block.ini

and paste there the contents of the following link:

http://linux1.no/forum/viewtopic.php?t=306

(yes, the long one)

Save and exit.

Start Opera and thank the Norwegians!
shamrock_uk
May 19th, 2006, 11:16 AM
Also you can download the beta of Opera 9 from http://labs.opera.com which has a built in content blocker accessible with a right-click.
magnusbb
May 20th, 2006, 07:28 AM
Thanks for a great tip.
Rikostan
May 20th, 2006, 11:37 AM
Thanks for the tip. The lack of a decent adblock is what is stopping me from using Opera. I tired Beta 9, but the adblock is not near as full featured as Firefox's is.
lazyd2
May 20th, 2006, 12:02 PM
Thanks for the great tip!
aaarg
May 21st, 2006, 05:18 PM
worked perfectly....thanks!
ice60
May 22nd, 2006, 08:48 PM
i use Privoxy. it's an HTTP proxy, so everything from the internet is filtered through Privoxy's filters before it gets to Opera. it's similar to Proxomitron (perhaps the greatest program of all-time)
Pjotor
May 23rd, 2006, 02:22 AM
i use Privoxy. it's an HTTP proxy, so everything from the internet is filtered through Privoxy's filters before it gets to Opera. it's similar to Proxomitron (perhaps the greatest program of all-time)

Actually, when I started using Opera I remembered reading your 'Opera Improved' -how-to some time earlier, but even though I tried searching the forums, couldn't find it so I 'borrowed' this how-to from the Norwegian forum.

But thank you!

P
Juippisi
May 26th, 2006, 04:55 AM
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=33945

And there's a nice example file.

Yes, Opera 9 has a wonderful adblocking technique. I'm waiting to see the "stable-release" of the new Opera. I'm now using Firefox. I do not have adblock-extension installed, but that doesn't bother me.