The static version has the required QT libraries built into the Opera
package. The dynamic version relies on a separately-installed QT package.
This makes the download smaller, but dependent on the strengths/weaknesses
(compared to the static build) of your installed version of QT.
On Thu, 5 Jul 2001 12:26, Juan Carlos wrote:
> What is the difference between the dynamic and static versions of Opera?
>
> On Fri 29 Jun 2001 23:21, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
> > What version of QT do you have running? The latest is 2.3.1 -- I suggest
> > you get that from a Cooker mirror near you (don't worry, if anything it
> > should be even more stable and usable than the one you have now). Also,
> > try the static version of Opera.
> >
> > On Sat, 30 Jun 2001 14:05, Siro Belza wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have downloaded and installed the package
> > > opera-dynamic-rh71-5.0-3.i386.rpm from Opera's website. When I try to
> > > run opera, the program aborts with a segmentation fault error.
> > >
> > > Has someone had the same problem?
> > > Does someone know what the problem is?
> > >
> > > Sirocco
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