On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:53:33 +0100, nemo wrote

> <snip> opera may be connecting <snip> and checking to see if it is the
> latest version <snip>

You can disable weekly check for new updates under "check for
new Opera" in user prefs by changing the value to zero using the
preferences editor.

> <snip> if it is not then it is "instructed" to fail?

Maybe due to some kernel change or dependency issue? Does the
fault occur when you add Opera to a clean install of the version of
Debian you were using at that time?

-- Ludo Mufaddal