Opera, at Last

Thanks to Salasi at linuxquestions.org, I have Opera.

It has been an eyeopener. One fundamental difference in software installation between Windows and Linux is the starting point. As I found out, rather than double click on a downloaded package, as is wont in Windows, in Linux, the path to the package needs to be first included in the application management program. In Opensuse, YAST2 is the application management tool. To modify the paths it searches for new applications, the Software Repositories tool in the YAST Control panel needs to be used. Once the path, in my case the Desktop (/home/user/Desktop), to the opera rpm was included. A few clicks later, YAST accomplished the deed, and I was left with an icon buried in the start menu (Start menu - internet - web browser).

I am thrilled. Thanks once again to Salasi.
I wonder if the same procedure works with all distros.