Linux hosts a vast array of software, from internet browsers and office suites to productivity tools and games. In September 2020, Microsoft announced the release of the Edge browser for Linux-based operating systems and released a preview version for testing. Finally, a year later, the stable release of Microsoft Edge is here, and any Linux user can install it on their machine. Next, let's take a look at how to install Microsoft Edge on Linux.
How to Install Microsoft Edge Browser on Linux
Install the stable version of Microsoft Edge
While DEB and RPM packages can currently only be found on Microsoft's website, users running other major distributions like Arch Linux and openSUSE can also use the browser.
To install the Edge browser, Debian/Ubuntu and Fedora/CentOS users must download the corresponding package from the website. If you are using a Debian based distribution, download the DEB package. On the other hand, users running RPM-based distributions such as Fedora must download the RPM package.
Download: Microsoft Edge
Then, start a terminal and use the cd command to navigate to the directory where the package is stored. Finally, run one of the following commands depending on the Linux distribution you are using.
Ubuntu and Debian users:
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sudo dpkg -i microsoft-edge-stable-*.deb |
On Fedora/CentOS and openSUSE:
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sudo rpm -i microsoft-edge-stable-*.rpm |
Users running Arch Linux can find the microsoft-edge-stable package in the Arch user repository and can download it using an AUR helper like yay.
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yay -S microsoft-edge-stable |
Microsoft Edge is another Chromium-based web browser
While originally Edge was based on the EdgeHTML browser engine and the Chakra JavaScript engine, Microsoft later reinvented the browser by implementing the open-source Chromium codebase. Several of today's widely used Internet browsers are based on Chromium, such as Google Chrome and Opera.
Almost every Chromium-based web browser is packed with great features and extra support. This is probably the main reason why people prefer to use Chromium derivatives instead of the original browser.