Microsoft only confirmed its plan to bring Edge to Linux desktops late last year and had thus-far remain tight-lipped about precisely when and how the browser would be made available to users of Linux distros like Ubuntu. In blog post Microsoft reveal Linux users will be able to download a preview version of Edge for Linux from October. Install Microsoft Edge beta on Ubuntu based Linux distributions via command line In either case, you can also add the official PPA to install Microsoft Edge on Linux. Here are the commands that you have to follow through the terminal to add the PPA and install Edge.
This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to install the new Microsoft Edge browser for Linux on Ubuntu 20.08 | 18.04.
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For those who can’t wait for the preview version of Edge (beta) which will be releases in about 6 weeks from today, or the stable version for release next year, they can install it from the dev branch.
The dev channel offers the latest builds available for Linux, but not a stable preview or beta version that’s more polished for general testing.
Microsoft promised to bring Edge to Linux so it can be used across every major platform, including Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux.
Ubuntu 18.04.4
Edge will be available in traditional Linux package formats (.rpm, .deb) and will support a wide range of distros, Ubuntu included.
Install Edge on Ubuntu
To get the latest dev version of Edge on Ubuntu, simply go to the link below and download the .deb package for Ubuntu.
Microsoft Edge For Ubuntu Download
Then select the Dev branch. If the Beta channel is available, choose that version instead.
When prompted what to do with the file, choose to Save File.
After downloading the file, (most likely) in your downloads folder, browse to folder, then right-click the downloaded file and choose to Open With Software Install.
That should take you to the software install page for Edge package. When you click Install button, it should prompt you to enter your password to continue the installation.
Once done, you should be able to go to the Activities dashboard and search for Edge and launch.
That’s it!
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This post showed you how to install the new Microsoft Edge browser on Ubuntu. If you find any error above, please use the comment form below to report it.
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If you are a fan of Microsoft Edge browser then you can now try it in Ubuntu operating system as it is available for the download. You can install the Microsoft Edge Dev Preview version for the testing purpose.
Install Microsoft Edge In Ubuntu 20.04, 18.04, 16.04
At first you need to download Linux .deb package from the link below:
Then install the Microsoft Edge package with the help of following command.
In another method, you can go through the following command to install Microsoft Edge in Ubuntu operating system.
At first, run the following command to install the key:
Then add repository:
Now, update your system and install Microsoft Edge in Ubuntu.