When Microsoft first announced it was bringing Edge to Linux, I was less than enthusiastic about it. In fact, I declared that I would never install the web browser on my own Linux computer. To this day, I have yet to install Edge for Linux, although my stance is softening a bit. Mozilla Firefox is feeling stagnant, while I am troubled by the FLoC situation with Google Chrome. Could Microsoft Edge for Linux be in my future?
Microsoft Edge Beta is now available for Linux.
Edge Beta is available as both a Debian / Ubuntu package and as a Fedora / openSUSE package.
You ll receive major updates every six weeks if you download Edge Beta.
Microsoft Edge for Linux has slowly made its way through different levels of testing by Microsoft. Edge Dev has been available for Linux for some time, and it recently gained the ability to sync passwords and favorites. Now, you can grab Edge Beta for Linux.
You can grab Edge Beta as either a .deb file for Debian / Ubuntu or a .rpm file for Fedora / openSUSE. As a result, a wide range of Linux users should be able to test the browser out.
Edge for Linux is now available in the Beta channel May 4, 2021 12:26 EDT with 42 comments
A Linux version of Microsoft s Chromium-based Edge browser has long been in the works, with the Redmond company first teasing it at Build 2019 and officially announcing it later that year. However, it wasn t until October of last year that the Dev channel of the Edge Insider program debuted on Linux. Over six months later, it s now time for the Beta channel to make its way to Linux users, Microsoft announced today.
Since its Linux debut back in October, Edge has gained some new capabilities, including the ability to sign in with a Microsoft account and enable syncing across devices. The availability of Edge Beta for Linux lines up with last week s release of Edge 91 in the Beta channel, and it includes those improvements we ve seen over the past few months.
Microsoft Releases Microsoft Edge Beta Browser for Linux May 4, 2021 17:26 GMT
Microsoft Edge Beta for Linux
The migration from EdgeHTML to Chromium allowed Microsoft to turn Microsoft Edge into a cross-platform browser, essentially making it available on more operating systems than just Windows 10.
This is how Microsoft Edge can now be downloaded not only on Windows 10, but also on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, macOS, and Linux, with all versions using the Chromium engine, the same one powering Google Chrome as well.
On Linux, however, Microsoft Edge has until now been available only as part of the Dev channel, as Microsoft said it needs more time to bring the stable version of the browser to this operating system.