When Microsoft first announced that they are going to switch to the popular Chromium engine for Microsoft Edge, they made it clear that the browser will come to every popular platform. Till now, it was available to Windows, ARM, macOS, Android, and was missing the love of Linux.

 

During the Microsoft Ignite //2020 virtual event, Microsoft announced that their Edge browser is going to get some love for Linux, and it is soon coming to the Edge Insiders. Continue reading to know its availability.

 

Microsoft Edge for Linux coming as Dev preview in October

 

Those who are waiting for Microsoft Edge to run on Linux, the wait is almost over. Microsoft to start releasing preview builds in the coming month. Though the general public will get the stable version of Microsoft Edge on Linux after a couple of months, as an Edge Insider you can try it from next month.

 

Starting October 2020, Linux users can download the Microsoft Edge preview build from the Edge Insiders site, or through the native package manager of Linux. You will get the same Edge experience as users on Windows and macOS.

 

Download Microsoft Edge (Chromium) on Linux

 


Kunal Chowdhury

About the Author

Solution Architect & Former Microsoft MVP

Kunal Chowdhury is an enterprise solution architect and former multi-year Microsoft MVP. He is the author of three technical books: Windows Presentation Foundation Development Cookbook, Mastering Visual Studio 2017, and the Mastering Visual Studio 2019.

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