Introducing Microsoft Edge preview builds for Linux
We are pleased to announce the availability of the Microsoft Edge Dev Channel for Linux!
With this release, Microsoft Edge is now available for all major desktop and mobile platforms. We’re particularly excited to offer web developers the same consistent and powerful web platform and developer tools as on macOS or Windows, so you can build and test in your preferred environment and be confident in the experience your customers will have on other devices. For security researchers, we’re now also accepting submissions for the Microsoft Edge Bounty Program on Linux.
Today’s release supports Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE distributions. Going forward, we plan to release weekly builds following our typical Dev Channel cadence alongside our other supported platforms. In this post, we’ll walk you through how to install Microsoft Edge on your distribution, what to expect from the Dev Channel, and how to share your feedback.Microsoft Edge Insider Channels
Installing Microsoft Edge on Linux
There are two ways to get started with Microsoft Edge on Linux. The simplest approach is to download and install a .deb or .rpm package directly from the Microsoft Edge Insider site – this will configure your system to receive future automatic updates.
If you prefer, you can also install Microsoft Edge from Microsoft’s Linux Software Repository using your distribution’s standard package management tools, by following the instructions below:
Installing on Debian/Ubuntu
To install Microsoft Edge, you’ll first need to set up Microsoft’s repository on your device by running these commands in Terminal:
curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > microsoft.gpg
sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 microsoft.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-edge-dev.list'
sudo rm microsoft.gpg
Once this is done, install Microsoft Edge Dev:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install microsoft-edge-dev
Once Microsoft Edge is installed, you can update manually by running sudo apt update, then sudo apt upgrade (to update all packages), or sudo apt install microsoft-edge-dev (to update Microsoft Edge Dev only.)
To uninstall Microsoft Edge, run the following commands in Terminal:
sudo apt remove microsoft-edge-dev
sudo rm -i /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-edge-dev.list
Installing on Fedora
First, set up Microsoft’s repository:
sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://packages.microsoft.com/yumrepos/edge
sudo mv /etc/yum.repos.d/packages.microsoft.com_yumrepos_edge.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/microsoft-edge-dev.repo
Next, install Microsoft Edge: sudo dnf install microsoft-edge-dev
To uninstall, run: sudo dnf remove microsoft-edge-dev
Installing on openSUSE
First, set up Microsoft’s repository:
sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
sudo zypper ar https://packages.microsoft.com/yumrepos/edge microsoft-edge-dev
Next, install Microsoft Edge:
sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper install microsoft-edge-dev
To uninstall, run: sudo zypper remove microsoft-edge-dev
What to expect from the preview
With our initial preview release, we’re aiming to provide a representative experience for developers who want to build and test their sites and apps on Linux. Web platform and developer tools features, including core rendering behaviors, extensions, browser DevTools, and test automation features, should generally behave consistently with other platforms like macOS and Windows.
Some end-user features and services may not yet be fully enabled. In particular, our initial release supports local accounts only, and does not support signing in to Microsoft Edge via a Microsoft Account or AAD account, or features which require signing in (such as syncing your settings, favorites, etc.). These features will be available in a future preview.
https://youtu.be/9XVuu8SYET0Automated testing with Microsoft Edge WebDriver
Reporting issues and sharing feedback
Because this is a Dev Channel preview, it will receive weekly updates in sync with the Dev Channel on other platforms, and you may experience bugs or unexpected behaviors. You can report any issues or share feedback or feature requests via the “Send Feedback” tool, either via the “…” (“Settings and More”) menu in Microsoft Edge, or by pressing Alt+Shift+I.
You can also reach the team on the Microsoft Edge Insider forums on TechCommunity, or on Twitter at @MSEdgeDev. We hope you’ll try and Microsoft Edge Dev on your Linux devices today and let us know what you think – we’re excited to hear your feedback and suggestions!
– Kyle Pflug, Principal PM Lead, Developer ExperiencesMicrosoft Edge Insider Forums
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