You can Linux builds on this Microsoft repo page.
It’s not yet clear when Edge for Linux will go stable, but Microsoft has formally announced that it’s in developer preview. Want to try things out for yourself? We have a guide on how to install Edge on Ubuntu. Firefox isn’t slow, but a Chromium-based backend just feels so much faster in use (to me, anyhow). If Microsoft can maintain the friction-free feel it could win some new fans. The app is fast to open and responsive in use. From HD YouTube playback, to translating a Portuguese web page, to letting me play web games. While I can’t vouch for the entirety of Chrome’s extension catalogue, all of the extensions I tried (yes, including the omg! ubuntu! one) worked as expected, as you can see above!įor an early version of Edge for Linux the browser feels fairly robust. It’s not aimed exclusively at any one audience, be that web developers, power users, or computer noobs. Or to put it another way: Edge is a mass-market, all-user browser. While many of these may sound superfluous to power-users they do, on other systems, round out the browser’s feature set. People who have to use Microsoft services at work get the chance to use the tech they’re familiar with and/or sync’d up with at home, on their Linux laptop, if they want.īut is there anything to interest casual Linux users too?Įdge is more than a Chrome clone Microsoft had imbued Edge with custom touches and novel feature integrations. Microsoft’s heavy presence in business, enterprise, and (increasingly) developer communities also plays a part. Yes, even if they don’t run its Windows software (which is, after all, just one product/service in its portfolio). People who have to use Edge at work may appreciate being able to use it at home on their Linux PCįor their part Microsoft says its “motive” in bringing Edge to Linux is simply about making its technologies and services available to more users. Some see Edge’s arrival as the latest bouquet in Microsoft’s blooming relationship with Linux and all things open source, but others? Well, they smell suspicion… Many teeth have been gnashed over the point and purpose of a Microsoft-made web browser on a Linux platform. Did I ever think I’d be writing a post about Microsoft’s flagship web browser being available for Linux? Heck no! And yet, here we are!
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