Finally, after a year, the stable version of Microsoft Edge is here and any Linux user can install it on their machine. Let’s see how.
Installing the Stable Version of Microsoft Edge
Although currently, you can only find DEB and RPM packages on the Microsoft website, users running other mainstream distros like Arch Linux and openSUSE can also get their hands on the browser.
To install the Edge browser, Debian/Ubuntu and Fedora/CentOS users will have to download the appropriate package from the website. If you’re using a Debian-based distro, download the DEB package. On the other hand, users running RPM-based distros like Fedora will have to download the RPM package.
Download: Microsoft Edge
Then, launch a terminal and using the cd command, navigate to the directory where you’ve stored the package. Finally, run either of the following commands depending on the Linux distro you’re using.
Ubuntu and Debian users:
On Fedora/CentOS and openSUSE:
Users running Arch Linux can find the microsoft-edge-stable package in the Arch User Repository and can download the package using an AUR helper like yay.
Microsoft Edge Is Another Chromium-Based Web Browser
Although initially Edge was based on the EdgeHTML browser engine and Chakra JavaScript engine, Microsoft completely revamped the browser later by implementing the open-source Chromium codebase. Several widely-used internet browsers today are based on Chromium, examples include Google Chrome and Opera.
Almost every Chromium-based web browser comes packed with robust features and additional support. This is probably the prime reason why people are more inclined to use Chromium derivatives instead of the original browser.
