How to install Microsoft Edge (stable) on Linux – Easy Steps

It has taken a year, but Microsoft’s Edge browser is now stable on Linux. So if you’re eager to try the latest version of Microsoft Edge on your Linux system, or are looking for an alternative to Firefox and Chrome, here’s how to get it working.

Ubuntu installation instructions

If you are looking to get the stable version of Microsoft Edge to work on your Ubuntu system, you will have to download the standalone DEB package available from the Microsoft Edge download page.

Head over to the official download page for Microsoft Edge. Once there, look for the blue “Download” button and click the arrow next to “Download.” As you select the arrow button, you will see options appear. Select “Linux (.deb)”.

After selecting the “Linux (.deb)” option, the Microsoft Edge DEB package will be downloaded to your computer. Once done, open a terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard and use the following command to enter the “Downloads” folder.

cd ~/Downloads/

Inside the “Downloads” folder, use the fit to install command to make the stable version of Microsoft Edge work on Ubuntu.

sudo apt install ./microsoft-edge-stable_*_amd64.deb

Debian Installation Instructions

Microsoft Edge works on Debian as Microsoft has a DEB package available on the official download page. To get your hands on it, head over to Edge’s official download page.

Once on the Edge download page, find the blue “Download” button and click the down arrow next to it. After selecting this menu, a drop-down menu will appear. Select the “Linux (.deb)” option to download the latest Microsoft Edge DEB package.

When the download is complete, open a terminal window on the Linux desktop. You can open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard or looking for “Terminal” in the application menu and run it that way.

With the terminal window open, the package is ready to install. Using the CD command, move the terminal window to the “Downloads” folder. Then use the dpkg command to install Edge on Debian.

cd ~/Downloads/

sudo dpkg -i microsoft-edge-stable_*_amd64.deb

Finally, fix any dependency issues that may have occurred during the DEB package installation by running the apt-get install -f command below.

sudo apt-get install -f

Arch Linux Installation Instructions

Microsoft Edge is available on Arch Linux in stable form. However, the official website does not have an Arch package available for download. Instead, for it to work, users need to install it via AUR.

To start the Edge on Arch installation, open a terminal window. You can open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Or search for “Terminal” in the application menu and run it that way.

With the terminal window open, use the pacman command to install the “git” and “base-devel” packages. Then use the clone de git command to download the Trizen AUR plug-in package.

sudo pacman -S base-devel git
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/trizen.git

Install the Trizen AUR helper on your computer using the commands below.

cd trizen/

makepkg -sri

Finally, install the latest version of Microsoft Edge on Arch Linux using the trizen -S command.

trizen -S microsoft-edge-stable-bin

Fedora Installation Instructions

For Microsoft Edge to work on Fedora Linux, you will need to download the latest version of the RPM package from the Edge website. Head to the official Microsoft Edge page and click the down arrow next to “Download.”

Inside the menu, find “Linux (.rpm)” and select it to start the download. When the download process is complete, you should launch a terminal window. To open a terminal window on the Fedora desktop, press Ctrl + Alt + T or search for “Terminal” in the application menu.

Run the CD and move to the “Downloads” directory with the terminal window open and ready to use.

cd ~/Downloads

Now that you are inside the “Downloads” folder, the installation can begin. Using the Fedora package manager, load the Microsoft Edge RPM package on your computer.

sudo dnf install microsoft-edge-stable-*.x86_64.rpm

OpenSUSE Installation Instructions

Microsoft officially supports OpenSUSE to run the Edge browser. So, if you are excited to check out the new advantage of Suse installation, you can. To get started, head over to the official Microsoft Edge download page.

Once on the download page, look for the blue “Download” button and click the arrow to reveal the drop-down menu. Then select the “Linux (.rpm)” option to download the latest RPM package file for Edge.

When the download is complete, you should open a terminal window. To open a terminal window on the OpenSUSE desktop, press Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard, or search for “Terminal” in the application menu and run it that way.

With the terminal window open, use the CD command and move to the “Downloads” directory.

cd ~/Downloads/

Once inside the “Downloads” directory, use the OpenSUSE package manager to install Microsoft Edge on your computer.

sudo zypper install microsoft-edge-stable-*.x86_64.rpm