How To Install Microsoft Edge Stable on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian and Derivative Systems

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As you may know, Microsoft Edge is Microsoft’s attempt to conquer the internet browser market. It is a fast Chromium based browser that offers a fast, secure and feature-rich browsing experience, including features like tracking prevention and support for Chrome extensions.

I know there aren’t many Microsoft supporters among the Linux users, but this does not mean I don’t need to write these instructions. It’s a browser just like the others.

The latest version available is Microsoft Edge 131.0.2903.112. For more information, read the release notes.

How to install Microsoft Edge Stable on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian and other derivatives via the official repository:

What you have to do to install Microsoft Edge on your Ubuntu is add the key and the repository, update the package index and install the microsoft edge stable package.

Like this:

curl -fSsL https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | sudo gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/microsoft-edge.gpg > /dev/null
echo 'deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/microsoft-edge.gpg] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-edge.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install microsoft-edge-stable

Optional, to remove Edge, do: