In this article, we are going to shows that how to Install Microsoft Edge Browser on Ubuntu 18.04 | 20.04.
Microsoft Edge is a cross-platform supported web browser and it is developed by Microsoft. It was firstly released for Microsoft Windows 10 operating system in 2015, then it was released for Android and iOS in 2017, in 2019 it was released for macOS, and as a preview version for Linux in October 2020.
Microsoft promised for bring Microsoft Edge to Linux so it will be used at every major platform including Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux.
Install Microsoft Edge Browser using command Line
Simply follow below steps to Install Microsoft Edge Browser on Ubuntu 18.04 | 20.04:
Step 1 : Install Required Dependencies :
First of all, Update the packages and install the required dependencies by running commands below:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https wgetStep 2 : Download the Microsoft GPG key :
To download the Microsoft GPG key, run the wget command as shown below:
wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
After download the Microsoft GPG Key, you will need to enable the Edge browser repository by running command below:
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable main"
Step 3 : Install Microsoft Edge Browser
After download the GPG key and enable the Edge browser repository, now run the command below to install Microsoft Edge Browser:
sudo apt install microsoft-edge-dev
The command above will install the Microsoft Edge in your Ubuntu system.
Step 4 : Update Microsoft Edge package
You can update the Microsoft Edge package by using command below when the new version is available:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgradeStep 5 : Launch the Microsoft Edge Browser
To launch the Edge Browse, go to Activities search bar, and search for Edge and click on the icon to launch it or you can also launched it via command-line by typing microsoft-edge.
Install Microsoft Edge Browser using GUI Interface
For get the latest dev version of Microsoft Edge on Ubuntu, go to the below link and download the .deb package for Ubuntu.
https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/download/?platform=linux
After open above link select the Dev branch. If there is the Beta channel is available then choose that version instead of Dev branch.
When prompted what to do with the file, choose to Save File.
After complete downloading the file, browse for downloading folder, then right click the downloaded file and choose the Open With Software Install.
When we choose the open With Software Install, That is should take us to the software install page for Microsoft Edge Edge package. When we click on Install button, it will prompt you for enter your password to continue the installation.
Once installation done, you will able to go to the Activities dashboard and search for Edge and launch.
That’s all!
That’s all
If you face any error and issue in above steps , please use comment box below to report.
