Microsoft Edge for Linux is now available for all
Edge for Linux is still probably aimed at web developers, rather than end users
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After spending over a year in the preview channels,Microsoft Edge for Linuxhas finally graduated to the Stable channel.
With this release,MicrosoftEdge joins the leading browsers includingFirefoxandChromethat can be used on all the major desktop and mobile operating systems, includingiOS,Android,Windows,macOS, andLinux.
Users can download the Linux version of Microsoft Edge as a precompiled binary in both DEB and RPM formats, making it installable on all mainstream distros includingUbuntu, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, and many others.
Edge for Linux launch
Edge for Linuxfirst came to Linuxvia the Dev channel in October 2020. After spending over six months in the Dev channel, Microsoftbumped it up to the Betachannel, before finally bringing it over to the Stable channel for general, everyday consumption.
Microsoft Edge uses theopen sourceChromium web rendering engine, which also powersGoogleChrome and several other web browsers. In fact, Microsoft is an active contributor to the Chromium project, helping fine tune the engine.
In fact, Microsoft argues that switching to Chromium, enables the company to offer better web compatibility for users, while reducing the fragmentation forweb developers, just as it did when it debuted thebrowser on macOS.
“This year at Ignite, Microsoft Edge continues its commitment to be the browser for business and to serve customers’ total needs, from the needs of IT Pros to developers to end-users. That means rounding out our platforms with Microsoft Edge on Linux,” notes Microsoft in ablog post.
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Microsoft developers have been bringing useful features to the Edge for Linux Dev builds, and earlier this year rolled out thesign-in and sync featuresin a limited capacity. However, while the Linux version has graduated to the Stable channel, Microsoft hasn’t indicated whether it now sports all the features of its other variants.
With almost two decades of writing and reporting on Linux, Mayank Sharma would like everyone to think he’sTechRadar Pro’sexpert on the topic. Of course, he’s just as interested in other computing topics, particularly cybersecurity, cloud, containers, and coding.
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