Microsoft Edge is cross-platform browser developed by Microsoft in year 2015. Initially it was build on their own propriety browser engine and Chakra JavaScript engine. This browser protects from malicious websites and downloading files better than any other browsers.
This article will help you to install Microsoft Edge browser on Ubuntu system using graphical user interface as well as command line interface.
Step 1: Download Edge Browser
Navigate to the Microsoft Edge browser official Download page. Click the “Download Edge” button showing on screen (User interface is frequently updated, so if you don’t see button search for the .deb file)
This will download the Debian file (.deb) in your systems Download directory.
Step 2: Installing Edge Browser on Ubuntu
Double click the downloaded debian file and it will open the installation page in App Center. Click the “Install” button to begin the installation process.
This will take a few moment to complete the installation. Once finished close the App center.
Step 3: Launch Edge Browser
Once completed above steps, the Edge browser is installed on your system. You can open it from applications or search the launcher icon from all applications. You will see the icon something like below:
Click the launcher icon to start Edge browser on your system.
Enjoy safe browsing experience with the Microsoft Edge browser.
Method 2: Installing Edge Browser using Command-Line
The command line users can also use the offical PPA of Microsoft Edge browser to install it on their systems. First you need to configure the PPA on your system. The following instructions are working on Ubuntu 24.04 desktop system.
First of all, configure the Microsoft Edge PPA on your system with the following commands.
curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > microsoft.gpgsudo install -o root -g root -m 644 microsoft.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-edge.list'
Next update the Apt cache and install the Microsoft Edge stable version on your Ubuntu machine.
sudo apt updatesudo apt install microsoft-edge-stable
Once the command finished, You can launch the application and enjoy save surfing.
Wrap Up
You have successfully installed Microsoft Edge browser on your Ubuntu Linux system. This will give you more security than any other browser from malicious sites and help to keep secure you system.
Keep your application updated as the developer releases security updated regularly.
