Microsoft Edge Beta now available on Linux, including Ubuntu and Fedora

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Microsoft just rolled out a beta version of its Edge browser to Linux.

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What you need to know

  • Microsoft Edge Beta is now available for Linux.
  • Edge Beta is available as both a Debian / Ubuntu package and as a Fedora / openSUSE package.
  • You'll receive major updates every six weeks if you download Edge Beta.

Microsoft Edge for Linux has slowly made its way through different levels of testing by Microsoft. Edge Dev has been available for Linux for some time, and it recently gained the ability to sync passwords and favorites. Now, you can grab Edge Beta for Linux.

You can grab Edge Beta as either a .deb file for Debian / Ubuntu or a .rpm file for Fedora / openSUSE. As a result, a wide range of Linux users should be able to test the browser out.

The beta branch of Microsoft Edge is the most stable of the preview releases. It receives major updates every six weeks and is the safest way to test out new features for Edge. You might run into a few hiccups here and there, but generally, the Beta Channel is fairly stable.

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If you'd like to receive more frequent updates at the cost of potentially running into more issues, you can grab Microsoft Edge Dev or Microsoft Edge Canary.

Preview versions of Edge are available on macOS, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Windows Server, Windows 10X, Hololens 2, Linux, and Windows 10.

If you'd like to add an extra layer of testing, you can use the Linux version of Edge Beta within the Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows 10.

Sean Endicott
Sean Endicott
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Sean Endicott is a News Writer at Windows Central, where he covers Windows 11, Surface hardware, Microsoft 365, AI, apps, and the broader PC ecosystem. Since joining the site in 2017, he has written well over a thousand articles across the Microsoft landscape, covering breaking news, analysis, and feature reporting.

He writes Windows Wrap, a weekly column covering the biggest stories in Windows and the PC industry, and what they mean for the platform going forward.

Before joining Windows Central full-time, Sean worked in journalism and media production after earning a First Class degree in Broadcast Journalism from Nottingham Trent University. Outside of tech, he is an award-winning American football coach based in Nottingham, England, and was named BAFCA Youth Coach of the Year in 2024.