You can install the Microsoft Edge DEV version on Ubuntu now. This is very easy.
Download the package with this command.
┌──[jason@192.168.1.3]─[~/Documents/Microsoft] └──╼ ╼ $ curl https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge/pool/main/m/microsoft-edge-dev/microsoft-edge-dev_93.0.946.1-1_amd64.deb -o edge.deb |
Then install the package easily.
┌──[jason@192.168.1.3]─[~/Documents/Microsoft] └──╼ ╼ $ sudo dpkg -i edge.deb [sudo] password for jason: Selecting previously unselected package microsoft-edge-dev. (Reading database ... 624807 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack edge.deb ... Unpacking microsoft-edge-dev (93.0.946.1-1) ... Setting up microsoft-edge-dev (93.0.946.1-1) ... update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/microsoft-edge-dev to provide /usr/bin/microsoft-edge (microsoft-edge) in auto mode Processing triggers for menu (2.1.47ubuntu4) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ... Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3+18.04.20180207.2-0ubuntu2) ... Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24-1ubuntu3) ... Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ... |
Then the package is fully installed. Run this command to load Edge.
┌──[jason@192.168.1.3]─[~/Documents/Microsoft] └──╼ ╼ $ microsoft-edge |
This is very nice. Apparently, DirectX is coming to Linux as well. Does this mean gaming on Linux could be easier than before? This is going to be an interesting few years.