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tomscharbach
Bronze Contributor
Mar 20, 2021

Edge-Linux Flatpak Beta - Unofficial

Microsoft Edge Dev is now available for testing in an unofficial* Flatpak beta.  This might be of interest to Community members using Arch-based or independent (e.g. Solus, KaOS, Clear Linux) distros...
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dtantono115
Copper Contributor
Mar 21, 2021
that is wonderful and I know Edge for Linux is still unfinished with missing Microsoft sync account. Suppose, edge get a stable version. Will you release the edge stable for flatpak as well?
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    TheEvilSkeleton
    Copper Contributor
    May 26, 2021
    Maintainer of the Edge Flatpak package here. Yes, I will release the stable version when it comes out.
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      TheEvilSkeleton
      Copper Contributor
      Nov 03, 2021

      Change of plans, I decided to not release the Edge stable Flatpak yet because the Chrome Flatpak isn't on stable. My work is based on the Chrome Flatpak so Edge depends on it.

       

      Edit: There is already an open discussion on GitHub for anybody that wants to follow, I'll be posting updates there: https://github.com/flathub/com.microsoft.Edge/issues/88

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    tomscharbach
    Bronze Contributor
    Mar 21, 2021

    dtantono115 "Suppose, edge get a stable version. Will you release the edge stable for flatpak as well?"

     

    I am not affiliated with or contributing to the project, but I understand that Edge-Linux Stable will be packaged when it is released, and put into the Flathub stable repository.

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      dtantono115
      Copper Contributor
      Mar 21, 2021
      Because flatpak and snap package almost has a similar characteristic. do you also plan for edge for snap as well?
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        tomscharbach
        Bronze Contributor
        Mar 21, 2021

        "Because flatpak and snap package almost has a similar characteristic. do you also plan for edge for snap as well?"

        Again, I'm not affiliated with or contributing to the project, but this project, as I understand it, is limited to Flatpak.   

         

        Microsoft may release Edge-Linux as a Snap after a Stable version is released.  Microsoft has released official Snaps for several other Microsoft applications, and it would make sense for them to do so with Edge-Linux.

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