Forum Discussion
Edge on Linux
Ryan Pertusio "FYI: Edge is coming to Linux on the Dev channel in Oct 2020"
Edge will initially be available for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and OpenSUSE (directly supported) and other distros (indirectly supported) that use the deb or rpm package managers. It does not appear that Edge will be available initially for Arch-based distros (e.g. Manjaro) and independents (e.g. Solus) using other package managers. It also does not appear that Edge will be initially available in Snap or Flatpak formats, although I suspect that will come in time.
But even with the limitations noted, Microsoft's announcement is good news for those of us who use Linux.
- I don't guess it will be too long before it makes it into the AUR.
"I don't guess it will be too long before it makes it into the AUR."
I hope that Microsoft expands the scope of its focus beyond Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and OpenSUSE, but I don't have any confidence that Microsoft will do so quickly.
Considering Microsoft's initial Edge-availability list (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and OpenSUSE) and Microsoft's WSL2-supported distros (Debian, Kali, Ubuntu, SUSE), it looks like Microsoft is working with Canonical, RedHat, SUSE Software Solutions and others to focus on the Enterprise customer segment of the Linux market.
I understand that focus from Microsoft's business perspective, but I hope that Microsoft will at least expand support to other package managers. As a bare minimum, I would like Microsoft to support both Snap and Flatpack, which will work with many distros. I guess we wait and see.
