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xanplx
Brass Contributor
Jan 17, 2020

Rough Estimate on Linux Beta?

Is there any sort of rough estimation on when we can get our hands on a beta build for Linux? I don't care how unstable it is, Linux users want to play with it.
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tomscharbach
Bronze Contributor
Jan 17, 2020

xanplx  "Is there any sort of rough estimation on when we can get our hands on a beta build for Linux?"

 

As far as I am aware, the last time Microsoft mentioned Edge on Linux in public was at the State of the Browser session at Ignite 2019, when Microsoft confirmed for the first time that a version of Edge was being developed for Linux -- the timeline given at the conference was the familiar "coming soon."

 

Deleted  MissyQ   Could one of you follow this up and see if you can get some newer information for us -- a rough timeline and an indication of how Microsoft plans to package (e.g. Flatpak, Snap, etc.) Edge for Linux?   

 

I'm one of many that can't adopt Edge as my primary browser without a port to Linux so it isn't an idle question.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Jan 22, 2020

    tomscharbach and xanplx -- It's great to hear that you are eager to have this. I don't have info about any timeline for that, but I can tell you that any public updates would likely be posted in the https://blogs.windows.com/, or the https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/tag/microsoft-edge/.

     

    Fawkes (they/them)
    Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge

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      tomscharbach
      Bronze Contributor
      Jan 23, 2020

      Deleted "I don't have info about any timeline for that, but I can tell you that any public updates would likely be posted in the https://blogs.windows.com/, or the https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/tag/microsoft-edge/."

       

      Reading between the lines, I'm hoping that there is a team actively working on a Linux port.

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