Recently, Microsoft has been working hard to improve Edge’s compatibility with web standards and to make it more lightweight and energy-efficient. For example, Edge includes a built-in PDF viewer and reader mode and supports Cortana, Microsoft’s digital assistant. However, there are also some notable differences. Edge is based on the Chromium open-source project and shares many features with Google Chrome. It was first released for Windows 10 in 2015 and later ported to macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. Microsoft encourages developers to transmit their feedback and feature requests via the Send Feedback tool.Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft.
The initial Linux preview release is a Dev Channel preview and will receive weekly updates as it occurs with other platforms. Key Edge features like web collections, immersive reader, optional dark mode, or enhanced privacy protection are however available in the Linux release.
Sync (and its related services), read aloud, and differential updates will not be available immediately with Edge on Linux. While we are working to ensure that every feature in our Windows and Mac Dev channels is available in our Linux version, there are a few features that will not be available at launch. Missy Quarry, community manager at Microsoft, explained in a Microsoft forum:
The initial preview release however does not completely replicate the features available for non-Linux platforms. $ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb stable main" > /etc/apt//microsoft-edge-dev.list' $ sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 microsoft.gpg /etc/apt// Developers may install Edge from the Microsoft Edge Insider site (download and installation) or the Microsoft’s Linux Software Repository (command-line installation).ĭevelopers may for instance install Edge for Linux on Ubuntu with the following commands: $ curl | gpg -dearmor > microsoft.gpg The move participates to Microsoft’s positioning of Edge as the browser for business.Įdge for Linux currently supports Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE distributions. Enterprise developers, many of which use Linux, will thus be able to build and test web applications in their preferred platform. The new release makes the Chromium-based Edge browser available on all major operating systems, desktop and mobile. Microsoft recently announced the availability of the Microsoft Edge Dev Channel for Linux (initial preview release).
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