Microsoft Edge Arch

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Manjaro Edge

At the Ignite 2020, Microsoft announced that the Chromium-based Edge browser will have a Linux preview build in October this year. When announced the Edge browser in Jan 2020, Microsoft told us that they are planning for a Linux package as well. And it seems, they kept the promise. This is a piece of good. Ensure that you have at least 300MB of free disk space before proceeding. Clone the Repository to install Edge Chromium on Arch. Head over to the official package page by clicking here and clone. A browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

One month after the announcement, the Preview of Microsoft’s Edge Chromium browser is now available for Ubuntu, Fedora, and OpenSUSE, and here’s how you can install it. For starters, Edge Chromium, unlike Microsoft’s Internet Explorer or Edge, is based on Chromium and is already available on Windows, Android, iOS, and macOS devices.

However, if you’re rocking an Arch-based distro or Arch Linux itself and feeling left out, here’s how you can install Edge Chromium on the same. For this tutorial, I’ll be using Arch-based Manjaro Linux.

Install Edge Chromium on Arch

Ensure that you have at least 300MB of free disk space before proceeding.

Clone the Repository to install Edge Chromium on Arch
Head over to the official package page by clicking here and clone the repository by entering the command git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/microsoft-edge-dev.git in the terminal.
cd into the downloaded file
Enter into the directory using cd microsoft-edge-dev and then type the command makepkg -si.
Encountered an error?
If you encounter an error, install base-devel by the command sudo pacman -S base-devel; be patient as it might take a while to install. After the installation is done, re-enter the command makepkg -si and hit enter.
Be patient.
You might need to type Y twice or thrice and wait until the Edge Chromium on Arch installation finishes.

Welcome to Edge Chromium! This preview and Edge Chromium on Arch installation guide is especially for developers who want to test apps and sites on Linux.

As this is one of the earlier versions, you may miss out on end-features like signing into Microsoft Edge via Microsoft Account. Do let us know if you face issue(s) with Edge Chromium on Arch installation and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

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Package Details: microsoft-edge-dev-bin 91.0.864.1-1

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Git Clone URL:	https://aur.archlinux.org/microsoft-edge-dev-bin.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base:	microsoft-edge-dev-bin
Description:	A browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier
Upstream URL:	https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/download
Licenses:	custom
Conflicts:	edge, edge-dev, edge-dev-bin, microsoft-edge-dev
Provides:	edge-dev, microsoft-edge-dev
Submitter:	ejiek
Maintainer:	ejiek (SolarAquarion)
Last Packager:	ejiek
Votes:	59
Popularity:	13.82
First Submitted:	2020-10-20 22:29
Last Updated:	2021-04-22 07:53

Dependencies (16)

alsa-lib(alsa-lib-x205ta, alsa-lib-git, alsa-lib-minimal-git, alsa-lib-a52pcm)
gtk3(gtk3-cosy, gtk3-adwaita-3-32-git, gtk3-git, gtk3-ubuntu, gtk3-no_deadkeys_underline, gtk3-classic, gtk3-patched-filechooser-icon-view, gtk3-typeahead)
libcups(libcups-git, libcups-noudev, libcups-nosystemd-minimal-git)
libdrm(libdrm-grate-git, libdrm-git, libdrm-minimal-git)
mesa(mesa-noglvnd, mesa-rc, mesa-stable, mesa-git, mesa-minimal-git, mesa-minimal+-git)
nss(nss-hg)
imagemagick(graphicsmagick-imagemagick-compat, imagemagick-no-hdri, imagemagick-git, imagemagick-full-git, imagemagick-full, imagemagick-fftw)(make)
gnome-keyring(gnome-keyring-git, pass-secrets-git)(optional) – for storing passwords in GNOME keyring
gtk3(gtk3-cosy, gtk3-adwaita-3-32-git, gtk3-git, gtk3-ubuntu, gtk3-no_deadkeys_underline, gtk3-classic, gtk3-patched-filechooser-icon-view, gtk3-typeahead)(optional) – for printing
kdialog(kdialog-git)(optional) – for file dialogs in KDE
kwallet(kwallet-git)(optional) – for storing passwords in KWallet
libpipewire02(optional) – WebRTC desktop sharing under Wayland
libunity(optional) – for download progress on KDE
ttf-liberation(optional) – fix fonts for some PDFs - CRBug #369991
xdg-utils(mimi-git, sx-open, busking-git, xdg-utils-git, linopen, xdg-utils-terminal-true-git, xdg-utils-mimeo, xdg-utils-handlr, xdg-utils-slock, mimi-bachoseven-git, mimejs-git)(optional)