Installation of Microsoft Edge using the Command Line

Prefer to install software from the command line? We have your insurance. Simply copy/paste the following commands into a terminal emulator of your choice.

Step 1: The setup script. This adds the Microsoft Edge repository to your system and imports the Microsoft GPG key to confirm the packages (so you can be sure they are what they claim to be):

curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys
/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > microsoft.gpg

Step 2:   Type the following command:

sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 microsoft.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/

Step 3: Type the following command

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com
/repos/edge stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-edge-dev.list'

Step 4: Type the following command

sudo rm microsoft.gpg

Step 5: Final Step: Type the command given below:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install microsoft-edge-stable

Microsoft Edge is a well-known browser throughout the globe. It is being used by millions of users in a single day. Microsoft completely designs this browser. After some well-known browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge is the third most used browser. This is the safest browser to search for data on the internet. It also helps to keep data privacy in a better way. As this browser is developed by Microsoft, some Microsoft applications can be better used here. Microsoft Teams, Forms, etc. can easily be opened with this browser. Earlier, when there was Internet Explorer, there was a clash between those two. As of now, Microsoft Edge is the only browser product available by Microsoft. Initially, Microsoft Edge was only available on Windows devices. This browser can only be installed on Windows computers. But with time, this browser is now available on nearly every operating system. This browser is now open on Android too. This browser can easily be downloadable on a Linux machine also.