Edge Chromium Also Coming to Linux, Confirms Microsoft - hillneho1973

Microsoft this week announced that its Chromium-based Edge browser testament hit the stable channel on Jan 15 for Windows and macOS. The announcement, made during the 'Say of the Browser' session at the ship's company's Take fire 2022 conference in Orlando, Florida, revealed that the browser leave too come to Linux at some stage. Sadly, though, there's no more specific ETA for that yet, with the company but saying that Edge Chromium will be accessible happening Linux 'in the future'.

It's worth noting that patc the Windows and macOS versions consume seen quite an a few fink/ beta releases up til now, this was the commencement time we heard astir a Linux version beingness in the full treatmen, which is surely good news for completely you Mint, Ubuntu and Digital subscriber line users. Unfortunately, while you can already download the Edge Chromium Release Candidate (RC) on Windows and macOS right straightaway, there's zero word when a pre-release version of the software will be procurable on the open-source platform.

Edge Chromium Coming to Linux as Well, Confirms Microsoft — GIF Courtesy: Microsoft (via The Wand)

Just in case you don't know it already, Microsoft revealed a new icon for its future Edge Chromium through an elaborate Easter Egg hunt last weekend. As can be seen in the GIF above, the new icon seems to be trying hard to ditch the checkered legacy of Internet Internet Explorer, which is why Microsoft moved away from the EdgeHTML engine and embraced Cr in the first pose.

The completely exercise is part of Microsoft's plans to deprecate its old Edge browser, which was originally released for Windows 10 in 2022, before being rolled out on Mechanical man, iOS and macOS. It was never officially released on Linux, so it's definitely a pleasing surprise to hear that the Chromium reading will land on the open-root platform.

Featured Image Courtesy: Microsoft (via The Verge)