Most of that is history now, lessons clearly learned in some places. Still, it's a remarkable change for Microsoft overall, who were once seriously hostile to the open source community. Microsoft Teams is also available for Linux, and has been since late 2019. Technically Skype came way before, although that was available for Linux before the Microsoft buyout. Here's the initial setup screens:Īs a reminder, this is not the first Microsoft application to be put onto Linux. I decided to take if for a spin for a while, take some shots and see what all the fuss is about. They said they will be coming in a later preview. However, the initial release only supports local accounts and does not support online sign in with a Microsoft Account or AAD account and so there's no syncing yet. Microsoft noted that the majority of features are in and should behave the same as macOS and Windows. However, as expected, Arch Linux already has it up in the user repository. Currently, they're supporting Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE distributions. Microsoft said in the announcement they will be keeping the Linux version up to date in the developer channel, exactly the same as they do for macOS and Windows. While it's currently only in a preview form, this now makes Microsoft Edge available for all major desktop and mobile platforms. Microsoft Edge on Linux, what a time to be alive. The day has come, Microsoft have officially made their own web browser available on Linux in preview.

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