“We are working hard to bring these to users as quickly as possible, while also ensuring it’s done right,” Quarry adds. So which features which won’t be available or working properly in Microsoft Edge for Linux Preview? The browser’s built-in sync features (bookmarks, passwords, etc) read aloud (which reads webpage text aloud) and differential updates will all be MIA. Microsoft Edge product developer Missy Quarry says the team working on the port want to make ‘every feature in our Windows and Mac Dev channels available in our Linux version’ but that, to start with, there will be some omissions. deb packages (not Snap, as I had suggest) from the Edge Insiders web page - and not from any specific Linux store front or package manager. Microsoft say this initial release will support all major Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE.

In case you missed the news flash: Microsoft Edge for Linux will be available to download starting next month as a ‘preview’ release.

Microsoft has revealed more details on what Linux users can expect in the upcoming Edge for Linux release.

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