Microsoft Edge now has an official Linux support list, seven years after Chrome's

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In context: The "modern" Edge browser has been based on the Chromium project since 2019, but Microsoft always finds a way to do things on its own terms. Now, Redmond is falling in line with Chromium's tradition when it comes to officially supported operating systems.

Microsoft recently updated its documentation on the operating systems supported by Edge, providing a comprehensive list of Linux distributions that should offer the best browsing experience. Redmond's web browser has technically been available on FOSS operating systems for years, but an "official" list should prove useful for enterprise organizations and other professional settings.

The updated Edge documentation statesthat the browser is supported on the following 64-bit Linux distros: Ubuntu 18.04 or later, Debian 10 or later, openSUSE 15.5 or later, and Fedora Linux 39 or...

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