can not install Microsoft Edge on ubuntu 24.04

[carroca]

i am a newbie tried installing microsoft edge using error by sudo apt install. i get an error in terminal; microsoft-edge
MESA-INTEL: warning: cannot initialize blitter engine

When i try clicking on the icon, nothing happens.

i have a new laptop with an intel core ultra 9 185 prestige 16 AI Studio

please help.

[TheFu]

Since this post hasn't gotten any replies in the last day, thought I'd post so you knew someone read it.

Very few Linux users would touch Microsoft Edge. It isn't a core part of any Linux distro, so you may find better responses from a MSFT-centric forum. I've never loaded Edge on any computer.

If I were required to test my web-apps for Windows users, I'd have a Windows virtual machine and run the standard software inside it with our testing suite and all the test cases.

[Dennis N]

There is a Flatpak for Edge browser. You might have better luck with that.

dmn@Sydney:~$ flatpak remote-info flathub com.microsoft.Edge

Microsoft Edge - Introducing the new Microsoft Edge web browser. It’s time to
expect more. More privacy. More control. More productivity. More value.

        ID: com.microsoft.Edge
       Ref: app/com.microsoft.Edge/x86_64/stable
      Arch: x86_64
    Branch: stable
   Version: 124.0.2478.109-1
   License: LicenseRef-proprietary
Collection: org.flathub.Stable
  Download: 7.2*MB
 Installed: 20.6*MB
   Runtime: org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/23.08
       Sdk: org.freedesktop.Sdk/x86_64/23.08

You would have to install the Flatpak support first. See: https://flathub.org/setup

[MAFoElffen]

Since by your command, you might start out by doing this to remove what you implied you did

sudo apt remove --purge microsoft-edge-stable
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-edge-dev.list
sudo find / -name "microsoft.gpg" -exec bash -c "sudo rm {}" \; 2>/dev/null
sudo apt update

My curiosity is why 'Edge'. Windows Users don't even like it forced on them...

[Cleaton_Duguid]

One can install Microsoft Edge via GDebi. See https://itsfoss.com/gdebi-default-ub...ftware-center/ for a good Howto

Note: Many, including myself, have found that Microsoft Edge will not launch, the first time, after it is installed in Ubuntu 24.04. This is simply resolved by rebooting the PC.

[modismos]

A senior developer explained the solution to a similar issue.


The error message "MESA-INTEL: warning: cannot initialize blitter engine" typically relates to graphics drivers or libraries.

Follow these commands in the same sequence:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

sudo apt install mesa-utils

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

sudo apt remove microsoft-edge
sudo apt install microsoft-edge

[fyfe54]

Or use the Vivaldi browser. Mostly open source (the UI is closed) and comes without the G***** baggage.
Very customzable.

https://vivaldi.com