Microsoft Edge browser now in beta testing for Linux computers

Microsoft has come a long way since the arrival of CEO Satya Nadella, who helped the compay change gears and embrace the open source community to a large extent. The company, which now owns GitHub, is also one of the largest contributors to open source software. Microsoft Edge, which was also rebuilt using Google’s popular Chromium browser engine has now been released in beta form for operating systems running on the Linux kernel.

While Edge on Linux isn’t exactly new, and users could already download the browser on the Dev channel since last year, the arrival of the browser in beta form (to the Microsoft Edge Insider Channels) brings it one step closer to a final, stable release.