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How to Install Cursor on Ubuntu 26.04 and 24.04

  • Updated on November 1, 2026

Cursor ships a .deb, an RPM and an AppImage for Linux, and the download page says nothing about how any of them update. The .deb quietly registers an apt repository, and that repository is the best way to install the editor. This guide sets it up in three steps, compares the other install methods, and covers Grok Bot, which comes with Premium and higher and runs on Ubuntu.