Cursor another package for linux

Ideas Feature Requests
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Feature request for product/service

Cursor IDE

Describe the request

Why don’t create flatpak packages for linux distribution?
Flatpaks is widelly used today, more reliable and acceptable for comunity then AppImages.

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Hey, thanks for the feature request.

In August 2025, we added native .deb and .rpm packages, available at Download · Cursor. After install, they automatically add the repositories, so you can update Cursor via your package manager.

About Flatpak: the request is tracked on GitHub here: Flatpak releases for Linux · Issue #1515 · cursor/cursor · GitHub. There’s no official Flatpak support yet, but the team is aware of the requests.

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Hi Dean, I’m on secureblue (essentially Fedora Atomic) which has removed fuse2 as it is an unmaintained SUID root binary. So AppImages don’t work. RPM’s can be layered but ideally these sort of applications are installed through Flatpak where permissions can be restricted and updates are automatic.

Could you guys look into this if it’s not too much trouble?

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Hey, I get that on an immutable distro like secureblue, Flatpak is the best option. Sadly, there isn’t an official Flatpak or Flathub package yet.

Since secureblue removed fuse2, AppImages are off the table too. A couple of options:

  1. Distrobox or Toolbox recommended: Spin up a Fedora or Debian container and install Cursor inside it, then use distrobox-export to get a launcher on the host. This is the standard pattern for Silverblue and secureblue, and it keeps the base image clean.

  2. rpm-ostree install: It works, but on secureblue I’d avoid it. Package layering can break atomic updates and goes against the hardening model the image is built for.

There’s also an open Flathub package request: [Package Request] The "Cursor" IDE - Requests - Flathub Discourse

I’ll pass the feedback along. For these distros, Flatpak really is the right path.