Request for Cursor AI .deb Package for Ubuntu Users

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Dear Cursor AI Development Team,

First, I would like to thank you for developing such an incredible tool. Cursor AI has been a great addition to my workflow, and I truly appreciate the effort you’ve put into creating a seamless user experience.

As an Ubuntu user, I’ve noticed that Cursor AI is currently distributed as an AppImage. While this format is convenient, many Ubuntu users, including myself, would find it beneficial if a .deb package were also available. This would make the installation and integration with the system even more straightforward, particularly for those who rely on package managers like apt.

Providing a .deb package could potentially attract a broader audience and improve the adoption rate among Linux users.

Thank you for considering this suggestion. I’m looking forward to seeing how Cursor AI evolves in the future.

Best regards,
Wil

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If I can believe: Cursor install Ubuntu 24.04 - #41 by deanrie

This will hopefully be delivered soon! I also want to just have a deb file. It shouldn’t be hard, and it will be much better integrated with Linux (eg. for Ubuntu, Linux Mint users or alike).

Currently VSCode & Windsurf are also providing deb files, which works much better than AppImage. In Windsurf the application just automatically forks to the background. No weird issues in the virtual terminal of the editor itself. No need to manually create desktop files or whatever…

I really really want to see a deb file soon!

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If you look up the history of this issue, its almost as old as the company is. They keep promising… Windsurf has a deb.

I got notified of an update again today, so I guess I gotta do all that bs… again.

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If you look up the history of this issue, its almost as old as the company is. They keep promising… Windsurf has a deb.

I know.. its true, the requests are coming from all the way back from 2023..

I got notified of an update again today, so I guess I gotta do all that bs… again.

You could try my script if that helps..?: Extracting Cursor from AppImage ($621) · Snippets · GitLab

In the meanwhile I try to keep pushing Cursor for a deb, rpm etc. files.