Unable to install Cursor

[jgossage]

I have been unable for find any documentation that helps me install Cursor on Linux Ubuntu 24.04. I did find a third party post that claied that all you needed to do is to make the Appimage file that was downloaded executable and then run it. This did not work - clicking on the file did nothing - and I am at a loss to determine how to proceed.

[deanrie]

Hi @jgossage

Take a look at these threads, they might help you out:

[Tutorial] Install Cursor permanently when AppImage install didn't work on Linux

This is a user install. System-wide install is pretty similar, just different paths. 1. Create a new folder for cursor mkdir -p ~/Applications/cursor 2. Get the latest version of cursor in that folder wget -O ~/Applications/cursor/cursor.AppImage "https://downloader.cursor.sh/linux/appImage/x64" 3. Make sure AppImage is executable (should already be but still) chmod +x ~/Applications/cursor/cursor.AppImage 4. Make a symlink to be able to launch cursor from command line sudo ln -s ~/Appli…

Can you add a how-to guide on installing/using cursor in Ubuntu?

The current guide is on some other website where it recommends using fuse to install but fuse breaks ubuntu according to some users. Can @cursor team write up a guide on how to safely install this on ubuntu and also consider addressing any security issues if downloaded in ubuntu?

[trustor]

@jgossage Your one-stop solution for installing cursor in ubuntu 24.04 included

Install Cursor AI as an Application on a Linux System | by Zoheb Abai - Freedium

[jgossage]

Unfortunately, the material at this link is not accessible.

[javiermarcon]

I managed to install it on Ubuntu 24.04 with the instructions of the first post mentioned by @deanrie . In case you are unable to make it work, please post the steps performed and errors you get, so we can help you with the installation.