How to install Cursor in Ubuntu

Step 1 - download https://www.cursor.com/downloads Step 2 - install Install dependencies: sudo apt-get install libfuse2 Create a directory for the application to install into: sudo mkdir /opt/cursor/ Move to downloaded app to folder: sudo mv Cursor-0.48.7-x86_64.AppImage /opt/cursor/cursor.AppImage Make app executable: sudo chmod +x /opt/cursor/cursor.AppImage Download image for icon: sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getcursor/docs/refs/heads/main/images/logo/app-logo.svg -O /opt/cursor/app-logo.svg Step 3 - create a link to app Create a desktop entry: sudo nano /usr/share/applications/cursor.desktop [Desktop Entry] Name=Cursor Exec=/opt/cursor/cursor.AppImage --no-sandbox Icon=/opt/cursor/app-logo.svg Type=Application Categories=Development;

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Install dependencies:

sudo apt-get install libfuse2

Create a directory for the application to install into:

sudo mkdir /opt/cursor/

Move to downloaded app to folder:

sudo mv Cursor-0.48.7-x86_64.AppImage /opt/cursor/cursor.AppImage

Make app executable:

sudo chmod +x /opt/cursor/cursor.AppImage

Download image for icon:

sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getcursor/docs/refs/heads/main/images/logo/app-logo.svg -O /opt/cursor/app-logo.svg

Create a desktop entry:

sudo nano /usr/share/applications/cursor.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Cursor
Exec=/opt/cursor/cursor.AppImage --no-sandbox
Icon=/opt/cursor/app-logo.svg
Type=Application
Categories=Development;