How to install the Brave nightly browser on Linux
The people behind the Brave browser have a nightly release. The Nightly release allows users to get the latest features as soon as possible. Here’s how you can set up Brave nightly browser on Linux.
Ubuntu installation instructions
To get the latest release of the Brave nightly browser on Ubuntu, start by opening up a terminal window. You can open up a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Or, search for “Terminal” in the app menu and launch it that way.
With the terminal window open, use the apt install command to install the “apt-transport-https curl” packages.
sudo apt install apt-transport-https curl
Using the curl command to install the official Brave nightly key with the packages set up. This key is required to interact with the official Brave software repos.
sudo curl -fsSLo /usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-nightly-archive-keyring.gpg https://brave-browser-apt-nightly.s3.brave.com/brave-browser-nightly-archive-keyring.gpg
Next, add the Brave nightly repo to your /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ folder. This folder handles all repos on the Ubuntu system.
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-nightly-archive-keyring.gpg arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-nightly.s3.brave.com/ stable main"|sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-nightly.list
With the software repo added to your Ubuntu system, run the apt update command to refresh Ubuntu’s software sources.
sudo apt update
With your software sources up to date on Ubuntu, you’ll be able to get the latest release of the Brave nightly browser using the apt install command down below.
sudo apt install brave-browser-nightly
Debian installation instructions
If you use Debian Linux, you’ll be able to install the Brave nightly browser using the official nightly software repository. To start, open up a terminal on the desktop. You can launch a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard or by launching “Terminal” via the app menu.
With the terminal window open and ready to use, run the apt-get install command and set up the “apt-transport-https” and “curl” packages. These packages are essential and required to install Brave nightly.
sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https curl
After setting up the two packages on your computer, run the curl command to set up the Brave nightly repo key. This key is necessary, as Brave nightly will not install without it.
sudo curl -fsSLo /usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-nightly-archive-keyring.gpg https://brave-browser-apt-nightly.s3.brave.com/brave-browser-nightly-archive-keyring.gpg
With the Brave nightly software key set up, it’s time to set up the official Brave nightly software repository on your computer. Using the echo command, enable the repo.
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-nightly-archive-keyring.gpg arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-nightly.s3.brave.com/ stable main"|sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-nightly.list
Now that you’ve set up the official repo run the apt-get update command to refresh Debian’s software sources. Software sources must be refreshed before you attempt to install Brave nightly.
sudo apt-get update
Finally, install the latest version of the Brave nightly browser with everything set up.
sudo apt-get install brave-nightly-browser
Arch Linux installation instructions
The Brave nightly browsers are available for all Arch Linux users in the Arch Linux User Repository. To get it working on your system, you’ll need to install the Trizen AUR helper.
To set up the Trizen AUR helper, start installing the two “git” and “base-devel” packages. These packages will help you install Trizen.
sudo pacman -S git base-devel
Once the two packages are set up, download the latest release of Trizen from the AUR and install it using the makepkg -sri command.
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/trizen.git cd trizen/ makepkg -sri
After setting up the Trizen AUR helper tool, run the trizen -S command to set up the latest Brave nightly browser on your Arch Linux system.
trizen -S brave-nightly-bin
Fedora installation instructions
Fedora Linux has official support for the Brave nightly browser via a software repository. To set it up, start by opening up a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Or, search for “Terminal” in the app menu and launch it that way.
With the terminal window open, use the dnf install command and install the “dnf-plugins-core” package. You will need this package to set up the Brave nightly repo.
sudo dnf install dnf-plugins-core
After setting up the package, run the dnf config-manager command and set up the latest Brave nightly repo for Fedora.
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://brave-browser-rpm-nightly.s3.brave.com/x86_64/
Next, you’ll need to set up the official Brave nightly repo key. This key is required to interact with the repo on Fedora. Otherwise, Brave nightly will not install.
sudo rpm --import https://brave-browser-rpm-nightly.s3.brave.com/brave-core-nightly.asc
With the repo key set up, it’s time to install the Brave nightly browser on Fedora. Using the dnf install command, set up the browser.
sudo dnf install brave-browser-nightly
OpenSUSE installation instructions
Brave nightly supports OpenSUSE 15+. To get it working on your Linux system, open up a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Or, search for “Terminal” in the app menu.
With the terminal window open, run the zypper install command and set up the “curl” package.
sudo zypper install curl
After setting up the Curl package, you’ll need to set up the Brave nightly repository key. Using the rpm –import command, download and set up the key.
sudo rpm --import https://brave-browser-rpm-nightly.s3.brave.com/brave-core-nightly.asc
With the repo key set up, you’ll need to add the Brave nightly repository to your system. You can add it with the addrepo command.
sudo zypper addrepo https://brave-browser-rpm-nightly.s3.brave.com/x86_64/ brave-browser-nightly
Finally, install the latest Brave nightly browser via the command below.
sudo zypper install brave-browser-nightly
