Cursor is an AI-powered editor that makes coding easier and faster. Installing it on Ubuntu is as simple as downloading a .deb file and running one command.
1. Go to official cursor download page. Download the latest .deb file (recommended for Ubuntu/Debian).
2. Open a terminal and navigate into the directory where you saved the .deb (e.g. Downloads):
cd Downloads
3. Install Cursor.
Change cursor.deb to the actual filename, for example cursor_1.6.35_amd64.deb.
sudo apt install ./cursor.deb
After installation you should see Cursor in your app launcher 🎉.
Update
APT Repository Added Automatically (and How to Verify & Update)
When you install Cursor on Ubuntu from the official .deb file, installer actually adds the official Cursor APT repository in the background. This allows apt to see Cursor updates just like any other package on ubuntu.
1. How to check if the repo was added
After installing Cursor, you can quickly check if the APT repository is registered:
sudo apt update | grep cursor
If the repository was added, you’ll see a line like this:
Hit:10 https://downloads.cursor.com/aptrepo stable InRelease
This confirms that apt recognizes Cursor repo and can fetch updates from it.
2. Updating Cursor
Once the repository is active, updating Cursor is easy:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install --only-upgrade cursor
The first command refreshes your package list.
The second upgrades Cursor if a newer version is available.
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