How to install Cursor IDE on Arch linux
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How to install Cursor IDE on Arch linux

Publish Date: Nov 3 '24
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How to install Cursor AI on Arch linux? Simple, follow these steps:

1. Go to Cursor's website

2. Press Download for free (it should download an .Appimage file)

3. Navigate to the file and run chmod +x cursor-<version_number>.Appimage to make it executable

4. Run ./cursor-<version_number>.Appimage to make sure it starts

5. If yes, add it to the application list with sudo mv cursor-<version_number>.AppImage ~/opt/cursor.appimage

6. Make a desktop entry for the app

  • sudo nano /usr/share/applications/cursor.desktop
  • CTRL + V this into the file:
  [Desktop Entry]
  Name=Cursor
  Exec=/opt/cursor.appimage
  Icon=/opt/cursor.png
  Type=Application
  Categories=Development;
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7. Save the file, move the icon cursor.png of your choice to ~/opt/

8. You are done!

Comments 7 total

  • Piotr Wawrzonowski
    Piotr WawrzonowskiNov 3, 2024

    Thanks, that worked for me! How to update it in the future?

  • Tuhin Bar
    Tuhin BarJan 27, 2025

    Thanks for the help. It is working properly.

  • Charan
    CharanMay 9, 2025

    You could also try installing from the AUR.
    if you are using yay, just do yay -S cursor-bin

    Or download and build package from AUR manually.

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