Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@gthrm

gthrm/How to Install Cursor AI on Fedora.md

Created July 6, 2025 12:27
Show Gist options

  • Select an option

    Learn more about clone URLs
  • Save gthrm/93ef9d0a16a1fb07cf173bdb5eea2caa to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.

Select an option

Learn more about clone URLs
Save gthrm/93ef9d0a16a1fb07cf173bdb5eea2caa to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Download ZIP
Raw
How to Install Cursor AI on Fedora.md

How to Install Cursor AI on Fedora

Installation Steps

1. Download Cursor AI

Download from cursor.com

2. Open Terminal and Navigate to Downloads

cd ~/Downloads

3. Make Executable

chmod +x cursor-*.AppImage

4. Create Directory

sudo mkdir -p /opt/cursor

5. Move Files

sudo mv cursor-*.AppImage /opt/cursor/cursor.appimage

6. Download Icon

Visit https://lobehub.com/icons/cursor, choose theme (light/dark), download PNG as cursor.png

sudo mv cursor.png /opt/cursor/

7. Create Desktop Entry

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

Add this content:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Cursor
Exec=/opt/cursor/cursor.appimage
Icon=/opt/cursor/cursor.png
Type=Application
Categories=Development;

Done! Open Activities (Super key) or Applications menu - Cursor icon should appear there.

Happy?

Buy Me A Coffee

Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment