It'd be interesting to see if edge on Linux tries special tricks to force itself on the user, though they'd definitely have less sucess with that.
Maybe it'll rewrite my bash profile and desktop entries
I have edge installed as a flatpak from flathub-beta and haven't seen any 'ads'.
The sandbox capabilities of flatpak also help reduce potential attack surface.
Flatpack will be the death of Linux's software ecosystem.
Flatpak is a boon to Linux’s software ecosystem. It provides model of software delivery that makes sense for “pet apps” maintained directly by upstreams who want to make their software work across many distros and push updates outside the cadence of distro packaging.