Step 1 - download

https://www.cursor.com/downloads

Step 2 - install

Install dependencies:

sudo apt-get install libfuse2

Create a directory for the application to install into:

sudo mkdir /opt/cursor/

Move to downloaded app to folder:

sudo mv Cursor-0.48.7-x86_64.AppImage /opt/cursor/cursor.AppImage

Make app executable:

sudo chmod +x /opt/cursor/cursor.AppImage

Download image for icon:

sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getcursor/docs/refs/heads/main/images/logo/app-logo.svg -O /opt/cursor/app-logo.svg

Step 3 - create a link to app

Create a desktop entry:

sudo nano /usr/share/applications/cursor.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Cursor
Exec=/opt/cursor/cursor.AppImage --no-sandbox
Icon=/opt/cursor/app-logo.svg
Type=Application
Categories=Development;