Hi! This thread will be used to post new builds of Unity for Linux, including release notes and known issues.

THE LATEST AVAILABLE BUILD WILL BE IN THE LAST POST ON THIS THREAD.



Today, we're releasing the first public build, so this post contains extra information about system requirements and what you can expect. Future releases will also be posted in this thread.



Installer Types and Supported Systems



The Unity Editor for Linux is packaged into two types of installers:

A .deb package, which can be installed via the Ubuntu Software Center and is expected to work on installations of Ubuntu 12.04 or newer.

A platform-agnostic self-extracting shell script, which is designed for other distributions.

Unity Technologies is providing official support for Ubuntu 12.04 or newer. People are welcome to use other distributions with the understanding that we do not guarantee support.



Machines also need a modern graphics card with vendor-supported graphics drivers (provided by NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel).



We do not explicitly support running the Linux editor inside a virtual machine due to limitations related to GPU virtualization (although it does usually work).



Supported Target Platforms

The Unity Editor for Linux supports export to the following platforms:

Linux / Windows / Mac Standalone

Android (additional dependencies needed, see below)

WebGL (additional dependencies needed, see below)

Tizen (additional dependencies needed, see below)

SamsungTV

Legacy WebPlayer

iOS project deployment (experimental in 5.5 builds)

Dependencies and Recommended Packages

The dependencies for Unity itself are:

gconf-service

lib32gcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1)

lib32stdc++6 (>= 4.6)

libasound2 (>= 1.0.23)

libc6 (>> 2.15)

libc6-i386 (>= 2.15)

libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0)

libcap2 (>= 2.10)

libcups2 (>= 1.4.0)

libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.2.14)

libexpat1 (>= 1.95.8)

libfontconfig1 (>= 2.8.0)

libfreetype6 (>= 2.3.9)

libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1)

libgconf-2-4 (>= 2.31.1)

libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0)

libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1

libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8)

libglu1-mesa | libglu1

libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0)

libnspr4 (>= 1.8.0.10)

libnss3 (>= 3.14.3)

libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.22.0)

libstdc++6 (>= 4.6)

libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1)

libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1)

libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2)

libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1)

libxext6

libxfixes3

libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4)

libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.99.2)

libxrender1

libxtst6

zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)

debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0

npm

The Ubuntu Software Center will install these automatically if using the .deb package. If using the self-extracting shell script (or another distribution), you're on your own.



To export players to certain targets, there are other dependencies:



For WebGL:

ffmpeg | libav-tools

nodejs

java6-runtime

gzip

For Android and Tizen:

java7-jdk

These recommended packages are included in the Recommends section of the .deb package.



We're also not currently bundling the dependencies for MonoDevelop (and doing so is a bit complicated), so the easiest way to ensure you can run the bundled MonoDevelop is to first install the upstream MonoDevelop from the Ubuntu Software Center.



Reporting Bugs



To report issues, please use the Editor's Help menu > 'Report a Bug' feature: this opens the Unity Bug Reporter, which sends us feedback and issues with the Linux Editor to our Issue Tracker:



Crashes will also launch the Bug Reporter, and you should use this to submit a bug in this case (the bug reporter attaches stacktrace and other information we need to investigate crashes). After submitting your bug with the Bug Reporter, please post on the forum with the case number you receive in your confirmation mail. To report issues, please use the Editor's Help menu > 'Report a Bug' feature: this opens the Unity Bug Reporter, which sends us feedback and issues with the Linux Editor to our Issue Tracker: https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/ . This is the primary method for providing feedback and reporting issues with the Linux Editor.Crashes will also launch the Bug Reporter, and you should use this to submit a bug in this case (the bug reporter attaches stacktrace and other information we need to investigate crashes). After submitting your bug with the Bug Reporter, please post on the forum with the case number you receive in your confirmation mail.

And finally, here is the information for today's release:



Build #2015082501



Official Installer for 64-bit Ubuntu Linux: See the last post in this thread!



Unsupported Installer for Other 64-bit Distributions: See the last post in this thread!

Release Notes

Initial release

Known Issues



The Linux Editor currently has some known issues: