Game Development
Ubuntu

Checking System Requirements

Before we get started it's best to check that your system meets the minimum requirements for the Unity Editor.

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Make sure you are checking against the system requirements for your operating system, Linux.

Ubuntu Linux

  1. Check the minimum requirements for the Unity Editor here (opens in a new tab)
  2. Check your system information by running the following command
sudo lshw -short

ChromeOS Linux

  1. Check the minimum requirements for the Unity Editor here (opens in a new tab)
  2. Check your CPU (processor) & RAM (memory).
    • On your Chromebook, at the bottom right, select the time.
    • Select Settings -> About ChromeOS -> Diagnostics.
    • You will then see a page providing you with information about the Chromebooks processor & RAM.
    ChromeOS Diagnostics
  3. Open a browser tab and enter this URL: chrome://system/#lspci
    • If it doesn't automatically scroll down to the line beginning with "lspci" then please scroll down to it.
    • Once you're there just click on the 'Expand' button and look for the graphics controller card info.

Installing the Unity Hub

Step 1: Create a Unity ID

You can register for Unity here (opens in a new tab), if you already have an account, you skip this.

Image of Create Unity Account

Step 2: Add the Unity aptitude repositories

  • To add the public signing key, run the following command:

    wget -qO - https://hub.unity3d.com/linux/keys/public | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee/usr/share/keyrings/Unity_Technologies_ApS.gpg > /dev/null

  • To add the Unity Hub repository, you need an entry in /etc/apt/sources.list.d. Run the following command to add the Unity Hub repository:

    sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/Unity_Technologies_ApS.gpg] https://hub.unity3d.com/linux/repos/deb stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/unityhub.list'

  • Update Aptitude's package cache

    sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Install the Unity Editor & Modules

  1. Install Ubuntu Hub from Aptitude
sudo apt install -y unityhub
  1. Sign in to your Unity ID by selecting the drop down at the top left corner of the screen.
  2. Select Unity 2022.3.20f1 LTS (or latest version)
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Add Microsoft Visual Studio code by selecting the checkbox.

  1. Click on the Install button at the right bottom corner of your screen.
macOS & WindowsChromeOS