Is the linux build of Unity stable? Where/how do I download latest build?

Okay, so first what is the latest build for Unity 3D in linux? Is it stable & include all the features from PC/Mac versions? In other words, can I develop and compile games in Linux? Secondly, where & how do I download Unity 3d for Linux Mint?

Also, is Unity 3d (linux version) more stable than Unreal Engine4 (linux version)? I ask because both seem to be in a beta experimental stage. I'd rather opt for the engine that can have me developing and compiling games in Linux without having to resort to Windows or OSX.

 

Yes, the editor is functional and stable enough to develop games on. There are a few issues though, such as buggy mouse control when playing your game in editor and high CPU usage (up to 100% on a single core). And yes, you are able to do anything you can on other platforms.

It does seem more stable than Unreal Engine 4. In Unity's Linux editor, everything works, although you might see occasional issues. UE4 (in my experience) has much bigger problems, where some things won't work at all or require effort to get them to work, but overall, UE4's editor does seem to run smother and feels more responsive.

You can download it from this thread: Unity on Linux: Release Notes and Known Issues
Scroll to the bottom to get the latest version. Since you're using Mint, you should download the .deb file.

 

Okay, I installed the package for unity editor 5.4. But how do I launch it? It does not show up in search.

 

Odd that it doesn't show up, but you can type /opt/Unity/Editor/Unity into the terminal to launch it.

I'm not familiar with Linux Mint, but in Ubuntu I sometimes have to log out before new applications show up in the search.

 

I was able to get it working. I just had to restart the computer after installing the package. Everything works pretty good from what I've tested. Haven't done any extensive work, but the interface seems stable enough. Asset store loads, etc.

 

The Unity editor is stable and works well except for some minor occasional UI glitches, like a menu won't close. Nothing major. Most issues I experience are to do with script debugging in MonoDevelop: the debugger keeps detaching, variable values won't show, and the immediate window is almost useless. I am not sure if the problem lies with Unity or MonoDevelop, but that's where most of the pain comes from for me (I am using Ubuntu)

 

It's always MonoDevelop. It sucks on any platform. Try Visual Studio Code instead - it's very stable and should have Unity support out of the box even on Linux, and debugging with an extension.

 

I have tried to work VS code and unity on ubuntu but I could not get work. Do I need to edit Editor Args? I tried with "$(File)" or $(File) nothing works (project not loading on vs code as well)

 

The settings look correct, so all it should take is a restart of the Unity editor to be on the safe side. Is VSCode in your path, i.e. does "code" from a terminal run it?

 

It was snap version. Now tried with normal version(from apt). but nothing firing up i have installed mono-complete and vscode dependencies from vscode. any suggest?

 

On other platforms VSCode is recognised automatically when you select it, so it doesn't even offer an argument to use. Since VSC really works off the solution found in the directory, perhaps "$(ProjectPath)" works? The example in the manual also uses quotation marks around it.

 

Yes you are right. I deleted snap version and standart one, just reinstalled from apt. Then argument offer gone but still no project to loading

 

Does VSCode open the solution if you point it at the directory though? That's a passable temporary workaround. It should probably also be reported as a bug.

 

Thank you orb!

Removing all and re-installing all dependencies did the work! Solution loading with no errors and intellisense working.

 

Awesome! Hopefully you don't have to suffer MonoDevelop ever again

I think VSCode is at the point where they could bundle it with Unity now, at least on macOS and Windows. For Linux they should perhaps set up a repo with binaries and have an optional all-in-one package which depends on their Unity, VSCode and other packages, like build-essential or the *-desktop packages do.

 

Hi all, i wanted to ask you if all the exporter work on linux, especially the nintendo. Many thanks!

 

As to IDE of choice on Linux platform, I'd suggest you to check Rider as well. Even though it's a commercial product, it offers tons of productivity features that can make the experience of developing C#/Unity projects on Linux much easier.

 

No - due to platform vendor limitations, not all platforms can be published to from every platform. For example, most of the console SDKs are only available for Windows.

 

Yes, I've been using it and it's great. It even weaned me off of vim + omnisharp, which was no easy task.