Developers of the game engine Unity an experimental Unity Editor for Linux. Currently, it concerns versions for Ubuntu and CentOS, but in the future, the list of supported distributions is expected to expand.
It is stated that for many years they offered an unofficial experimental editor, but now it is an official product. A beta version is currently available, and the creators are gathering feedback and criticism on . It is expected that Unity 2019.3 will have full support for the editor on Linux.
It is noted that the demand for Unity is growing in various fields, from gaming to the film industry, and from automotive to transportation management. Therefore, the range of supported operating systems is also expanding.
The editor is available to all users with Personal (free), Plus, and Pro licenses starting from Unity 2019.1. The developers promised to make the new product as reliable and stable as possible. The system requirements are as follows:
- OS Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04;
- OS CentOS 7;
- x86-64 processor architecture;
- Gnome desktop environment running on top of the X11 graphics server;
- official NVIDIA or AMD Mesa graphics driver.
the latest builds can be found in Unity Hub.
It is worth noting that this is not the first time serious programs or development systems related to gaming have been ported to Linux. Previously, Valve the Proton project to run games from Steam on the free OS. This is expected to expand the use of Linux for gaming PCs.
Source: 3dnews.ru
