Linux QuickStart / FAQs

stuff to know that get asked frequently

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Where to get the engine

  1. get the binary builds (TODO Link)
  2. compile from source (TODO link)

What editor?

  • Rider is the most feature complete.
  • any editor will do actually.

Distros in which it works

  • k/ubuntu, fedora, arch, others

Wayland/X11

X11 has the best support. Wayland has some issues.

Can i package to windows?

Not directly. Licence issue with MS includes (afaik). You can by using a virtual machine. Does not need to have gpu access. You trigger the packaging via command line.

Launcher

There are two replacement for the ue launcher.

When installing from source, you get context-menu actions on kde.

Associations

You can edit a file with the version number instead of the UUID, and projects will open normally. (TODO expand)

Bridge

TODO link to how to

Discord

Unreal Source's Linux channel : https://discord.com/channels/187217643009212416/375022233875382274