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1. Unity Hub installation

To install Unity on Linux you need to install Unity Hub, run the following commands:

  1. Add the public signing key 
    wget -qO - https://hub.unity3d.com/linux/keys/public | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/Unity_Technologies_ApS.gpg > /dev/null
  2. Add Unity Hub repository to your sources 
    sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [signedby=/usr/share/keyrings/Unity_Technologies_ApS.gpg] https://hub.unity3d.com/linux/repos/deb stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/unityhub.list'
  3. Update package cache and install package 
    sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install unityhub

Warning

To be on the safe side always check the official documentation on how to install Unity Hub, this manual is just for reference.

Please follow these instructions if you have any problems.

Success

Here will be added gif of unityhub launch

2. Unity installation

Info

AWSIM's Unity version is currently Unity 2021.1.7f1

Follow the steps below to install Unity 2021.1.7f1 via UnityHub:

  1. Open UnityHub by executing the command unityhub in the terminal or by using application menu.
  2. Click Install Editor in Installs tab and navigate to download archive as shown below download unity gif 1
  3. Unity webpage will open, here navigate Unity version 2021.1.7 and download it as shown below download unity gif 2

  4. At this point, your Unity installation process should have started.

    Note for Ubuntu 22

    If the installation process has not started after clicking the blue button (image above), please copy the hyperlink (by rightclicking the button and selecting Copy link address) and add it as a argument for UnityHub app. An example command: 

    unityhub unityhub://2021.1.7f1/d91830b65d9b

Success

After successful installation the version will be available under the Installs tab in Unity Hub. Now you can proceed to the next step Setup Unity Project. successful_install