Setup and requirements

    The instructions below assume you have Ubuntu 16.04 installed. You might need to adapt them according to your Linux distribution.

    You will also need a Windows PC to build your projects for Linux using Game Studio.

    You need the following packages:

    • either Mono or .NET Core (it's OK to install both)

    To play sounds and music, we use the OpenAL library. It can be installed via:

    To run games on Linux, we use the library which provides the ability to create windows, handle mouse, keyboard and joystick events. The minimum required version is 2.0.4 and can be installed via:

    For information about how to install .NET Core, see the .NET Core instructions for Debian/Ubuntu.