• vulkan (since Unreal Engine 4.25)

https://linuxconfig.org/install-and-test-vulkan-on-linux/

AMD

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers
• sudo apt update
• sudo apt upgrade
• apt install libvulkan1 mesa-vulkan-drivers vulkan-utils

NVIDIA

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
• sudo apt upgrade
• sudo apt install nvidia-graphics-drivers-396 nvidia-settings vulkan vulkan-utils

https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.26/en-US/SharingAndReleasing/Linux/BeginnerLinuxDeveloper/SettingUpAnUnrealWorkflow/

1. Follow Step 1 to 5: https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/en-US/SharingAndReleasing/Containers/ContainersQuickStart/
2. Install Nvidia container toolkit https://unrealcontainers.com/docs/concepts/nvidia-docker
   • Required for gpu access
   • Install instruction https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/cloud-native/container-toolkit/install-guide.html
3. Configure environment
   • In terminal enter: xhost + to enable docker access to display
   • always required if display is used

• Instructions: https://unrealcontainers.com/docs/use-cases/linux-installed-builds
• Available engine versions: https://github.com/orgs/EpicGames/packages/container/package/unreal-engine
• JetBrain Rider does not work with this (latest check: 09/2022)
• Alternative: ue4cli https://docs.adamrehn.com/ue4cli/overview/introduction-to-ue4cli

• https://unrealcontainers.com/docs/use-cases/linux-sandboxed-editor
• Example command:docker run –rm -ti –net=host –gpus all -v/tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix:rw –mount type=bind,source=/path/to/project,target=/project -e DISPLAY ghcr.io/epicgames/unreal-engine:dev-4.27 bash
• might require permission changes for project

https://ai.uni-bremen.de/wiki/infrastructure/x11vnc

#!/bin/bash
if [ -z "$1"]
then
	$HOME/work/development/UnrealEngine/Engine/Binaries/Linux/UE4Editor -norelativemousemode
else
    DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"  )" && pwd  )"
	($HOME/work/development/UnrealEngine/Engine/Binaries/Linux/UE4Editor `pwd`/$1 -norelativemousemode)
fi

Example

• cd /path/to/“project file”
• ./bashfile project.uproject

Build through ue4cli.

1. install https://docs.adamrehn.com/ue4cli/overview/introduction-to-ue4cli
2. ue4 setroot [path to root of your unreal engine]
3. ue4 build in the project root
4. ue4 run in the project root