How to install Unity3D?

I tried to install Unity3D under Ubuntu, at first it did not work out, then I guessed to install MonoDeveloped and then Unity started, but just silently stopped working soon.

I'm not very good at Linux, I see it as an intermediate step to Macintosh. But if it does, I can stay forever at Linux. So it will be much cheaper, than buying a Macintosh.

Has anyone installed Unity on Zorin? I read this - https://forum.unity.com/threads/unity-o ... es.350256/ - but I did not understand much, except that the Unity installer is not smart enough to install all the libraries it needs. Maybe that's why it b*******d even in Ubuntu, the only distribution they've blessed.

Can not you just do it as easy as in Windows? I will be grateful if someone tells me how to proceed. I'm already "playing" the second day with Linux, and my working is stopped. I'm already thinking about installing Windows 7 (was installed Windows 10 - abomination and muck) and suffering, until I save some money for the Macintosh.

I used to try Linux for the sake of curiosity, and now I tried Ubuntu, basically I like it, it's very simple and understandable, more smoothly than in Windows 10, which rustles HDD, even when I do nothing. But as soon as I go beyond the narrow scope of tasks that can be solved using standard distribution tools, everything ceases to be understandable. I know that Linux is very flexible, but I do not know how to use this flexibility. Yes, I do not need, by and large I need Linux as a launcher for one program.

I'm not sure if present in Core, but you have the option of a Unity lookalike with similar functionality to Unity but not 3D - I suspect this may have worked on earlier kernels and on Dekstops NOT running Gnome Shell which is what Zorin uses. To get a unity experience that shows all applications, then:

Menu | Settings | Zorin appearance (Personal Section of Settings) and choose the desktop with the icons on the left of the screen (top right shown in screenshot if you have one that matches):



Alternatively, you may want to give Cairo-Dock DE a try - you will need to select the Cairo-Dock DE at the login screen - here is an example of what Cairo-Dock looks like:

https://vimeo.com/85050945

Please be advised that GnoMenu that worked in earlier versions of Zorin does not work in 12 or Cairo-Dock as shown in the video.
There is a Gno-Menu Extension for Zorin 12 but suspect you will not like it as it looks similar to Windows 10 Menu:

https://vimeo.com/222391756

I did not mean the graphical shell, but the framework for game development. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unity_(game_engine)

Apologies for the misunderstanding!

Have you looked at this at all?:

https://www.jetbrains.com/dotnet/promo/ ... medium=cpc

Don't worry about the error! http://www.azquotes.com/author/64125-Randy_Gage

I decided that I will make the last attempt with Zorin tomorrow, and if I fail, I'll install Windows 7 as a "quick and dirty" solution and start saving money for the Macintosh.

If you are installing unofficial deb packages you should always use Gdebi as it notifies you of any missing dependencies.

Thank you for the idea!

And before you waste money on a Mac, lobby Unity 3d design to make it GNU /Linux friendly also check out what kernel version it needs in GNU /Linux