Unreal Launcher in Linux

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Hello everyone.

I am very new to Unreal Engine, I have successfully installed in Linux, but is there a way to install the Launcher, I want to add assets from Unreal site but when trying to download assets I need the launcher.

Has anyone installed the launcher in Linux.

Thanks in advance.

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It doesn’t exist unfortunately. Sorry.

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Hi DanM
Thank you for your answer, if there is no launcher, what is the procedure to add assets from marketplace in Linux, I havent been able to do that. When I want to download from epics site, I get the message “There is no application/handler”

Thank you

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Sorry, I haven’t used plugins on Linux and don’t have a setup to test this however, I would imagine you would need to do everything manually.

Is there a zip or something to download? Because you would need to put that in Unreal’s plugin folder.

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Yes, I am also a linux user. There are two valid paths forward for exclusively using Linux to access market-place content:

  1. wine - This entry describes the process. Basically, wine supports the EGL nowadays for all functions except build patch prerequisite checking - which can be disabled via a command-line parameter when launching the launcher. Interestingly, the unreal editor itself also runs under wine, allowing you to add content to your projects directly through the EGL.
  2. Allar is a JS implementation of a marketplace downloader utility.
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Lutris is the only way to go here :slight_smile:

Works great for the launcher and you can play games. Epic is also leaning to Lutris if you will as the way to go. They’re good with it.