Setup for new project in Unreal Engine 5 on Ubuntu Linux

Written on: 14 January 2025

Note: Assuming you have downloaded an installed build (aka pre-compiled binaries) of UE5 for linux


Editor Setup

  1. Go to Edit -> Editor Preferences -> Application Scale and set it to 0.85 or your preferred value

  2. Go to Edit -> Editor Preferences -> Enable AutoSave and uncheck it

  3. Go to Edit -> Editor Preferences -> Enable Pin Value Inspection Tooltips and uncheck it (If Enabled it causes glitching while handling blueprint nodes)


C++ Setup

  1. Set up absolute #include paths in *.build.cs file as instructed here

  2. Add absolute include path in .vscode/c_cpp_properties.json for vscode:

     "includePath": [
     "${default}",
     "/Path/To/Project/Source/ProjectName"
 ]