Confused about Linux requirements

I’m considering using UE4 on Linux but I’m confused about this article (A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki - Announcements - Epic Developer Community Forums) on the UnrealEngine wiki that states that “Windows 7 64-bit or Mac OS X 10.9.2 or later” is required. Do I still need one of those, I was hoping to develop pure Linux if possible?

Obviously you need to ignore the OS part, I posted the entire requirement paragraph for completeness only.

The intent was to indicate the minimum hardware requirements so that people don’t try running this on toaster ovens or some archaic computers. If your system configuration does not match or (greatly) exceed what’s there I would first upgrade it, then try using UE4 to avoid disappointment. :slight_smile:

Otherwise you can dive in right away, checkout epic/release or epic/promoted branches and follow the compile instructions from the Wiki.

Thanks for the clarification, I needed to know that no critical tool or component required other os than linux. Diving in! :slight_smile: