Advice for setting up Unity on a brand new Linux laptop

I have a new (to me) laptop that i plan to use exclusively for game development with Unity and associated software. I installed Ubuntu 16.x and it comes pre loaded with some basic office software. The only thing I have added is the Gimp, by downloading it through the terminal (sudo apt-get, update, upgrade)
Since that appears not to be an option for unity, I have downloaded the installer for Unity 2018.3 from the most recent post in the thread to which it gets released... However when I try to open the installer, nothing happens.
This is the first I've ever used linux, and after several nights of googling, I'm stumped. Does anyone have any advice for me to get over this bump? I'm far more interested in continuing my Unity learning than my Linux, but it looks like there's a minimum threshold I'll need to surpass. I'd love to know if anyone knows of a particular piece of the equation I'm missing here causing the installer not to work. Or if someone thinks there's a better OS for Unity.

 

Check out the dependencies. Ubuntu might not have all libraries installed on all versions.
https://forum.unity.com/threads/unity-on-linux-release-notes-and-known-issues.350256/

There's also a Unity Hub for Linux which you could use to install other versions. The thread here has a link to 1.4.0 but now there's a 1.6.0 version.
https://forum.unity.com/forums/unity-hub.142/

Or if you want to download specific versions next link should help a little with it.
https://forum.unity.com/threads/whe...rm-support-without-unity.624481/#post-4184395

If you have further problems, ask away.

 

I'm not sure with Ubuntu 16.X

I've been testing the Unity Editor on 18.04, and 18.10 all works flawlessly right out of the box. Could be missing dependencies or just outdated versions, any particular reason why you'd want to stick on the older release Ubuntu 16.X on your brand new laptop?

Also, as Advis mentioned before, install through "Unity Hub" instead, it's easier that way