diff --git a/.github/workflows/full_test.yml b/.github/workflows/full_test.yml
index 4051bba4..a3248379 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/full_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/full_test.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
 
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
         python-version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
 
     steps:
diff --git a/mikeio1d/__init__.py b/mikeio1d/__init__.py
index 5828aa69..6043c684 100644
--- a/mikeio1d/__init__.py
+++ b/mikeio1d/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import clr
 import sys
 import os
-from platform import architecture
+import platform
+import pythonnet
 
 # PEP0440 compatible formatted version, see:
 # https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0440/
@@ -21,12 +21,21 @@
 #
 __version__ = "0.4.0"
 
-if "64" not in architecture()[0]:
+if "64" not in platform.architecture()[0]:
     raise Exception("This library has not been tested for a 32 bit system.")
 
 mike_bin_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "bin")
 sys.path.append(mike_bin_path)
 
+is_linux = platform.system() == "Linux"
+if is_linux:
+    import mikecore
+
+    runtime_config = os.path.join(mike_bin_path, "DHI.Mike1D.Application.runtimeconfig.json")
+    pythonnet.load("coreclr", runtime_config=runtime_config)
+
+import clr
+
 clr.AddReference("System")
 clr.AddReference("System.Runtime")
 clr.AddReference("System.Runtime.InteropServices")
diff --git a/mikeio1d/bin/DHI.Mike1D.Application.runtimeconfig.json b/mikeio1d/bin/DHI.Mike1D.Application.runtimeconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..855ecac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mikeio1d/bin/DHI.Mike1D.Application.runtimeconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "runtimeOptions": {
+    "tfm": "netcoreapp3.1",
+    "framework": {
+      "name": "Microsoft.NETCore.App",
+      "version": "3.1.0"
+    },
+    "configProperties": {
+      "System.Reflection.Metadata.MetadataUpdater.IsSupported": false
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/nuget_retriever.py b/scripts/nuget_retriever.py
index 9ff5c2ed..2f9d8dc4 100644
--- a/scripts/nuget_retriever.py
+++ b/scripts/nuget_retriever.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 import shutil
 import urllib.request
 import zipfile
+import platform
+
 from glob import glob
+from pathlib import Path
 
 
 class NuGetPackageInfo:
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ class NuGetRetriever:
     nuget_dir_name = "nuget"
 
     # Directory where libraries will be installed
-    bin_dir_name = r"mikeio1d\bin"
+    bin_dir_name = os.path.join("mikeio1d", "bin")
 
     # Default version of DHI NuGet packages to retrieve
     version_default = "21.0.0"
@@ -57,25 +60,42 @@ class NuGetRetriever:
         "NetTopologySuite",
     ]
 
-    version_map = {"GeoAPI": "1.7.4", "NetTopologySuite": "2.0.0"}
+    package_names_linux = [
+        "DHI.MikeCore.Linux.rhel7",
+    ]
+
+    version_map = {
+        "GeoAPI": "1.7.4",
+        "NetTopologySuite": "2.0.0",
+        "DHI.MikeCore.Linux.rhel7": "20.0.0",
+    }
 
     # Builds to include
-    include_builds = ["netstandard2.0", "net45", "net47", "win-x64"]
+    include_builds = {
+        "Windows": ["netstandard2.0", "net45", "net47", "win-x64"],
+        "Linux": ["netstandard2.0", "linux-x64"],
+    }
 
     # Files with these extensions copy
-    extensions = ["*.dll", "*.pfs", "*.ubg", "*.xml"]
+    extensions = ["*.dll", "*.pfs", "*.ubg", "*.xml", "*.so", "*.so.5"]
 
     def __init__(self, path=path_default, version=version_default):
         self.path = path
         self.version = version
 
     def install_packages(self):
+        self.refine_package_names_list()
         self.create_nuget_dir_if_needed()
         self.generate_package_infos()
         self.download_packages()
         self.extract_packages()
         self.copy_packages_to_bin()
 
+    def refine_package_names_list(self):
+        is_linux = platform.system() == "Linux"
+        if is_linux:
+            self.package_names += self.package_names_linux
+
     def create_nuget_dir_if_needed(self):
         path = os.path.join(self.path, self.nuget_dir_name)
         if not os.path.exists(path):
@@ -105,7 +125,8 @@ def extract_packages(self):
 
         for info in self.package_infos:
             with zipfile.ZipFile(info.zip_name, "r") as zip_ref:
-                zip_ref.extractall(f"./{info.dir_name}")
+                extract_dir = os.path.join(".", info.dir_name)
+                zip_ref.extractall(extract_dir)
 
     def copy_packages_to_bin(self):
         destination = os.path.join(self.path, self.bin_dir_name)
@@ -115,12 +136,23 @@ def copy_packages_to_bin(self):
         files = self.create_file_list_to_copy()
 
         for source_file in files:
-            source_file_path_stripped = source_file.split(r"\nuget")[1]
+            source_file_path_stripped = self.strip_source_file_path(source_file)
             print(f"    Copying file: {source_file_path_stripped}")
             _, file_name = os.path.split(source_file)
             destination_file = os.path.join(destination, file_name)
             shutil.copy2(source_file, destination_file)
 
+    def strip_source_file_path(self, file_path):
+        path = Path(file_path)
+        path_stripped = path.parts[-1]
+        for path_part in reversed(path.parts):
+            if path_part == path_stripped:
+                continue
+            if path_part == "nuget":
+                break
+            path_stripped = os.path.join(path_part, path_stripped)
+        return path_stripped
+
     def create_file_list_to_copy(self):
         start_dir = os.path.join(self.path, self.nuget_dir_name)
         extensions = self.extensions
@@ -140,7 +172,8 @@ def create_file_list_to_copy(self):
 
     def check_file_candidate(self, file_candidate):
         include_file = False
-        for build in self.include_builds:
+        builds = self.include_builds[platform.system()]
+        for build in builds:
             if build in file_candidate:
                 include_file = True
         return include_file
@@ -150,7 +183,7 @@ def install(version=version_default):
         """Installs NuGet packages into mikeio1d/bin folder"""
         cwd = os.getcwd()
         path, _ = os.path.split(os.path.join(cwd, __file__))
-        path = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(path, "../"))
+        path = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(path, ".."))
 
         print("Installing DHI NuGet packages:")
 
diff --git a/scripts/util_builder.py b/scripts/util_builder.py
index 7962fad6..ea2b0e0e 100644
--- a/scripts/util_builder.py
+++ b/scripts/util_builder.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 
+from pathlib import Path
+
 
 class UtilBuilder:
     """
@@ -9,21 +11,21 @@ class UtilBuilder:
     """
 
     # Default path
-    path_default = ".\\"
+    path_default = f".{os.sep}"
 
     # Directory for utility package source code
     util_dir_name = "util"
 
     # Directory where libraries are build
-    build_dir_name = r"bin\Release\netstandard2.0"
+    build_dir_name = os.path.join("bin", "Release", "netstandard2.0")
 
     # Directory where libraries will be installed
-    bin_dir_name = r"mikeio1d\bin"
+    bin_dir_name = os.path.join("mikeio1d", "bin")
 
     # Utility libraries to build and install
     library_names = ["DHI.Mike1D.MikeIO"]
 
-    # Files with these extensions copy
+    # Files with these extensions to copy
     extensions = [".dll"]
 
     def __init__(self, path=path_default):
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ def build_libraries(self):
 
             print(f"    Building project: {project_file_name}\n")
 
-            command = ["dotnet.exe", "build", "--configuration", "Release", project_file_path]
+            command = ["dotnet", "build", "--configuration", "Release", project_file_path]
             subprocess.run(command)
 
     def copy_libraries_to_bin(self):
@@ -51,12 +53,17 @@ def copy_libraries_to_bin(self):
         files = self.create_file_list_to_copy()
 
         for source_file in files:
-            source_file_path_stripped = source_file.split("\\")[-1]
+            source_file_path_stripped = self.strip_source_file_path(source_file)
             print(f"    Copying file: {source_file_path_stripped}")
             _, file_name = os.path.split(source_file)
             destination_file = os.path.join(destination, file_name)
             shutil.copy2(source_file, destination_file)
 
+    def strip_source_file_path(self, file_path):
+        path = Path(file_path)
+        path_stripped = path.parts[-1]
+        return path_stripped
+
     def create_file_list_to_copy(self):
         start_dir = os.path.join(self.path, self.util_dir_name)
         files = []
@@ -74,7 +81,7 @@ def build_and_install():
         """Builds and installs MIKE IO 1D utilities into mikeio1d/bin folder"""
         cwd = os.getcwd()
         path, _ = os.path.split(os.path.join(cwd, __file__))
-        path = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(path, "../"))
+        path = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(path, ".."))
 
         util_builder = UtilBuilder(path)
         util_builder.build_libraries()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 61dfd4f7..ea7d24c0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
         'pythonnet>=3.0.0a2; python_version >= "3.7.0"',
         "numpy",
         "pandas",
+        'mikecore; platform_system=="Linux"',
     ],
     extras_require={
         "dev": [