diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
index e1ff0b0fd..ece858d39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
@@ -22,17 +22,58 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build-linux:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: Install Nix
-        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
+      - name: Install system dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential ccache python3 python3-pip ninja-build libsdl2-dev libgl-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libpthread-stubs0-dev libglm-dev
+          python -m pip install meson
+          # Set a reasonable ccache size
+          ccache -M 5G || true
+          python -m pip install meson
+
+      - name: Restore ccache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
-          nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable
+          path: ~/.ccache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-ccache-${{ hashFiles('**/meson.build') }}
 
-      - name: Build
-        run: nix build --print-build-logs
+      - name: Restore meson cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cache/meson
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-meson-${{ hashFiles('**/meson.build') }}
 
-      - name: Flake integrity
-        run: nix flake check
+      - name: Configure Meson
+        env:
+          CC: "ccache clang"
+          CXX: "ccache clang++"
+          CCACHE_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/ccache
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p "$CCACHE_DIR"
+          export CCACHE_DIR="$CCACHE_DIR"
+          meson setup build --wipe --native-file=./scripts/llvm_native.txt
+
+      - name: Build with Meson
+        env:
+          CC: "ccache clang"
+          CXX: "ccache clang++"
+          CCACHE_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/ccache
+        run: |
+          export CCACHE_DIR="${{ runner.temp }}/ccache"
+          # Use all available cores for faster parallel builds
+          meson compile -C build -j $(nproc) -v Minecraft.Client
+
+      - name: Install patchelf
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y patchelf
+
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: minecraft-client-linux-${{ github.sha }}
+          path: build/Minecraft.Client/Minecraft.Client
+          retention-days: 7
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