diff --git a/LaTeX.sublime-build b/LaTeX.sublime-build
index e696cdbe..b6046262 100644
--- a/LaTeX.sublime-build
+++ b/LaTeX.sublime-build
@@ -97,5 +97,33 @@
 
 			// DO NOT MESS WITH THE FOLLOWING!!!
 			"file_regex": "^((?:.:)?[^:\n\r]*):([0-9]+):?([0-9]+)?:? (.*)$"
+		},
+
+	"linux":
+		{
+		// Linux texification settings
+		// -------------------------
+		// Personalize this, IF you know what you are doing!
+		// e.g. change 'pdflatex...' to 'xelatex...'
+		// Refer to the documentation for latexmk
+		//
+		// Note: do NOT include $file or similar!!!
+		// Only configure the compilation parameters you need, MINUS the
+		// actual file to be compiled
+		// 
+		// By default, latexmk is told to use pdflatex, with synctex on for
+		// backward/forward search, forcing compilation (e.g. even if no bib file is found)
+		// and producing pdf rather than dvi output
+		"cmd": ["latexmk", 
+				"-e", "\\$pdflatex = 'pdflatex %O -synctex=1 %S'",
+				"-f", "-pdf"],
+
+		// Paths to TeX binaries; needed as GUI apps do not inherit
+		// the profile. MUST EXPLICITLY PRE/APPEND $PATH!
+		// This is preconfigured for MacTeX (2009 and up I guess)
+		"path": "$PATH:/usr/texbin",
+		
+		// DO NOT MESS WITH THE FOLLOWING!!!
+		"file_regex": "^(...*?):([0-9]+): ([0-9]*)([^\\.]+)"
 		}
 }
diff --git a/makePDF.py b/makePDF.py
index 5a144267..1e199599 100644
--- a/makePDF.py
+++ b/makePDF.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import sublime, sublime_plugin
-import sys, os, os.path, platform, threading, functools, ctypes
+import sys, os, os.path, platform, threading, functools
 import subprocess
 import types
 import re
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@ def run(self, cmd="", file_regex="", path=""):
 			self.encoding = "UTF-8"
 		elif s == "Windows":
 			self.encoding = getOEMCP()
+		elif s == "Linux":
+			self.encoding = "UTF-8"
 		else:
 			sublime.error_message("Platform as yet unsupported. Sorry!")
 			return