No more available on Linux

[TLDR]

I was least said disappointed when I found that DOOM is still installed on my Ubuntu system but no more playable.

Id Software, do something.

PS I still managed to run the game using native dosbox but if I wanted to install DOOM II it would be quite tedious to download without Steam app.

[Kyller92 AKA Cinos]

You have a bug. The game is still available on Linux. Even the Unity port works.

[TLDR]

Steam Store page of the game states that is is only available for Windows. Id Software disabled the game for linux

[Electric Cupcake]

All you need is the wad files. A quick search in snap and flatpack repositories turns up plenty of ways of playing Doom that are even better than the Unity crap.

Including dosbox if you want to play vanilla.

[Shallex]

what are you talking about
this steam version was never "available on Linux" any more so than it is now
both the unity port and the included dosbox version are windows programs that you can play with wine or proton, even without steam running

[Dawido]

Change to windows lol

[Shallex]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Dewido8:

Change to windows lol

why

[Star-X]

Or just copy the WADs from the install directory into a separate folder and run them in GZDoom or something.

There's a metric frickton of options for playing Doom on Linux. Else, why would there be a "It runs Doom" subreddit, where people compile versions for hardware and/or software that has no business running Doom (e.g. Fridge Android Devices, Digital Cameras, John Deere tractors, and even sportscars, all of which use OS's either directly or indirectly based on Linux)?

[Winblows]

just use a source port, you would probably like it more that way anyways, you you can use chocolate doom if you want it to be like how doom is

I assume you know about doom source ports and mods, but if you havent you are missing out

[₦₣Đ]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Star-X:

Or just copy the WADs from the install directory into a separate folder and run them in GZDoom or something.

There's a metric frickton of options for playing Doom on Linux. Else, why would there be a "It runs Doom" subreddit, where people compile versions for hardware and/or software that has no business running Doom (e.g. Fridge Android Devices, Digital Cameras, John Deere tractors, and even sportscars, all of which use OS's either directly or indirectly based on Linux)?

Yeah you can run Doom on anything. Imagine not being PC savvy and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about ♥♥♥♥ you could easily remedy by doing a quick google search. People never learn man. I'ts like yeah, you're on Linux but have no idea what you're doing or how to use Linux properly.

[TLDR]

My point was that before some moment it was possible to run Doom on linux just clicking "Run" button. Now that is not the case and I have to make extra actions.

[trojkat]

For me the simplest solution is to use luxtorpeda. The great thing about it is that once installed it works with many old games (Heretic, Hexen, Quake, Blood) etc. And it works perfectly under linux.

[Skankhunt42]

I play Doom on my Raspberry Pi 400 most of the time.
Why fire up the 300W high end graphics rig when it runs equally nice on a 5W machine.

[Greenhaus™ [ GENV S2 ]]

Use GZDoom, with WADs from your steam version, works with mods and on Linux. You may even like Brutal Doom, Aliens Eradication and Ashes

[Teo]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von lowgear:

My point was that before some moment it was possible to run Doom on linux just clicking "Run" button. Now that is not the case and I have to make extra actions.

You can get a sourceport and rename it to whatever executable Steam is trying to run when you press run. If you then activate Proton you can go directly into the sourceport from Steam.

[Shallex]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Teo:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von lowgear:

My point was that before some moment it was possible to run Doom on linux just clicking "Run" button. Now that is not the case and I have to make extra actions.

You can get a sourceport and rename it to whatever executable Steam is trying to run when you press run. If you then activate Proton you can go directly into the sourceport from Steam.

that's not even necessary, you can run arbitrary commands in place of the actual executable by adding

path/to/executable %command%

in the launch options to any steam game, everything before %command% gets processed before the actual intended executable, in effect letting you run a program in place of the intended game