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The Windows executable is what Proton runs. If you don't select a compatibility tool for the game, Steam will use whatever you have made the global default. I've gone ahead and made Proton the default on my machine, so I only get the Aspyr binary if I check "force" and then choose "Steam Linux Runtime 1.0 (scout)" from the compatibility drop-down list.
That's odd; it worked just fine for me the last time I tried running on Mint. That was a couple of years back though, since then I switched back to Ubuntu and am currently running on Fedora.
I see no reason why Mint should be having a problem with Proton. Given that the version of Civ VI Aspyr is running is now a couple of years out of date, the Proton version should actually run better. :) Can you describe the error you're getting in a little more detail? Thanks!
Selecting "Steam Linux Runtime 1.0 (scout)" did solve the problem, but now i can't play with my friend who's on Windows.
I think the Proton version was crashing because my swap file was to small. I've expanded it and I'll try it again
Any ideas?
Can I ask if you installed Steam using Flatpak, or have some other sandboxing system constraining Steam? Something that would limit its access to your data?
If you can, I strongly recommend you play using Proton. It is much faster and has more updates than the Linux versions. Aspyr, who makes the UNIX ports is a god-awful company that should have gone bankrupt a decade ago. Proton is better than their entire business.
If you can't fix your issues and want to install the native Linux version... please don't... but if you must:
1. Uninstall the game.
2. Try creating a brand new library in a different folder and install the game there. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3026968810
3. If all else fails, a full Steam reinstall, including deleting all your games, folders and files is most likely going to work.
Don't install Proton again on a non-native Linux filesystem. It will work 90% of the time but when it doesn't it ends up being a mess like you just found out. It's a shame but that's how it goes.
I'm pretty sure the link error is being generated by trying to link to a non-existent file. It doesn't have anything to do with the underlying file system.
Man, that's harsh. Two decades ago, Aspyr was a godsend for Mac users. They performed porting miracles with just a handful of coders, providing OS X with more gaming content than it had any right to support. It isn't their fault that the world has changed around them; their business model has simply gone obsolete. (For the most part, anyway; I suspect the move to ARM chips will lead Apple back to a gaming desert, as major companies abandon the incompatible, low-user-number macOS market.)
I installed steam as a system package on the Mint software store[community.linuxmint.com]
My system drive, on which the game is installed, uses ext4
I guess that's all I can do.. i will try that.. it's annoying because Civ 6 proton worked the first time I installed it
Hmm. The reviews over there don't mention any problems with Proton. It does seem like something bad happened during one of the installations, something that persists.
I will make a guess: if this error first started after you (successfully) installed the Aspyr version of Civ VI and then switched to Proton, there may be some confusion being created from trying to install two different implementations of the same binary. Somewhere in Steam the file system paths for one package are being used for the other.
I don't have the time to test this idea right now. If this is the case however, the full Steam reinstall should work. And, if you try switching between Aspyr and Proton binaries again, the problem should come back. If you do test this out yourself, please inform us if that is the case!
I ran the following to remove steam completely:
Then i reinstalling steam and Civ 6 and it worked!
Thanks for the help.
Good to hear! Mint really should be an awesome environment for gaming. :)