Why it dont run on linux

[Josant]

Hi! i have just bought Doom Eternal, and i m trying to run it on linux (manjaro 22), why it dont run? Its sopposed to be perfectly compatible with linux using proton, thats why i bought it on steam; its so frustrating it doesnt open like other games at the moment; someone know what i must do? I have tried some times like in others games, but nothing, if its for "bethesda" i havent words.... about my pc, i played it on windows using the Xbox games pass, thats why i wanted to buy in steam, to use it on linux.

[StreamWhenGuy]

Was working perfectly for me on Ubuntu.
Try GloriousEggroll instead of Valve's Proton.

[Josant]

Okay, i have to try some things and ask on protondb, Doom eternal has a "gold", so i dont know why it just dont open for me, i have to be doing something wrong.

Originally posted by StreamWhenGuy:

Was working perfectly for me on Ubuntu.
Try GloriousEggroll instead of Valve's Proton.

[mistahbungle]

Runs fine for me on one laptop running Gnome (Ubuntu 21.10) & another running KDE (Kubuntu 21.10).

Check the reports from people running Manjaro on ProtonDB, specifically launch options.

Edit - And yeah, what StreamWhenGuy said - try latest ProtonGE as well.

[Josant]

I have tried the "experimental" version of Proton, nothing new....
About protonDB, only 1 person tried with manjaro, and its "open" at least, with me nothing, its "starts" but nothing happens, so strange.... i ll have to use windows to play doom eternal until i find the problem.
The big problem that i find, not only with doom eternal, its that every other game that have a "launcher" or something behind, just dont work, like for another example more than Bethesda with doom, the 2K launcher in civilization games, for them i have to use too windows 10 (for problems like this, i have a dual boot prepared).

Originally posted by mistahbungle:

Runs fine for me on one laptop running Gnome (Ubuntu 21.10) & another running KDE (Kubuntu 21.10).

Check the reports from people running Manjaro on ProtonDB, specifically launch options.

Edit - And yeah, what StreamWhenGuy said - try latest ProtonGE as well.

[StreamWhenGuy]

https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/releases
Drop it to /home/UserName/.local/share/Steam/compatibilitytools.d
Restart Steam and check ProtonGE instead of w/e Proton version you have currently enabled.

[mistahbungle]

It will be some kind of desktop environment or launch option issue.

'only 1 person tried with Manjaro'

???

There's 169 reports on ProtonDB from people running/attempting to run DE on Manjaro & plenty of them seem to have the game running ?

Edit to add - If worse comes to worst, you could always switch desktops from KDE (which I presume you're running) to Gnome & install the 'disable unredirect fullscreen windows' Gnome extension.

[Josant]

I said "1 person" about last updates, i saw more people but only 1 was similar to me,
Actually running manjaro xfce, no gnome no KDE.

Originally posted by mistahbungle:

It will be some kind of desktop environment or launch option issue.

'only 1 person tried with Manjaro'

???

There's 169 reports on ProtonDB from people running/attempting to run DE on Manjaro & plenty of them seem to have the game running ?

Edit to add - If worse comes to worst, you could always switch desktops from KDE (which I presume you're running) to Gnome & install the 'disable unredirect fullscreen windows' Gnome extension.

[Josant]

Hi, thanks for your answer, i have tried but in "steam (runtime)" I dont find the compatibilitytools.d, i have tried to activate the hidden files but i dont find nothing more. i dont get beyond " /home/MyUserName/.local/share/Steam/ ".
I m a noob, sorry for being so slow.

Originally posted by StreamWhenGuy:

https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/releases
Drop it to /home/UserName/.local/share/Steam/compatibilitytools.d
Restart Steam and check ProtonGE instead of w/e Proton version you have currently enabled.

[mistahbungle]

Originally posted by Josant:

I said "1 person" about last updates, i saw more people but only 1 was similar to me,
Actually running manjaro xfce, no gnome no KDE.

Last update to the game isn't the issue. Still reckon it's not playing nice with your desktop...

[StreamWhenGuy]

Originally posted by Josant:

Hi, thanks for your answer, i have tried but in "steam (runtime)" I dont find the compatibilitytools.d, i have tried to activate the hidden files but i dont find nothing more. i dont get beyond " /home/MyUserName/.local/share/Steam/ ".

Create the folder manually.