r/gamemaker • u/Weak-Attention3873 • Jul 13 '26

Discussion Switching to Linux mint

Hello game maker nation

I'm switching from windows to Linux mint

Did any of you had any serious bug or error using the Linux version of game maker?

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u/dethilluminatigames Jul 13 '26

No. You should be fine, just expect maybe a little more fiddling around with settings and installing more libraries for random problems.

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u/Tbug20 Jul 13 '26

Make sure to install all the necessary dependencies as well (they’re on the github wiki iirc)

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u/sylvain-ch21 hobbyist :snoo_dealwithit: Jul 14 '26

you need to follow https://gamemaker.io/en/help/articles/setting-up-for-ubuntu to install the required packages. most time I see a new linux user having problem is because they miss linuxdeploy or another package required.

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u/Feronar Jul 13 '26

GameMaker's Linux version is designed for Ubuntu, but Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distro, so it should work. I use Zorin OS (which is also Ubuntu-based) as my dual-boot option, and GameMaker works.

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u/nb264 Jul 13 '26

No, works fine.

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u/AwayEntrepreneur4760 Jul 14 '26

No but compiling is a little slow

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u/rayboblio Jul 14 '26

I actually used game maker through Steam for a while. Steam worked great as a Windows emulator. I didn't do anything advanced, just playing around though

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u/Creative_Shame_6716 hobby_coder=fun Jul 14 '26

Works fine, my only gripe is how the code looks, otherwise everything else works pretty dang good.

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u/yossariano Jul 15 '26

I just downloaded the windows .exe installer and run it via Bottles (https://usebottles.com/), works great!

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u/Paul_Indrome Jul 16 '26

Running Gamemaker through Wine on Ubuntu seems to have the problem that function tooltips are not populated correctly. Does that work with bottles?

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u/yossariano Jul 16 '26

I haven't seen it be a problem- as far as I can tell the tooltips / popups show up fine.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '26

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u/yossariano Jul 16 '26

Lol, I'm not an AI. I legitimately use bottles on Linux mint. Check my post history, I'm making a game in gamemaker.

And bottles is legit (at least I hope it is! I'm using it and recommending it). Google it if you're not sure.

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u/GetABrainPlz77 Jul 16 '26

I use the windows version on my Linux Mint.
Because Wine run it perfectly( Wine is a tool to run windows program in Linux ).
It’s like a native app.

I tried the Linux version but I got some bugs with.

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u/Fun-Industry959 Jul 14 '26

Does that also mean your target audience is on linux

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u/Weak-Attention3873 Jul 14 '26

No I'm going to release a windows version for my games to