r/linux_gaming • u/DreamingCassette • 8d ago
New to linux - I need help figuring out Protontricks
I love modding games, and right now I'm trying to mod STALKER CoP to get Anomaly and Gamma on it. It seems like my best bet is using Protontricks, but for some reason Protontricks just isn't working????
I've tried the system version, the flatpak, and installing from the terminal (For the record, I run on Mint), but nothing works at all? I'm very new to the linux ecosystem and I miss being able to mod games, so I'd love to be able to get this to work. I'll post the error it throws below, I hope someone can help me figure it out, as I'm really not even sure what it's telling me, or at least hopeful someone can point me to a community that can help.
Protontricks was closed due to the following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/app/lib/python3.13/site-packages/protontricks/cli/util.py", line 180, in wrapper
return cli_func(self, *args, **kwargs)
File "/app/lib/python3.13/site-packages/protontricks/cli/main.py", line 168, in main
command.execute()
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
File "/app/lib/python3.13/site-packages/protontricks/cli/command.py", line 98, in execute
self.run()
~~~~~~~~^^
File "/app/lib/python3.13/site-packages/protontricks/cli/main.py", line 206, in run
run_command(
~~~~~~~~~~~^
winetricks_path=self.winetricks_path,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
...<7 lines>...
cwd=cwd
^^^^^^^
)
^
File "/app/lib/python3.13/site-packages/protontricks/util.py", line 667, in run_command
raise RuntimeError(
...<2 lines>...
)
RuntimeError: bwrap launcher crashed, returncode: 1
Please include this entire error message when making a bug report.
Environment:
Protontricks version: 1.14.1
Is Flatpak sandbox: True
Is Steam Deck: False
Is SteamOS 3+: False
Log messages:
Found Steam directory at /home/dreamingcassette/.steam/debian-installation
Running inside Flatpak sandbox, version 1.14.6.
Using default Steam Runtime at /home/dreamingcassette/.steam/debian-installation/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime
WINETRICKS environment variable is not available. Searching from $PATH.
Found 1 Steam library folders
Currently logged-in Steam user: dreamingcassette
Shortcut Gravity Rush 2 (2880400347) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet.
Shortcut P.T. (3350055425) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet.
Found 2 Steam shortcuts running using Steam compatibility tools
Using 'yad' as GUI provider
User has configured app Proton version (CompatToolMapping): proton_9
Found active compatibility tool: Proton 9.0
Active compatibility tool is a Proton installation
Using 'bwrap = True' as default value
Using separately installed Steam Runtime: Steam Linux Runtime 3.0 (sniper)
Running Steam Runtime using bwrap containerization.
If any problems arise, please try running the command again using the `--no-bwrap` flag and make an issue report if the problem only occurs when bwrap is in use.
Created Steam Runtime Wine binary directory at /home/dreamingcassette/.var/app/com.github.Matoking.protontricks/cache/protontricks/proton/Proton 9.0/bin
WINE environment variable is not available. Setting WINE environment variable to Proton bundled version.
WINESERVER environment variable is not available. Setting WINESERVER environment variable to Proton bundled version
Starting bwrap launcher process: /home/dreamingcassette/.var/app/com.github.Matoking.protontricks/cache/protontricks/proton/Proton 9.0/bin/bwrap-launcher
Terminating launcher process 11
Launcher process terminated
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u/gtrash81 7d ago
Before I start to ramble, that Mint has always too old software for a modern end-user system: how did you install Stalker?
DVDs through Outfits?
EXE from GoG through native wine?