UZDoom broke?

[Soapingtime]

Hello! I'm trying to get UZDoom to work on my system, but it's not working. I can download it all I want (from both the software manager and the official site) and it loads up saying there's no maps at all, and that I should either put them in the doom folder (I couldn't find the directory in my files, so I ran it in the console- doesn't exist) or that I can enter the directory info to the wads in a .ini file (couldn't find this one, either, so I ran it in the console- no dice). As a last resort, I tried checking the .json file, which also says to put the wads in another directory that doesn't exist. Anyone got any advice?
My system stats:
Debian GNU/Linux 13 (Trixie)
HP Laptop 14-em0xxx
(If you need any other system info, let me know and I'll share it)
(Edit: not sure why my screenshot of the error notification breaks when I try to send it here? Sorry)

 

[MikeWalsh]

@Soapingtime :-

Hm. O-kayyy...

Personally, I'd go with GZDoom. UZDoom is, shall we say, 'problematic'. I could never get it to run correctly at all. GZDoom, on the other hand, brings the launcher up straight away. I don't know what vintage your hardware is, but GZDoom has support for a far wider range of hardware, from old to modern.

GZDoom – Advanced Doom Source Port for Modern Gameplay

GZDoom delivers advanced graphics, smooth performance, mod support, custom maps, and modern gameplay features for classic Doom enthusiasts. #GZDoom

gzdoom.dev

If you have any wads ready to use, you can drop 'em into the appropriate location and the launcher will pick them up immediately. GZDoom also supports a wider range of the contemporary Doom-based games:-

GZDoom – Advanced Doom Source Port for Modern Gameplay

GZDoom delivers advanced graphics, smooth performance, mod support, custom maps, and modern gameplay features for classic Doom enthusiasts. #GZDoom

gzdoom.dev

Me, I would recommend using the "official" download, DESPITE this taking you outside the Debian repos.. Package managers often tend to be a few, if not several releases behind.....though with, say, Debian, that's not always a bad thing. Debian goes for stability above all else, after all...

Just my two-penn'orth, FWIW.


Mike.

 

[wizardfromoz]

Moving this to Linux Gaming.

 

[Soapingtime]

@Soapingtime :-

Hm. O-kayyy...

Personally, I'd go with GZDoom. UZDoom is, shall we say, 'problematic'. I could never get it to run correctly at all. GZDoom, on the other hand, brings the launcher up straight away. I don't know what vintage your hardware is, but GZDoom has support for a far wider range of hardware, from old to modern.

GZDoom – Advanced Doom Source Port for Modern Gameplay

GZDoom delivers advanced graphics, smooth performance, mod support, custom maps, and modern gameplay features for classic Doom enthusiasts. #GZDoom

gzdoom.dev

If you have any wads ready to use, you can drop 'em into the appropriate location and the launcher will pick them up immediately. GZDoom also supports a wider range of the contemporary Doom-based games:-

GZDoom – Advanced Doom Source Port for Modern Gameplay

GZDoom delivers advanced graphics, smooth performance, mod support, custom maps, and modern gameplay features for classic Doom enthusiasts. #GZDoom

gzdoom.dev

Me, I would recommend using the "official" download, DESPITE this taking you outside the Debian repos.. Package managers often tend to be a few, if not several releases behind.....though with, say, Debian, that's not always a bad thing. Debian goes for stability above all else, after all...

Just my two-penn'orth, FWIW.


Mike.

I'm back! I got GZDoom. While the issue of the directories not existing is solved (good), it still doesn't register the file as a map file. I tried to unzip the file (it was in pk3 format when I downloaded it) but no dice. When I put the file in the command line (I used ~/.config/gzdoom/myhouse.pk3) and it gave me the "Permission Denied" response. Not sure what that means, but I hope this helps.