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.

 

[Condobloke]

"Permission Denied" response

That response in Terminal usually means you need type in

sudo

in front of your command. A space should exist between sudo and .config etc etc

 

[Soapingtime]

That response in Terminal usually means you need type in

sudo

in front of your command. A space should exist between sudo and .config etc etc

Tried that one.... still no dice.

 

[wameabli97]

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)

If UZDoom starts but says there are no maps, it usually means it can't find a valid IWAD rather than the engine itself being broken. Which Doom game do you own, and where are the IWAD files like DOOM.WAD or DOOM2.WAD currently located?

 

[tinfoil-hat]

There's an Appimage:

Releases · UZDoom/UZDoom

UZDoom is a feature centric port for all Doom engine games, based on GZDoom, adding an advanced renderer and powerful scripting capabilities - UZDoom/UZDoom

github.com

You can mark it as executable via

chmod +x Linux-UZDoom-4.14.3.AppImage

Or depending on your DE / WM via Rightclick -> permissions -> and something like "run as program"

 

[MikeWalsh]

@tinfoil-hat :-

Ouch. No, please don't do that...

The link is appreciated, but.....DO at least warn people you've posted a direct download link! Otherwise, they end up downloading something without knowing if they actually want it, y'see...

Better, I feel, to link to the project page first. That way, they at least get a chance to read up about it to begin with....which then gives them more info to help them decide if they want to try it or not. At least, that's the view I've always taken. (The downloads/releases page is simple enough to locate from there).

Preferably like this:-

GitHub - UZDoom/UZDoom: UZDoom is a feature centric port for all Doom engine games, based on GZDoom, adding an advanced renderer and powerful scripting capabilities

UZDoom is a feature centric port for all Doom engine games, based on GZDoom, adding an advanced renderer and powerful scripting capabilities - UZDoom/UZDoom

github.com

.....yes?

Otherwise, you're all good.

Mike.

 

[tinfoil-hat]

@tinfoil-hat :-

Ouch. No, please don't do that...

The link is appreciated, but.....DO at least warn people you've posted a direct download link! Otherwise, they end up downloading something without knowing if they actually want it, y'see...

Better, I feel, to link to the project page first. That way, they at least get a chance to read up about it to begin with....which then gives them more info to help them decide if they want to try it or not. At least, that's the view I've always taken. (The downloads/releases page is simple enough to locate from there).

Preferably like this:-

GitHub - UZDoom/UZDoom: UZDoom is a feature centric port for all Doom engine games, based on GZDoom, adding an advanced renderer and powerful scripting capabilities

UZDoom is a feature centric port for all Doom engine games, based on GZDoom, adding an advanced renderer and powerful scripting capabilities - UZDoom/UZDoom

github.com

.....yes?

Otherwise, you're all good.

Mike.

Oh, sorry! Won't happen again

 

[MikeWalsh]

Oh, sorry! Won't happen again

@tinfoil-hat :-

Nah, you're OK.

I made this same mistake myself a few times, several years ago, shortly after I started with Linux. I got well & truly "told-off" by certain senior members of our community.....and since then, I've been very careful to only ever link to "main" pages, which usually have all the information, guides, FAQs, whatever.

Gives people the chance to make their OWN minds up, y'see. It's an easy enough mistake to make. You're not the first to make it, and I seriously doubt you'll ever be the last!

It's all good.


Mike.