Questions tagged [linux]
Questions about game development on Linux operating system, for Linux or any other OS.
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Why is it so difficult to port Windows games to Linux?
Steve said said that Windows games won't run the same on Linux and you can't even test them equivalently because Linux doesn't know how to compute how many frames were generated in a second.
Aren't 3D ...
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Pygame display.Info() / fullscreen not working under Linux
I am experiencing some issues with pygame.display.Info() and the FULLSCREEN property on Linux. The game is displaying at roughly ...
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How to get RenderDoc capture on Steam Deck?
I've been trying to debug a graphical issue that only happens when I'm running my game on Steam Deck, To do so, I'd like to get a RenderDoc capture.
The game is installed on my SteamDeck through a ...
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Unreal Engine not taking any function key inputs
Unreal Engine utilizes f (function) keys. On a textfield on the config window e.g. "Editor Preferences -> General -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> Possess or ...
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Failed to initialize GTK when loading a window using Vulkan
I'm on an Arch Linux machine. I have a program that is using Vulkan and should load a window. It is loading, but it only shows up in the bottom toolbar and won't display the window itself.
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Error while compiling Godot for ARM64 from source
I tried to compile Godot from source. But it is throwing an error.
I followed this tutorial:
https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/contributing/development/compiling/compiling_for_linuxbsd.html#doc-...
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How to get X and Y pixels of a Image in SDL2?
I am trying to create a Voxel Space Engine In SDL2 C++. However the tutorial I am following reads the X and Y pixels of the heightmap image. I can't find a way to do this.
I am following this tutorial:...
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Running a standalone Godot application on a Yocto 2.6 system with OpenGL3.0/ES2.0 hardware
I have an application that displays construction machines like excavators or snow groomers. The application is built on my company's custom engine, but I am trying to find out if I can port it to a ...
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How can I map controls of an existing Unity application, when no UI is provided?
I have an Unity application, that someone made for me in the past. It is provided as single binary file for Linux in this case.
It features a very simple "launcher" which let me select the ...
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Getting missing prefab error in unity
Getting the following error while loading a project on unity. I'm usung ubuntu
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How to install game with dependencies on Linux?
I am creating a game using C and some libraries. I wish to not require my users to download anything but the game as most games are self contained. What is the usual process for compiling and ...
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Unity on Linux dosen't show editor panels
I've recently installed Unity Hub on my Kubuntu 22.04 installation with the unofficial Appimage. I have tried this with the unityhub package too, and still have the ...
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How to debug Unity/mono code on Linux/VsCode
I am new to Unity and I have been fighting with VSCode and debugging.
I am trying to attach a debugger to Unity to test some code that run in the editor without running the app ( kind of Unity ...
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Garbled text and music - due to Steam Linux runtime change?
My team and I released our game on Steam last year for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The game is written in C++ and uses SDL2, including SDL2_image, SDL2_ttf, and OpenGL for graphics. Around the middle of ...
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How to add a fallback font to an existing Unity game?
I am trying to make a mod that will fix a game that failed to ship all used fonts with it.
For example, this code point displays in Windows but not under Wine:
✔ U+2713
(The reason seems to be a ...