PZ through Steam, on Linux not working

[snipertyler]

So for me pz doesn't work with 64bit linux mint through the steam download.

 

I get a immediate crash when loading. Same with compatibility mode.

I ran the projectzomboid.sh in ~/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/ProjectZomboid
to grab any terminal output. Here's what I got:

$ bash projectzomboid.sh net.puppygames.steam.SteamException: Can't load native libraries	at net.puppygames.steam.SteamAPI.create(SteamAPI.java:76)	at net.puppygames.steam.Steam.create(Steam.java:40)	at net.puppygames.steam.Steam.init(Steam.java:64)	at zombie.core.Core.init(Core.java:1378)	at zombie.GameWindow.init(GameWindow.java:1341)	at zombie.GameWindow.maina(GameWindow.java:887)	at zombie.gameStates.MainScreenState.main(MainScreenState.java:98)AL lib: (EE) alc_cleanup: 1 device not closed

this doesn't *look* similar to the xinitthreads problems

 

I'll try installing 32bit java as recommended in the morning and see if that fixes it..

[EreWeGo]

I'm not a Linux user, but I think Steam only ever uses 32bit java, so even though you're using 64bit OS, you'll have to install a 32bit Java package like you mentioned. Should sort the issue.

[Eggplanticus]

It works just fine if you install 32-bit java, this was stated explicitly by Lemmy in the release post.

 

 

It looks like you might have an old build, make sure you grab the newest one too.

Edited September 5, 2013 by Eggplanticus

[CareBearCorpse]

It's working for me too (native 32-bit).

Apparently the XInitThread call has not been yet incorporated into the core game, since checking multi-core option and restarting the game causes it to crash with known output (then have to remove options.bin in ~/Zomboid/ to reset multi-core option to no).

Will see if the fix still works - why the hell not ?

EDIT : worKing

http://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php/topic/1044-damn-you-linuxjava/

http://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php/topic/1156-pz-source-code-spelunking-debugging-and-decompiling/

[Eggplanticus]

It's working for me too (native 32-bit).

Apparently the XInitThread call has not been yet incorporated into the core game, since checking multi-core option and restarting the game causes it to crash with known output (then have to remove options.bin in ~/Zomboid/ to reset multi-core option to no).

Will see if the fix still works - why the hell not ?

EDIT : worKing

http://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php/topic/1044-damn-you-linuxjava/

http://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php/topic/1156-pz-source-code-spelunking-debugging-and-decompiling/

Yep, still not integrated, but lemmy said it'll go in soon.

[snipertyler]

For me java has never been simple on linux..

I downloaded and extracted the "official" 32bit java edition

Now how to get steam to run pz using this edition?

I listed what I tried below... no success.

 

I modified the projectzomboid.sh file and prepended

alias java="/usr/share/java/jre1.7.0_25/bin/java"

$ java -version
java version "1.7.0_25"
Java SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_25-b15)
Java HotSpot Server VM (build 23.25-b01, mixed mode)

[RunningDroid]

Aliases don't work in shell scripts, try manually replacing 'java' with the path to the 32bit java.

[CareBearCorpse]

Aricane wrote this : http://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php/topic/1507-how-i-run-pz-through-steam-on-ubuntu-1204-64bit/#entry22463 (relevant considering your issue ?)

If you would like to avoid apt-getting the 32bit version, you'll be fine downloading jdk 32bit from Oracle and putting it inside /opt/

 

1. Download latest jdk here http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

2. untar and rename to /opt/jdk

3. Open your ~/Steam/SteamApps/common/ProjectZomboid/projectzomboid.sh with a text editor that makes you happy.

4. On line 7 put in

 

export JAVA_HOME="/opt/jdk"export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

5. Use the liblwjgl files attached in OP