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The Witcher 2Linux - ./desktop-launcher failed to start due to the following dependancy problems:(7 posts)(7 posts)
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Posted December 28, 2015
I've downloaded and installed Witcher 2 twice, but with the same result, missing dependencies. I've added the 32bit architecture per some forum that I read (after the first failure) but that doesn't seem to have fixed anything. The error (see attached image) is complaining about libgtx-x11, libgdk-x11, libcairo, and libgdk_pixbuf.

I've tried using Package Manager to check but of course I'm not sure what packages provide the required libraries and I'm not familiar enough with dpkg/apt-get CLI tools for Debian-based distros to figure out how to run the "what provides" commands (if they even exist)

I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 with AMD CPU and Nvidia GPU. Any helpful tips or suggestions would be appreciated!
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Posted December 29, 2015
Did you check the system requirements? They include the prerequisites:
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aafogles: I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 with AMD CPU and Nvidia GPU. Any helpful tips or suggestions would be appreciated!
Recommended system requirements - Linux: Ubuntu 14.04 / Linux Mint 17,
Processor: Intel Core i5 3225
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce 650 Ti - NVIDIA binary driver 343 series or later is recommended (AMD/ATI and Intel cards are not supported).

Requires the following pakages: libc6:i386 libasound2:i386 libasound2-data:i386 libasound2-plugins:i386 libgtk2.0-0:i386 libsdl2-2.0-0:i386 libsdl2-image-2.0-0:i386 libfreetype6:i386 libcurl3:i386 and dependencies. For XBOX pad support, an additional driver such as xboxdrv or xpad is needed.

The game comes with a 32-bit binary only.
There is also the 14.04<span class="bold">.2</span> LTS bug.
Post edited December 29, 2015 by Gydion
Posted January 04, 2016
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aafogles: I've downloaded and installed Witcher 2 twice, but with the same result, missing dependencies. I've added the 32bit architecture per some forum that I read (after the first failure) but that doesn't seem to have fixed anything. The error (see attached image) is complaining about libgtx-x11, libgdk-x11, libcairo, and libgdk_pixbuf.

I've tried using Package Manager to check but of course I'm not sure what packages provide the required libraries and I'm not familiar enough with dpkg/apt-get CLI tools for Debian-based distros to figure out how to run the "what provides" commands (if they even exist)

I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 with AMD CPU and Nvidia GPU. Any helpful tips or suggestions would be appreciated!
Hello,

Search and install the program called "Synaptic", it's a much better package manager than what Ubuntu comes with and much more detailed. You can try to install the missing libraries + dependencies from there.
Posted February 15, 2016
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aafogles: I've downloaded and installed Witcher 2 twice, but with the same result, missing dependencies. I've added the 32bit architecture per some forum that I read (after the first failure) but that doesn't seem to have fixed anything. The error (see attached image) is complaining about libgtx-x11, libgdk-x11, libcairo, and libgdk_pixbuf.

I've tried using Package Manager to check but of course I'm not sure what packages provide the required libraries and I'm not familiar enough with dpkg/apt-get CLI tools for Debian-based distros to figure out how to run the "what provides" commands (if they even exist)

I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 with AMD CPU and Nvidia GPU. Any helpful tips or suggestions would be appreciated!
I have the absolutely same problem. I'll give it a try and see, if I can find a solution.
Posted November 06, 2016
I'm having the same issue, you ever manage to resolve this one?
Posted November 07, 2016
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tim.gent: I'm having the same issue, you ever manage to resolve this one?
I just managed to get mine working by running the following in terminal:

sudo apt install libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libgtk2.0-0:i386 libgtk2.0-0 libc6:i386 libasound2:i386 libasound2-data:i386 libasound2-plugins:i386 libgtk2.0-0:i386 libsdl2-2.0-0:i386 libsdl2-image-2.0-0:i386 libfreetype6:i386 libcurl3:i386

Game boots up fine but it runs like crap on my laptop. Time to expand the windows 10 partition.

Hope it works for you
Posted January 04, 2022
This is an old post but if I landed here someone else might.
Within "The Witcher 2/game/Linux Release Notes.txt" it says.

On Debian/Ubuntu/Mint, the following "apt" packages and their dependancies should install everything needed:

libsdl2-2.0-0:i386
libsdl2-image-2.0-0:i386
libgtk2.0-0:i386
libfreetype6:i386

This actually solved that barrage of dependancy problems.

* maybe you can one-line the code like adrianomancuso's post.
I installed Linux last week so I still code in short bursts.
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