The new version of Ubuntu with a codename “Local Fossa” has arrived a couple of months ago called ‘Ubuntu 20.4’ based on Linux. It’s the improved version of its predecessor with a set of enhancements like booting speed, visual changes, improved UI, redesigned lock screen, flickering-free booting experience, and more. Meanwhile, the best part is that all the Ubuntu users can now play or run the Spelunky 2 game on Ubuntu Linux 20.4 (Proton 5.18).
So, if you’re also one of the Ubuntu users and want to play the newly launched roguelike action game Spelunky 2 on your Ubuntu PC/Laptop then this guide is for you only. Though the game is officially available for PS4 and Windows platforms only, thanks to a Redditor u/gla308 for providing the workaround below. Now, without wasting any more time, let’s get into it.
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How to Play or Run Spelunky 2 on Ubuntu Linux 20.4
That Redditor has tested the game on the Ubuntu 20.4 with the Proton 5.18 source on the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X CPU and RX Vega 56 GPU. Based on Wine tkg git, the workaround has been developed which is quite appreciated. Now, let’s jump into the steps below.
- Download the latest source code (tar.gz) file from Wine tkg git releases.
- Next, extract the file into a folder > Launch the Terminal.
- Type the below command and hit Enter to the subdirectory proton-tkg:
cd
- In the file proton-tkg.cfg, set the following commit or whatever the last commit was:
_staging_version="9acfa3b89931e628d7b62e843934fce26b880405"
- Add 32-bit compatibility by running the command line below:
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
- Next, run the below command line as well:
sudo apt update
- For some reason, these aren’t listed as deps in the proton-tkg wiki guide, but they are needed to build dxvk. One of glslang-tools or glslang-dev may not actually be needed, but installed both anyway:
sudo apt install meson gcc-mingw-w64-i686 g++-mingw-w64-i686 gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64 g++-mingw-w64-x86-64 glslang-tools glslang-dev
- Now, run all of the below commands one by one in sequence. If prompted, select the posix alternatives. This is needed to avoid build errors in dxvk:
sudo update-alternatives --config x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc sudo update-alternatives --config x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ sudo update-alternatives --config i686-w64-mingw32-gcc sudo update-alternatives --config i686-w64-mingw32-g++
- Install the remaining deps. The wiki guide is out of date. Ubuntu 20.04 can handle all of these dependencies at once:
sudo apt install git autoconf bison ccache debhelper desktop-file-utils docbook-to-man docbook-utils docbook-xsl flex fontforge gawk gettext libacl1-dev libasound2-dev libcapi20-dev libcups2-dev libdbus-1-dev libgif-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libgphoto2-dev libgsm1-dev libgtk-3-dev libkrb5-dev liblcms2-dev libldap2-dev libmpg123-dev libncurses5-dev libopenal-dev libosmesa6-dev libpcap-dev libpulse-dev libsane-dev libssl-dev libtiff5-dev libudev-dev libv4l-dev libva-dev libxslt1-dev libxt-dev ocl-icd-opencl-dev oss4-dev prelink sharutils unixodbc-dev valgrind schedtool libfreetype6-dev xserver-xorg-dev libgstreamer1.0-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev gcc-multilib g++-multilib curl fonttools libsdl2-dev python3-tk libvulkan1 libc6-dev linux-libc-dev libkdb5-9 libppl14 libcolord2 libvulkan-dev libgnutls28-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev libgstreamer1.0-dev libpng-dev libkadm5clnt-mit11 libkadm5srv-mit11 libavcodec-dev libavutil-dev libswresample-dev libavcodec58 libswresample3 libavutil56 libfaudio0 libfaudio-dev libvkd3d-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev libxrandr-dev libxcomposite-dev xserver-xorg-dev:i386 libfreetype6-dev:i386 libfontconfig1-dev:i386 libglu1-mesa-dev:i386 libosmesa6-dev:i386 libvulkan-dev:i386 libvulkan1:i386 libpulse-dev:i386 libopenal-dev:i386 libncurses-dev:i386 libfaudio0:i386 libfaudio-dev:i386 libvkd3d-dev:i386 libgnutls28-dev:i386 libtiff-dev:i386 libldap-dev:i386 libcapi20-dev:i386 libpcap-dev:i386 libxml2-dev:i386 libmpg123-dev:i386 libgphoto2-dev:i386 libsane-dev:i386 libcupsimage2-dev:i386 libkrb5-dev:i386 libgsm1-dev:i386 libxslt1-dev:i386 libv4l-dev:i386 libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev:i386 libudev-dev:i386 libxi-dev:i386 liblcms2-dev:i386 libibus-1.0-dev:i386 libsdl2-dev:i386 ocl-icd-opencl-dev:i386 libxinerama-dev:i386 libxcursor-dev:i386 libxrandr-dev:i386 libxcomposite-dev:i386 libavcodec58:i386 libswresample3:i386 libavutil56:i386
- Finally, run the following script:
./proton-tkg.sh
- This process may take a while to build. Once it’s done, you’ll need to launch the Steam client on your Ubuntu by downloading from the Steam website.
- Then you’ll need to forcefully load the Spelunky 2 game with the Proton package that you’ve just built. Head over to the Steam launcher > Click on Steam > Settings > Steam Play > Click on ‘Enable Steam Play for supported titles’ > Under Advanced section, click on ‘Enable Steam Play for all titles’ > Click on ‘Use this tool instead of game-specific selections from Steam’ > Select Proton version from the Compatibility tool > Click on OK and restart Steam.
The Spelunky 2 game will run just fine without any glitch or noticeable errors. However, there is a new Ubuntu version has been released. So, you may a ‘non-supported’ prompt while launching the game but there will be no issue in the game launch or gameplay.