[Linux Mint] Error when trying to open a game with the GUI

[Axis4s]

Describe the bug I Tried Opening a game (Bayonetta) on the Gui but i got this error instead.

**Protontricks was closed due to the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/cli/util.py", line 143, in wrapper return cli_func(self, *args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/cli/main.py", line 214, in main proton_app = find_proton_app( File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/steam.py", line 624, in find_proton_app tool_app = find_steam_compat_tool_app( File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/steam.py", line 537, in find_steam_compat_tool_app tool_appid = get_tool_appid(compat_tool_name, appinfo_path) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/steam.py", line 418, in get_tool_appid vdf_sections = get_appinfo_sections(appinfo_path) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/steam.py", line 385, in get_appinfo_sections raise SyntaxError("Invalid file magic number") SyntaxError: Invalid file magic number

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Please include this entire error message when making a bug report. Log messages:

Found Steam directory at /home/user/.steam/steam. You can also define Steam directory manually using $STEAM_DIR Using default Steam Runtime at /home/user/.steam/root/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime WINETRICKS environment variable is not available. Searching from $PATH. Found 1 Steam library folders Currently logged-in Steam user: UserName Couldn't find custom shortcuts. Maybe none have been created yet? Using 'zenity' as GUI provider**

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Run Proton Tricks GUI

Expected behavior I Expected it to open the window to select a config tool, such as regedit.

System (please complete the following information):

• Distro: Linux Mint 21.1
• Protontricks installation method: System Package
• Protontricks version: protontricks (1.7.0)
• Steam version: Steam Package Versions: 1675744383 (Yes i am on Steam Beta Update)

[Kateba72]

I had the same issue with protontricks 1.9.1. Upgrading to 1.10 solved the issue for me, so you might want to try that

[Matoking]

As the previous poster stated, try updating your Protontricks installation. The newer Steam has changed the structure of the appinfo.vdf that Protontricks needs to parse; Protontricks was updated to support it in 1.10.1.

[JechtShinryaku]

Hi, I also having this problem of "Invalid file magic number" with 1.10.2 version. I tried it too on my laptop and I get "You are running winetricks-20220411, lastest upstream is winetricks-20230212"

I installed both with AUR "protontricks-git", so it should be the last version.

What is happennig?

[Matoking]

Hi, I also having this problem of "Invalid file magic number" with 1.10.2 version. I tried it too on my laptop and I get "You are running winetricks-20220411, lastest upstream is winetricks-20230212"

I installed both with AUR "protontricks-git", so it should be the last version.

What is happennig?

What is the Steam version on the system that prints the "Invalid file magic number" message? You can check it in Steam under Help -> About Steam. On my system the current version is listed with a build date of "Mar 2 2023, at 23:52:21". I am unable to reproduce the error even if I remove the steam/appcache/appinfo.vdf file and restart Steam, which regenerates it.

The Winetricks error is caused by Arch still shipping an outdated version of Winetricks. You can try updating it manually per instructions here:

https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks#installing

Alternatively, the Flatpak version of Protontricks comes with an up-to-date version of Winetricks.

[Matoking]

Closing due to inactivity.