installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(libcxjpeg.so.8.4.0, "(cut)") failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK

[d33tah]

Compatibility Report

• Name of the game with compatibility issues: System Shock 2
• Steam AppID of the game: 238210

System Information

• GPU:Intel HD Graphics 520
• Driver/LLVM version: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.5
• Kernel version:4.15.0-33-generic
• Link to full system information report as Gist: https://gist.github.com/d33tah/c2e15b625ab74ab4b8ecbc481a2be8a5
• Proton version: 3.6

I confirm:

• [x] that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
• [x] that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

Log file didn't exist, copying stdout of steam:

installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(libcxjpeg.so.8.4.0, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/libcxjpeg.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(libcxjpeg.so.8.4.0, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/libcxjpeg.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(libwine.so.1.0, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/libwine.so.1) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(libwine.so.1.0, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/libwine.so.1) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(libxcb.so.1.1.0, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/libxcb.so.1) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(libxcb.so.1.1.0, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/libxcb.so.1) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(libcxjpeg.so.8.4.0, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/libcxjpeg.so.8) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(libcxjpeg.so.8.4.0, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/libcxjpeg.so.8) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/ctfmon.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/ctfmon.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/pstores.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/pstores.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/maildoff.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/maildoff.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/ddhelp.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/ddhelp.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/imjpmig.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/imjpmig.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/mosearch.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/mosearch.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/mdm.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/mdm.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/qttask.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/qttask.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/progman.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/progman.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/findfast.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe.so, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/findfast.exe.so) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/ctfmon.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/ctfmon.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/maildoff.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/maildoff.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/mosearch.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/mosearch.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/ddhelp.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/ddhelp.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/mdm.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/mdm.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/progman.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/progman.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/findfast.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/findfast.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/qttask.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/qttask.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/imjpmig.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/imjpmig.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/pstores.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(cxdummy.exe, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./lib/wine/fakedlls/pstores.exe) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(wine, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./bin/autorun) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(wine, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./bin/autorun) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(wine, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./bin/regsvr32) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(wine, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./bin/regsvr32) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(wine, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./bin/regedit) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(wine, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./bin/regedit) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(wine, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./bin/cxstart) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(wine, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./bin/cxstart) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(systemshock2, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./support/default) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(systemshock2, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./support/default) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(../drive_c, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./support/systemshock2/dosdevices/c:) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(../drive_c, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./support/systemshock2/dosdevices/c:) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(/, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./support/systemshock2/dosdevices/z:) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (206) : Assertion Failed: symlink(/, /home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SS2/./support/systemshock2/dosdevices/z:) failed, errno: Success, access(link, F_OK): OK
installscript_posix.cpp (274) : Assertion Failed: Failed on symlink action (appID 238210)
installscript_posix.cpp (274) : Assertion Failed: Failed on symlink action (appID 238210)
GameAction [AppID 238210, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to SiteLicenseSeatCheckout with ""
GameAction [AppID 238210, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to CreatingProcess with ""
GameAction [AppID 238210, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp waiting for user response to CreatingProcess ""
GameAction [AppID 238210, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp continues with user response "CreatingProcess"
Game update: AppID 238210 "", ProcID 15029, IP 0.0.0.0:0
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object 'libgtk3-nocsd.so.0' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored.
/home/d33tah/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/SS2/bin/cxsteamwrapper: error while loading shared libraries: libsteam_api.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
>>> Adding process 15029 for game ID 238210
GameAction [AppID 238210, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to WaitingGameWindow with ""
>>> Adding process 15030 for game ID 238210
GameAction [AppID 238210, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to Completed with ""
Game removed: AppID 238210 "", ProcID 15029 
No cached sticky mapping in ActivateActionSet.

Symptoms

Clicking "Play" before running System Shock 2 does nothing in the GUI.

Reproduction

1. Install Steam on Ubuntu 18.04,
2. Switch to beta and enable Steam Play,
3. Try to install and run System Shock 2.

[kisak-valve]

Hello @d33tah, this game bundles a variant of wine and does not use Proton. Contact the game's dev(s) for support.