[GH-ISSUE #221] Add xz to Heroic image #64

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opened 2026-10-15 12:48:36 +00:00 by bsakaguchi · 2 comments
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Originally created by @seangineer on GitHub (Mar 1, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/games-on-whales/gow/issues/221

Hello, currently when trying to download any version of proton, Heroic fails due to being unable to extract the archive. Please add it to the image.

Here is the log:

OS: Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) (linux)

The current system is not a Steam Deck
We are not running inside a Flatpak container

Software Versions:
  Heroic: 2.15.2 Emeth
  Legendary: 0.20.36 Urban Flight (Heroic)
  gogdl: 1.1.2
  comet: comet 0.1.2

  Nile: 1.1.2 Will A. Zeppeli

(07:57:38) INFO:    [Frontend]:         Refreshing undefined Library
(07:57:38) WARNING: [Backend]:          refresh not implemented on Sideload Library Manager
(07:57:38) INFO:    [Legendary]:        Refreshing library...
(07:57:38) INFO:    [Legendary]:        Refreshing Epic Games...
(07:57:38) INFO:    [Backend]:          Frontend Ready
(07:57:38) INFO:    [Backend]:          Checking for new Heroic Updates
(07:57:38) INFO:    [Backend]:          Checking for current version changelog
(07:57:38) INFO:    [Legendary]:        Running command: LEGENDARY_CONFIG_PATH=/home/retro/.config/heroic/legendaryConfig/legendary /opt/Heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/x64/linux/legendary list --third-party
(07:57:39) DEBUG:   [Backend]:          Unable to load Steam Libraries, libraryfolders.vdf not found
(07:57:39) INFO:    [Winetricks]:       Downloading Winetricks
(07:57:39) INFO:    [DXVKInstaller]:    Updating vkd3d to: vkd3d-proton-2.14
(07:57:39) INFO:    [Legendary]:        Game list updated, got 96 games & DLCs
(07:57:39) WARNING: [Backend]:          listUpdateableGames not implemented on Sideload Library Manager
(07:57:39) INFO:    [Legendary]:        Checking for game updates: LEGENDARY_CONFIG_PATH=/home/retro/.config/heroic/legendaryConfig/legendary /opt/Heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/x64/linux/legendary list --third-party
(07:57:41) INFO:    [Legendary]:        Found 0 games to update
(07:57:41) INFO:    [DownloadManager]:  Downloader: Finished downloading https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/vkd3d-proton/releases/download/v2.14/vkd3d-proton-2.14.tar.xz
(07:57:41) INFO:    [DXVKInstaller]:    Downloaded vkd3d, extracting...
(07:57:41) ERROR:   [Backend]:          Extracting Error: tar (child): xz: Cannot exec: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

(07:57:41) INFO:    [WineDownloader]:   Updating wine versions info
(07:57:41) INFO:    [WineDownloader]:   Fetching upstream information...
(07:57:41) INFO:    [WineDownloader]:   wine versions updated
(07:57:43) INFO:    [Backend]:          Starting the Download Queue
Originally created by @seangineer on GitHub (Mar 1, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/games-on-whales/gow/issues/221 Hello, currently when trying to download any version of proton, Heroic fails due to being unable to extract the archive. Please add it to the image. Here is the log: ``` OS: Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) (linux) The current system is not a Steam Deck We are not running inside a Flatpak container Software Versions: Heroic: 2.15.2 Emeth Legendary: 0.20.36 Urban Flight (Heroic) gogdl: 1.1.2 comet: comet 0.1.2 Nile: 1.1.2 Will A. Zeppeli (07:57:38) INFO: [Frontend]: Refreshing undefined Library (07:57:38) WARNING: [Backend]: refresh not implemented on Sideload Library Manager (07:57:38) INFO: [Legendary]: Refreshing library... (07:57:38) INFO: [Legendary]: Refreshing Epic Games... (07:57:38) INFO: [Backend]: Frontend Ready (07:57:38) INFO: [Backend]: Checking for new Heroic Updates (07:57:38) INFO: [Backend]: Checking for current version changelog (07:57:38) INFO: [Legendary]: Running command: LEGENDARY_CONFIG_PATH=/home/retro/.config/heroic/legendaryConfig/legendary /opt/Heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/x64/linux/legendary list --third-party (07:57:39) DEBUG: [Backend]: Unable to load Steam Libraries, libraryfolders.vdf not found (07:57:39) INFO: [Winetricks]: Downloading Winetricks (07:57:39) INFO: [DXVKInstaller]: Updating vkd3d to: vkd3d-proton-2.14 (07:57:39) INFO: [Legendary]: Game list updated, got 96 games & DLCs (07:57:39) WARNING: [Backend]: listUpdateableGames not implemented on Sideload Library Manager (07:57:39) INFO: [Legendary]: Checking for game updates: LEGENDARY_CONFIG_PATH=/home/retro/.config/heroic/legendaryConfig/legendary /opt/Heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/x64/linux/legendary list --third-party (07:57:41) INFO: [Legendary]: Found 0 games to update (07:57:41) INFO: [DownloadManager]: Downloader: Finished downloading https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/vkd3d-proton/releases/download/v2.14/vkd3d-proton-2.14.tar.xz (07:57:41) INFO: [DXVKInstaller]: Downloaded vkd3d, extracting... (07:57:41) ERROR: [Backend]: Extracting Error: tar (child): xz: Cannot exec: No such file or directory tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now tar: Child returned status 2 tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now (07:57:41) INFO: [WineDownloader]: Updating wine versions info (07:57:41) INFO: [WineDownloader]: Fetching upstream information... (07:57:41) INFO: [WineDownloader]: wine versions updated (07:57:43) INFO: [Backend]: Starting the Download Queue ```
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@ABeltramo commented on GitHub (Mar 1, 2025):

Thanks for the report, I can reproduce the issue, and I've just pushed a fix for it. You can update your local version by doing:

docker pull ghcr.io/games-on-whales/heroic-games-launcher:edge

and re-launching Heroic from Wolf

<!-- gh-comment-id:2692399510 --> @ABeltramo commented on GitHub (Mar 1, 2025): Thanks for the report, I can reproduce the issue, and I've just pushed a fix for it. You can update your local version by doing: ``` docker pull ghcr.io/games-on-whales/heroic-games-launcher:edge ``` and re-launching Heroic from Wolf
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@seangineer commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2025):

Awesome, thanks for the quick response and great project!

<!-- gh-comment-id:2692944637 --> @seangineer commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2025): Awesome, thanks for the quick response and great project!
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