Please notice that the distro you are using is not capable of building Wine, due to many conflicts in 32/64 bit packages.
Also, don't use Kali Linux as your main distro, especially not with the default password.
If you're using other distros, just ignore this section and read below.
This is a guide on building wine-tkg-git for Roblox as well as a couple of workarounds for issues, originally by Nyan cat#8349.
It includes the following patches and improvements:
- Right-click mouse fix (by applying a patch)
- Black cursor studio bug (by reverting the commit that caused it)
This guide is rapidly changing, so please pay attention to the date at which it was updated. If it was updated while you were following it, start over.
In order to start this guide, jump over to the steps to compile section if you want to install Wine and Roblox.
Alternatively, you can hop over to the video guide section in case you prefer to follow a video guide (although compilation is recommended).
In case you run into any issues while compiling, you can hop over to the common compilation errors section.
If you run into any problems while trying to actually play the game or use Wine in general, take a look at the common errors or issues section.
If you are creating a video guide (YouTube, etc.) please attach a link to this guide in the pinned comments, as well as the description.
Mention of the Discord tag is optional but preferred.
If you are telling people to download a precompiled version of Wine in your guide, please mention it as such.
Here's a video guide on YouTube. Do note that it tells you to download a precompiled version of Wine, which may contain malware or behave unexpectedly:
You can get in touch on the Grapejuice Discord server: https://discord.gg/mRTzEb6
Make sure to follow the rules and ask your question in one of the help channels. Do not post your question in multiple channels.
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"it is not really the most up to date" -Package Maintainer
wine-tkg-robloxAUR applies the patches automatically and builds wine.
- Clone the wine-tkg-roblox git repository:
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/wine-tkg-roblox.git - Enter the just cloned directory:
cd wine-tkg-roblox - Install the patched wine:
makepkg -si
Or install the wine-tkg-robloxAUR using your preferred AUR package manager
- Clone the wine-tkg-git repository:
git clone https://github.com/Frogging-Family/wine-tkg-git.git - Enter the just cloned directory:
cd wine-tkg-git - Download the patch file:
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NyanCatTW1/robloxWineBuildGuide/main/roblox-wine-staging-v2.5.patch --output roblox-wine-staging-v2.5.patch - Apply the patch:
git apply roblox-wine-staging-v2.5.patch - Change to the source folder:
cd wine-tkg-git - Edit
customization.cfgto fit your needs (optional) - Install dependencies:
- If you are on Arch Linux, skip this step
- If you are on Debian/Debian-based (Ubuntu, etc): change
_nomakepkg_dep_resolution_distro=""to_nomakepkg_dep_resolution_distro="debuntu"incustomization.cfg. Then, runsudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 && sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade && sudo apt install autoconf libxi-dev libvulkan-dev - If you are on Fedora-based: change
_nomakepkg_dep_resolution_distro=""to_nomakepkg_dep_resolution_distro="fedora"incustomization.cfg - If you are on Solus-based: Use the following two commands to install everything you need:
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64 bit dependencies
sudo eopkg install mingw-w64-gcc alsa-lib-devel pulseaudio-devel dbus-devel fontconfig-devel freetype2-devel libgnutls-devel libnotify-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel libpng-devel libtiff-devel mesalib-devel gst-plugins-good libxml2-devel libxmu-devel libxslt-devel faudio-devel gstreamer-1.0-devel faudio gstreamer-1.0-plugins-base-devel ccache libx11-devel libxi-devel ldb-devel sdl2-devel vulkan ocl-icd-devel
32 bit dependencies
sudo eopkg install mingw-w64-gcc-32bit alsa-lib-32bit-devel pulseaudio-32bit-devel dbus-32bit-devel fontconfig-32bit-devel freetype2-32bit-devel libgnutls-32bit-devel libnotify-32bit-devel libjpeg-turbo-32bit-devel libpng-32bit-devel libtiff-32bit-devel mesalib-devel libxml2-32bit-devel libxmu-32bit-devel libxslt-32bit-devel faudio-32bit-devel gstreamer-1.0-32bit-devel faudio-32bit gstreamer-1.0-plugins-base-32bit-devel libx11-32bit-devel libxi-32bit-devel unixodbc-32bit-devel unixodbc-32bit-devel unixodbc-32bit-devel libpcap-32bit-devel glibc-32bit-devel sdl2-32bit-devel libgcrypt-32bit-devel vulkan-32bit ocl-icd-32bit-devel libusb-32bit-devel
- If none of the above describes your distro: You need to install the dependencies yourself. A list of them are at https://wiki.winehq.org/Building_Wine#Satisfying_Build_Dependencies, You need the
Needed for many applicationsones as well.
Make sure to check the common compilation errors section in case you hit any weird issues. - Tip: You can install
ccacheon any distro mentioned above to speed up the 2nd time you compile by as much as 6 times.
- Compile:
- If you are on Arch Linux:
makepkg -si - If you are on another distro (Debian, Fedora):
./non-makepkg-build.sh - If the script complains
No _LOCAL_PRESET set in .cfg. Please select your desired base (or hit enter for default) :Choose 0 (default-tkg) or simply press enter. - If you encounter any issues, errors or low performance, please look if they are mentioned in this guide. You can use
CTRL + Fin your browser to search for any errors mentioned here. - Get in touch if you have any further questions!
- If you are on Arch Linux:
- Getting the Wine path
- If you are on Arch Linux: ignore this step
- If you are on other distros:
cd non-makepkg-builds(If this command failed, the build probably failed too.)ls- Look for a folder that looks something like:
wine-tkg-staging-fsync-git-6.14.r7.g05c42b1d - Run
realpath <name of the folder here>to get the full path to the folder, which we will later use in Grapejuice.
- Installing Grapejuice:
- Go to this link and follow the instructions specific to your distribution.
- Configuring Grapejuice to use Wine:
- If you are on Arch Linux: Make sure you uninstall Wine that came with the distro, you should also set
wine_hometo"/usr"according to the steps below. In case thewinecommand is not found, repeat Step 8. - If you are on other distros:
- Open
~/.config/brinkervii/grapejuice/user_settings.jsonin your text editor. - Set every
wine_homefields to the path you found in step 9. (There are multiple of them!)
- Open
- Try it out:
- Press the Play button on any game on roblox.com
- If you encounter any issues, errors or low performance, please look if they are mentioned in this guide. You can use
CTRL + Fin your browser to search for any errors mentioned here. - Get in touch if you have any further questions!
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DirectX over Vulkan (DXVK) is a translation layer for Direct3D 9/10/11 which converts Direct3D API Calls over to native Vulkan using Wine.
DXVK greatly improves game 3D performance. Installation is quick and simple, resulting in amazing performance.
(As it work better than DXVK on some devices, you should also try the Vulkan renderer, which can be done by skipping to step 4 once you've done step 1.)
- Verify Vulkan is installed. [Skip if already installed]:
- Vulkan is supported and integrated with most graphics drivers offered by most popular distributions. You most likely already have Vulkan drivers.
- To verify if Vulkan is installed, install the
vulkan-toolspackage from your distribution's package manager. - Once the utility is installed, run
vkcubefrom your terminal. If a test window appears with a spinning cube, Vulkan is installed in your system. - If Vulkan is not installed, update your graphics drivers and verify your GPU or intergrated graphics support Vulkan.
- Downloading DXVK through grapejuice:
- Go to the wineprefix that you want to install DXVK on, in this case it's the "Player" prefix
- Scroll down to the third party section, which is at the bottom
- Toggle the "Use DXVK D3D implementation" toggle, Grapejuice should now start downloading DXVK.
- Verify that Direct3D 10 or 11 is running in Roblox:
- To make sure DXVK is working, confirm Roblox is running Direct3D 10/11. [D3D9 is not supported as of August 2021]
- In Roblox, use the keyboard shortcut
Shift+F2to see an information box in the bottom left of your screen. - In the Graphics information section, you should see
D3D11orD3D10as the rendering engine.
- Force Roblox to use another renderer:
- If another rendering engine is being used, use the built in Grapejuice render option to force the use of Direct3D.
- To force D3D11 in Roblox, open grapejuice, scroll down to the "Graphics Settings" section. and set the "Roblox Renderer" to DX11
- To force Vulkan in Roblox, do the same thing as above, except set the "Roblox Renderer" to Vulkan
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==> ERROR: Patch application has failed. The error was logged to [Some path]/wine-tkg-git/wine-tkg-git/prepare.log for your convenience.
This is likely an issue with wine-tkg-git. Check their Github page for any issues that were created and any possible workarounds. Usually, issues like these are fixed pretty quickly, so running git pull in the directory of wine-tkg-git should suffice.
If you still have issues, you can make a Github issue or ask on the Grapejuice Discord server (mentioned in the Getting in touch section).
Ensure you followed the guide properly, especially when it came to installing/using it.
Answer yes.
Try to install autoconf.
Make sure your Debian/Ubuntu version is up-to-date. If it is, make sure you ran all of the commands properly for Debian.
Install the package that provides the [something binary] with your package manager.
If, for example, it can't find strip, install strip. Same with fakeroot.
Install libxi-dev.
Install libvulkan-dev. (thanks, Plasmaman916#6510!)
Github issue: Frogging-Family/wine-tkg-git#375
- Make sure you followed the guide properly, especially when it comes to installing dependencies.
- Check the log file at
src/wine-tkg-staging-fsync-git-32-build/config.logto try to diagnose the issue. - Get in touch
If you are on Debian-like: Install libx11-dev:i386.
- Make sure you followed the guide properly, especially when it comes to installing dependencies.
- If you are on Debian, make sure the following packages are installed:
libgstreamer1.0-dev:i386 libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev:i386 libglib2.0-dev:i386 - Get in touch
- Make sure you followed the guide properly, especially when it comes to installing dependencies.
- If you are on Debian, make sure the following packages are installed:
libfreetype-dev:i386 - Get in touch
You need to stop any running wineserver process. You can do this by either rebooting, or running killall wineserver. Note that this will stop all running Wine programs so you may lose unsaved work in Studio and other Wine programs.
After that, run makepkg -si again if you are on Arch Linux, otherwise it should work fine by now.
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Studio performance issues: Go into Studio, press Alt+S, and then go to the renderer tab. Options such as the quality level and graphics level are available. Note that studio's OpenGL renderer can cause widgets to flicker, and studio's Vulkan renderer requires the child window renderer patch here https://github.com/Frogging-Family/wine-tkg-git/blob/master/wine-tkg-git/wine-tkg-patches/misc/childwindow.patch. It should be included if you already followed the compilation guide.
Game Client performance issues: If you haven't already, try lowering the graphics quality. You can also click here to see how to change the renderer, which shouldn't affect graphics quality: https://discord.com/channels/563960075086200862/853709212030861363/853783776752566282
Choosing a renderer:
Using DXVK or Vulkan renderer can get better performance than other renderers.
You can use the full DXVK installation guide to install DXVK.
Alternatively, to force Vulkan in Roblox, open the Grapejuice Fast Flag editor and enable the FFlagDebugGraphicsPreferVulkan flag.
Their performance differs from device to device, so you're suggested to try them both to see which one fits your device better.
Wine esync and fsync: Wine staging, Lutris' Wine, and Wine TKG come with esync. Only Wine TKG comes with fsync. (this includes the Wine you build from this guide) You can use either fsync or esync, both of which improve performance. fsync improves performance more than esync.
To enable them, edit ~/.config/brinkervii/grapejuice/user_settings.json and go to the line with env.
To use esync, edit that line to "env": {"WINEESYNC": "1"} and increase the number of file descriptors if it's low (check with ulimit -Hn)
To use fsync, you first need a kernel which supports it. Then edit the line to "env": {"WINEFSYNC": "1"}
Afterwards, kill the wineserver with WINEPREFIX=~/.local/share/grapejuice/wineprefix wineserver -k. Keep in mind that this will stop any currently running Roblox instance.
Unable to read VR Path Registry from C:\users\username\AppData\Local\openvr\openvrpaths.vrpath
You can ignore this error.
If using Firefox, go to about:config and edit network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy to be 1.
On Arch Linux or Arch-based distributions, uninstall Grapejuice and then use the grapejuice-git package from the AUR. This has the package manager take care of dependencies.
Alternatively, install lib32-gnutls
Enable the nscd service from glibc
Remove the CAP_NET_RAW capability from the Wine binaries
On Arch Linux or Arch-based distributions, run sudo pacman -S vulkan-driver lib32-vulkan-driver vulkan-icd-loader lib32-vulkan-icd-loader
Run glxinfo -B | grep "OpenGL version string", If the version is below 4.0, this fix likely won't work.
Edit ~/.config/brinkervii/grapejuice/user_settings.json and replace "env": {}, with "env": {"MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE": "4.4"},.
If you already set some other environment variables, just add "MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE": "4.4" to the list.
Afterwards, kill the wineserver with WINEPREFIX=~/.local/share/grapejuice/wineprefix wineserver -k. Keep in mind that this will close any applications currently running through Grapejuice.
- "You have been kicked due to unexpected client behavior"
- "The program RobloxPlayerBeta.exe has encountered a serious problem and needs to close."
- "Unhandled exception: page fault on read access"
- "An unexpected error occurred and Roblox need to quit. We are sorry!"
You need Wine 6.11 or above, which this guide provices. This is an indication that you did not apply/install the built Wine properly.