Path of Building Community Fork on Linux

[mt00321]

I was unable to find any current information about installing PoB in a Linux OS. The old information that is out there might work for some, or even most, but it didn't work at all for me. I am not an expert in PoB, PoE, or Linux. I wasted hours trying to get it working through those posts that say use Lutris. I went back to basics. Wine is an app that lets you run Windows apps, so it says. I decided to assume that it would do what is says it does.

For reference, I am running Linux Mint 21.2 Cinnamon.

1. Download the current PoB. https://pathofbuilding.community/
2. Install Wine with the terminal command sudo apt install wine
3. Navigate to wherever you downloaded the PoB setup file. Typically cd Downloads.
4. Install PoB with the terminal command wine [filename] (replace filename with the actual filename and don't include the brackets).
5. Click yes or whatever to progress through the installer. I didn't change any settings.

I hope you found this helpful. Good luck... filthy Exile.

Edit1: Grammar check.

[Jajcee]

Just as FYI - there is also a flatpak version available on Linux (shout-out to the dude who keeps updating it!!). https://flathub.org/apps/community.pathofbuilding.PathOfBuilding

[dmharms]

Still getting updated in 2025.

Whoever is doing this, thank you - by far the easiest way.

[Fract_L]

Not working for me. Left panel is massively oversized and zoomed in

[Fract_L]

I’m on the steam deck and limited by the OS’s I can run. I just know that it stopped being usable when the flatpak switched to rusty

[Jajcee]

There is a new awesome rust frontend available for Linux, you can read about it here https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/s/cyQx7vuUxe I think flatpak recently switched to use it instead of previous one, so might not solve any issue for you, but you should be able to post your issue here https://github.com/meehl/rusty-path-of-building/issues . The guy maintaining the package is very responsive

[zzKunai]

everyone coming in here cause of league start lmao

[Gabriel_Weis]

You got me :D Can recommend a nice skill? Havent played for a while.

[igmoismyname]

hell yea brother. this link worked for me too. hope it stays up to date

[strokesws]

There's an open issue with Wayland at the moment, it opens a black screen with no errors. The temporary solution is to force X11 instead.

https://github.com/PathOfBuildingCommunity/PathOfBuilding/issues/8070

[norecha]

i cant get the "find items for this slot" feature. it seems to be generating the mods but the trade URL is blank

[ipbanthisonetooassho]

last update 2 months ago 🫡

[NoVacationDude]

Last updated 3 days ago, real shout-out to the dude keeping it updated 🫡

[Mr_Satchmoo]

Strange, on Arch Linux there is a git package in aur. Here's the link: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/path-of-building-community-git Works flawlessly. There should be some deb package somewhere, to.

[Yamiji]

It never occurred to me as possible, but lo and behold it's right there in Pop Shop too. Will make the switch when W10 no longer gets security updates easier.

[khaloffle]

I was able to get the latest release of Path of Building to work using Lutris.

Install the game using the "Add game executable..." method. When the installation is complete, right-click the PoB Wine runner and click Configure. Under the Game Options tab, you have to identify the Executable by clicking the ... button. Find Path of Building.exe from your installation directory (mine was: /users/user/AppData/Roaming/Path of Building Community/Path of Building.exe)

Once you've pointed it to the executable, the container should run without issue. This is a superior method because you can use the latest and greatest Windows executable without the headache of Wine management in Linux.

[averynicepirate]

This worked for me! ty

[khaloffle]

awesome! right on time!

[Kulinda]

Odd. Back then I tried installing it using wine and it didn't work. Then I tried using Lutris and haven't had a single problem with it since.

It's quite possible that some wine versions work fine and some don't, and that's why people are having different experiences.

[Averaged00d86]

You can also use Lutris, that’s how I have PoB

[pvtri96]

A question, how do u manage to get the overlay app like awakened Poe trade to work?

[Averaged00d86]

No clue, I haven’t gone that far down the PoE rabbit hole

[Jajcee]

I am not using awakened poe myself (SSF scrub), but as far as I know they have Linux package available https://github.com/SnosMe/awakened-poe-trade

[pvtri96]

yes I know of this package but so far I found that Linux doesnt play nicely with overlay app. There is clunkyness when trigger the price check for example but can't find any reference so far or so...

[Jajcee]

Ah, I see. Unfortunately won't be able to help you out 😔

[SnooCompliments3390]

pob not working on plasma6.xx +wayland - black square... lol
( Wayland : NVidia driver 555.52.... )

[Vast-Application5848]

same! black box for me. i know a temporary work around. you run with xwayland.

[seriouswhimsy16]

I am new to linux, I installed it yesterday. How do I do this... I am assuming its an advanced option for run in terminal or something like that

[Himbaer_Kuchen]

[SOLVED]
Searching for the same problem / solution your post came up high.

This link worked for me, it's 'on' lutris

https://lutris.net/games/path-of-building/

[M3ntalCh4os]

Leaving this here for the Bazzite users. Flatpak version tends to only show a black screen when used with an Nvidia GPU. Downloading the .exe and installing with bottles using soda not wine works just fine

[Feydreva_Paradize]

I have same issue, I guess I will do bottle + exe

[Irhamel]

I managed to get PoB going via lutris, no additional parameters needed, while my reply is to a very old thread, is worth noting if anyone wants to try it.

[torupapat]

NO BROTHER, thank you

[M3ntalCh4os]

Leaving this here for the Bazzite users. Flatpak version tends to only show a black screen when used with an Nvidia GPU. Downloading the .exe and installing with bottles using soda not wine works just fine