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Cyberpunk 2077: Crashes on Linux (Fix)
Short answer
linux mint is very concervative in it's limits, in the linux terminal try to pull the info ulimit -v ulimit -n cat /proc/sys/vm/max_map_count if it's stock the limits are probably too low , ask an AI what lines to input to change those limits to somthing higher , i can't promise no fault but it…
How to fix it
- Check your system limits in the Linux terminal. Run the following commands to pull your current information:
ulimit -v,ulimit -n, andcat /proc/sys/vm/max_map_count. - If your system is using stock settings, these limits are likely too low for the game.
- Ask an AI for the specific lines to input into your terminal to raise these limits to a higher value.
If it still doesn't work
- Perform a completely clean install of the game.
- Roll back your game to a previous version.
- Turn off Ray Traced Reflections in your graphics settings, as this specific setting can trigger crashes.
- Skip the game launcher.
- Delete corrupted files.
What players reported
seems like the new update has caused some issues but most fixes ive seen are for windows. I use linux mint, i tried skipping launcher and the delete corrupted files fix and niether worked. any other ppl on linux gotta an idea as to why its buggin ? thought maybe it was cause hadnt updated my distro but everything is up to date and still not progress womp womp. maybe they did this on purpose so i…
What players suggest
linux mint is very concervative in it's limits, in the linux terminal try to pull the info ulimit -v ulimit -n cat /proc/sys/vm/max_map_count if it's stock the limits are probably too low , ask an AI what lines to input to change those limits to somthing higher , i can't promise no fault but it should be way way better
Do a completely clean install or roll back to prev version.
Works alright for me. I have noticed that enabling Ray Traced Reflections crashes my game though, but it's not like I can run those all that well to begin with. Anyways, specs: Distro: Arch CPU: R7 3800X GPU: RTX 3060ti Kernel: 7.2.14 (latest distributed by Arch as of 2026/11/01) GPU Drivers: 615.78.08 (latest distributed by Arch as of 2026/11/01) DE/WM: mango (standalone) Proton…
linux mint is very concervative in it's limits, in the linux terminal try to pull the info ulimit -v ulimit -n cat /proc/sys/vm/max_map_count if it's stock the limits are probably too low , ask an AI what lines to input to change those limits to somthing higher , i can't promise no fault but it should be way way better
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Source: original Steam Community discussion. Quotes are shortened; all credit goes to the posters. Tags: crash, nvidia