ULX Not Working For Linux

[BLEEP_BLOOP]

I recently installed ULX/ULib from the latest releases section on the downloads page. I extracted both addons and put them both in the addons folder. When I tested my server on a Windows machine, it worked just fine. But, when I put it on Linux (Ubuntu), no commands worked, the menu wouldn't open, and my HUD was glitching out. When I removed ULX and ULib, the HUD worked just fine. I have never had a problem with ULX before on a Windows machine.

[Stickly Man!]

Were you getting any errors in your server or client console? I know Megiddo just tested the latest (Github) ULX/ULib on Ubuntu last week and it was working fine, but that was before the latest Gmod update was released.

[BLEEP_BLOOP]

I wasn't getting any errors related to ULX in the server or the client. But, the HUD was glitching out which spammed the client's console. It said that floor expected a number, but got nil. I don't have the actual error because I don't have access to my other computer.

[roastchicken]

Could you try to get the specific error? It would help greatly.

What folders are ULX and ULib in? Linux, unlike Windows, has a case-sensitive file system, so that may be causing some issues.

I can confirm that the latest (Git) versions of ULX and ULib work with the latest version of Garry's Mod on a Linux (Ubuntu) server.

[Megiddo]

I also just confirmed that the latest GMod works on Ubuntu. Please share the error you are getting.

[BLEEP_BLOOP]

It turns out Linux hates capital letters. I renamed the folders to be lowercase. When downloading ULib, the folder name is capitalized.

[Bytewave]

It turns out Linux hates capital letters. I renamed the folders to be lowercase. When downloading ULib, the folder name is capitalized.

ext* filesystems are case-sensitive. Garry's Mod (for whatever reason) doesn't respect case, even though NTFS stores case data.
10/10

[MrPresident]

I just confirmed that the folder structure in our official downloads as well as the git repositories are all lower case specifically for this reason. When you downloaded it, you might have saved it to a folder with an upper case letter? Either way, glad you got it working.

[BLEEP_BLOOP]

When downloading ULib from the latest releases section on the downloads page, it downloads with the U and the L uppercase. That's what was causing my problem.

EDIT:

Screenshot: https://www.dropbox.com/s/uscj69wll4eyhyj/Screenshot%202016-07-07%2023.57.37.png?dl=0

[roastchicken]

Ah, that explains it.

It might be a good idea to compress the ulib folder itself and not just its contents.

[MrPresident]

Ahh.. you're supposed to extract the contents into a new folder, not the one the zip is named.
Compressing the ulx/ulib folders led to people having 1 folder too deep and wondering why it wasn't working.

Maybe it would be worth renaming the zip files on our downloads page to prevent this from happening again.

[Megiddo]

Renamed the zips