ERROR: Dependency "systemd" not found, tried pkgconfig

[NonEssentialCelestial]

I'am getting systemd dependency error when i am at the ' ./bootstrap.sh ' step.
I double checked every dependency i shouldnt have missing dependency especially not systemd

The exact error i am getting:

"Message: Asking pkg-config for systemd's 'sysusersdir' directory
Found CMake: /usr/bin/cmake (3.30.3)
Run-time dependency systemd found: NO (tried pkgconfig and cmake)

meson.build:124:34: ERROR: Dependency "systemd" not found, tried pkgconfig and cmake
"
Ubuntu 24.10

meson-log.txt

[Joduus]

I have the same Problem. Also Ubuntu 24.10

[gmonox]

I had to install systemd-dev:

sudo apt install systemd-dev

[NonEssentialCelestial]

I had to install systemd-dev:

sudo apt install systemd-dev

In my case systemd-dev was already installed

[gmonox]

Have you tried installing gamemode through apt instead of using the install script?

[wilkesreid]

systemd-dev needs to be added to the list of dependencies to install in README.md

[afayaz]

For reference, on Fedora 41 I had to install the following:

sudo dnf install systemd-libs systemd-devel

[afayaz-feral]

Renamed this issue with the more descriptive title of #502.