For further info, most of the build goes well if i ignore this error, though halts later from the same error as https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/3110 which i beleive is likely related to the original error here
Closing, forgot to install openssh to my system
Attempting to build Proton, though this is coming up at this time.
I'm currently running off Ubuntu/PopOS 20.04.1 LTS and have followed the easy build path to a tee
Below is some more info on the plugins, and VM startup: