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6. Tips and tricks
6.1 Native Linux repacks/releases
There's a dedicated post for new native Linux releases.
6.1.1 Johncena141
The group johncena141 offers games including a specific version of Wine and other tweaks to run on Linux out-of-the-box. You can find them on 1337x. (Be aware that the website is changing quite frequently, you'll find the correct website in the latest releases on 1337x.)
Here's a quick guide on how to install and play johncens141's releases.
There's also a GUI to download, manage and play Johncena141's repacks.
There are also some Linux builds for games on RuTracker (thanks u/iamnotstanley).
6.1.2 Linux RuleZ
There are native repacks/releases by Linux RuleZ to be found on Zamuda and Torrminatorr (related post).
6.2 Vortex Mod Manager
It is possible to use the Vortex Mod Manager on Linux through a Lutris install script as explained in this video. Another possible solution is to use a virtual machine according to this post.
It's also possible to install it using Steam Tinker Launch.
6.3 Use Proton with Lutris
Some games will only run using Proton, which is obviously not possible when you try to play a cracked game via Lutris. Luckily, it's fairly easy to use Proton with Lutris, by either using Steam or getting it from Github directly.
- Get Proton, either using Steam or by downloading it from Github. Some distros offer Proton in their repositories, for example it's available on Arch Linux in the AUR.
- Locate the installation directory of Proton. If you installed it through Steam it's one of the following.
~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Proton ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton
If you have downloaded Proton manually, navigate to the directory where you have saved it or where you installed it without Steam. - Inside the directory you'll find a folder called
dist
(orfiles
) it should contain the subfoldersbin
,lib
,lib32
,share
, which contains the files we need for Lutris. Check the following directory, where the runners of Lutris are located:~/.local/share/lutris/runners/wine/
- Create a folder in that directory with the name of the respective Proton version, e. g. Proton-5.13 or Proton-Experimental. If you have simply downloaded Proton, simply copy the respective files into that directory and skip the next step.
- Now we create a softlink from the folder we just created, that's pointing to the
dist
(orfiles
) folder.ln -s ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Proton/dist/* ~/.local/share/lutris/runners/wine/Proton/
orln -s ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Proton/files/* ~/.local/share/lutris/runners/wine/Proton/
- Now there should be the content of the
dist
folder inside theProton
folder, you've just created. Start Lutris (or restart it, if it's open) and select a game, go to Configure -> Runner options -> Wine version and select Proton. - Save everything and start the game!
The popular Proton build by Glorious Eggroll does not support to be used with Lutris and could potentially break your things. If you want to use Proton outside of Steam, Glorious Eggroll provides a Wine build for the use with Lutris etc.
6.4 Playing FitGirl repacks
When you have an error during installation, take a look at this section.
- u/TermoZour mentioned to add tips on how to play FitGirl repacks on Linux and for now it seems like this is simply possible by running them using Proton.
- Another solution would be to use this script, which I haven't tested for now and which isn't maintained anymore.
- Here's another short tutorial using Lutris.
- And yet another tutorial using Lutris as well.
- Here's a guide for installing FitGirl repacks on the Steam Deck
- And here is a recent guide on how to play FitGirl repacks using Bottles.
6.5 Steamworks and online fix using Steam Tinker Launch
Here's a quick guide on how to run a Steamworks and online fix using Steam Tinker Launch and Proton.
6.6 Blocking internet for games
Here is a guide for blocking internet on cracked games.
6.7 Tools, tweaks and miscellaneous
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Proton GE - special build of Proton with various patches and fixes included. (Here's a great article about it.)
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ProtonUp and ProtonUp-Qt for easy installation of Proton GE.
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Protonutils a CLI-tool for managing you Proton versions.
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VKD3D-Proton - VKD3D-Proton is a fork of VKD3D, which aims to implement the full Direct3D 12 API on top of Vulkan.
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Wine GE - a special build for use with Lutris.
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wine-tkg, proton-tkg and wine-proton-tkg - Wine-tkg is a build-system aiming at easier custom wine builds creation.
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Tk-Glitch and Frogging Family's work in general.
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Steam Tinker Launch is a "tool for use with the Steam client which allows customizing and start tools and options for games quickly".
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LibreGaming for downloading distro-specific dependencies for gaming.
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Chad Launcher for launching pirated games (discontinued).
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Rum is the successor of Chad launcher.
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Game-rs a CLI game launcher.
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DXVK - DirectX 9, 10 and 11 implementation using [Vulkan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulkan_(API).
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dxvk-tools - DXVK & vkd3d-proton script to build/patch/install/update, Lutris and Proton-tkg compatible.
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DXUP - A D3D9 and D3D10 -> D3D11 translation layer (archived!).
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VKD3D - The VKD3D 3D Graphics Library using a similar API to Direct3D 12.
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