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Bottles v66 is out with UMU integration, the new ProtoSoda runner, Adaptive mode, a new packaging format (cpak), and many bugfixes. (usebottles.com)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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[–] 22 points 3 months ago (8 children)

Every time I use bottles it never works for me. I’ll give this new update a try.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Same. I've been using Linux since 95. I've built my own kernels. I've configured VMs, containers and clusters. If used raw Wine to run games when Proton was not around. Yet I could never understand how to use this or why this exists.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    It's basically doing what "playonlinux" used to do. It separates containers of different Wine setups - so for example you have some old Windows game that only runs in a window at 1024x768, you make one "bottle" to deal with that, but it doesn't mess up the settings for running a separate "bottle" for a more recent a Windows-only utility program, which requires a fullscreen desktop, and dotnet4.5 and directx etc.

    It also gives the setup a GUI, and lots of dropdown menus for setup, which is easier for most people.

    There's a bit of crossover with Lutris - though Lutris works particularly well for games that are already in its database, but it's sometimes quite difficult to install anything outside of that - I found bottles to be a lot easier for installing fairly obscure or forgotten software - generally old games, obscure games and hardware configuration utilities for A/V equipment, but also sometimes stuff like indie games or other games that aren't on Steam.

    I do use Playonlinux, Lutris and Bottles, as for some reason, sometimes I've been able to get a program running in one and not the other. I very rarely install anything on the default "raw" system Wine any more.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Make sure that the .exe you are trying to execute is inside the virtual C:// drive! That was my mistake, and I'm not sure if its documented well.

    I actually got most things to run I throw at it.

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    • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (7 children)

    I thought it was some kind of shitpost until i read the community lol

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    I don't get what exactly made you think this would be something like a "shitpost"? Do you mean the post title or about the article from the projects website? Its just a normal update blog post information about the changes and rational. I usually like this kind of update posts once a month or so for projects I care and want to stay informed.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (4 children)

    The title

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Would be nice if you were more specific.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    Read it as if the title was talking of a water bottle, it seems a shitpost about techbros wanting to reinvent the wheel and having to enshittify everthing

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    • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Me, not looking at the community this was posted in just like…. What… the fuck… OH Linux that makes WAY more sense.

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    • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    Sounds great, I'll try it. But Faugus has been simpler for me since I last tried Bottles when it was one of the first launchers.

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    [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I used to be pretty into Linux Gaming, but I don't get why one needs all this nowadays. Just use Proton and Steam to launch any game and your golden.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    some like playing without steam, but if you think it's unnessisary then try telling a windows user that there are other apps that can mimic their favorite apps and you will see that their mindset won't allow them to try linux, UNLESS their app is supported NATIVELY i also have so mindset that prevent me from using steam and rather gog over it

    tl;dr: my mindset and your mindset

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