I thought it was some kind of shitpost until i read the community lol
Every time I use bottles it never works for me. I’ll give this new update a try.
I have it working for a few things. One example is Guitar Pro that I use regularly this way.
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.
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.
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.
Me, not looking at the community this was posted in just like…. What… the fuck… OH Linux that makes WAY more sense.
I thought there was a new popular hipster ‘proto’ soda pop beverage or something
I daily drive Linux and use bottles… I need to sleep.
