GE-Proton 7-37 is out now fixing up more games for Steam Deck / Linux
GE-Proton (also known as Proton GE) as a community-built version of the Proton compatibility layer to run Windows games, with a new release out now and FSR is back.
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Here's how to play Overwatch 2 on Steam Deck / Linux
While you might struggle to get in due to ongoing server issues, Overwatch 2 is out now free to play and it can run quite nicely on Steam Deck and Linux desktop. Here's how to get Overwatch 2 installed and running.
Wine manager app Bottles gets some drag and drop fun
Bottles is the awesome free and open source app to help you manage the Windows compatibility layer Wine. A fresh release is out now with version 2022.9.28.
Blizzard don't officially support Steam Deck / Linux but they still fix issues for it
Recently, there were was an upgrade to the Battle.net client that caused it to break on Linux desktop / Steam Deck but it seems the issue is thankfully solved now.
Wine 7.18 rolls out with Unicode 15 support
Wine, the translation layer that allows you to run applications and games designed for Windows on Linux has a new development release up with Wine 7.18.
GE-Proton 7-35 out now with more fixes for Linux / Steam Deck
GE-Proton (GloriousEggroll), the community maintained version of the Windows compatibility layer version 7-35 is out now and here's what's new.
GE-Proton 7-33 and Wine-GE-Proton 7-28 are out now
Two very popular open source compatibility layer projects from developer 'GloriousEggroll' are out now, with updates to both GE-Proton and Wine-GE-Proton too.
Windows compatibility layer Wine 7.17 is out now
This is the compatibility layer that allows you to run various Windows applications and games on Linux (and forms part of Steam Play Proton). Once a year or so, a new stable release is made but the development versions are usually fine to use.
The new Library Mode in Wine manager Bottles looks awesome
Here's an update I missed recently somehow. Bottles, the application you can use for managing various Windows games and apps installed with Wine had a fresh update with a fancy new Library Mode.
Wine 7.16 out fixing up Saints Row, Wow64 support in X11 driver
Slightly later than they usually put up the releases, the Wine team released Wine 7.16 on August 28th bring new features and bug fixes for the Windows translation layer.
CrossOver 22 released for running Windows apps and games on Linux
CodeWeavers, the company that works on Proton with Valve and supports Wine development, has announced the released of CrossOver 22.0.0.
ProtonUp-Qt for easy GE-Proton installs on Linux and Steam Deck v2.7.0 out now
ProtonUp-Qt is a simple and great way to manage the likes of GE-Proton (previously known as Proton GE), the Luxtorpeda compatibility tool for Native Linux game engines and more.
Valve dev understandably not happy about glibc breaking Easy Anti-Cheat on Linux
Recently it was noticed that users on more bleeding-edge Linux distributions that updated saw Easy Anti-Cheat no longer working on Linux, the culprit was glibc and now a Valve developer has spoken out about it.
Wine compatibly layer manager Bottles adds vkBasalt improvements, vmtouch cache
Bottles is easily the most simple way to manage installing and running Windows games and apps on Linux outside of Steam. A new release is out now with plenty of useful tweaks.
Windows compatibility layer Wine version 7.15 out now
Wine is a compatibility layer that aims to let you run games and applications designed for Windows on Linux and a new release version 7.15 is out now.
Windows compatibility layer Wine version 7.14 is out now
Windows compatibility on Linux continues to improve thanks to Wine, with the latest development release out now with Wine 7.14 available.
Wine manager app Bottles makes rolling back configs real easy
Bottles is the free and open source app that allows you to easily manage Wine, the Windows compatibility layer on Steam Deck and Linux. Another new version is live, with a whole new versioning system to help you roll back changes.
Wine 7.13 rolled out recently continuing the PE conversion
Fashionably late on this one. Wine 7.13 rolled out just before the weekend rolled in, so here's a quick run down of what's new in this Windows compatibility layer.
Wine manager Bottles default runner now based on Valve's Wine fork and Proton
Bottles is a thoroughly great application for managing Windows applications and games on Linux. It's fast moving and a new release is out with their new default runner called Soda, which is based on Valve's fork of Wine and Proton patches.
Direct3D to Vulkan layer DXVK version 1.10.2 is up with lots of fixes
DXVK is the translation tool used inside of Steam Play Proton that translates Direct3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan and a new release is out now with version 1.10.2.
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