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Title: Do I need a Windows [wine] version of Steam? [SOLVED]

fraghopper 4 May 2015

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This is probably a stupid question, and I think the answer is "yes", but to make sure:

Say I have Steam for Linux installed but I want to play a windows-only game (purchased from Steam) through Wine. Must I play it through a WINE-version of Steam, or can I just add it to my Linux library as an external executable and launch it from LinuxSteam?

In other words: do I absolutely have to have two versions of Steam installed to play both ELF bins and .exe games purchased through Steam?

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Aryvandaar 4 May 2015

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Yes, you need to run it from a WINE prefix where you have the Windows version of Steam installed.

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fraghopper 5 May 2015

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Thanks, Aryvandaar. Thought so, just wanted to be sure.

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