Correct version of Wine, Lutris, Proton and how to install it

[nicknick]

Hi friends.

I’m reading a guide from this subforum, but my English is a bit bad and I’m a bit confused since I’m recently new to Linux and EndeavourOS.

(I am currently using Steam with Proton default to play on Steam)

What are the top programs to try playing Windows games? (and Windows programs, like Photoshop for example, in case it works with Wine)

Proton-GE, Wine, and Lutris, are there any more I should install?

Also, should I install all this from the terminal? Because I found this in the repositories, but there are several versions and I don’t know which one I should install:

In the case of Proton-GE there are several versions (many):

(Maybe I should install the normal version of Proton and the Proton-GE version from the terminal?)

In the case of Wine, there is one called Wine and another Wine Staging Branch:

In the case of Lutris I only found this one, so I assume it is the correct one:

Sorry if this is a bit silly, but I really want to make sure I’m installing the right thing. Although there are no guarantees that Windows games will work on Linux, I should at least try.

Thanks in advance for your time and effort friends.

[smokey]

Lutris is probably a good place to start, it’s pretty easy to use and configure what you have installed. I tend to install wine-staging when I install it. Another option to consider would also be Bottles but I haven’t really used this.

[milkytwix]

This is what I do:

gaming

yay -S lutris-ge
sudo pacman -S --needed lib32-mesa vulkan-radeon lib32-vulkan-radeon vulkan-icd-loader lib32-vulkan-icd-loader wine-staging giflib lib32-giflib libpng lib32-libpng libldap lib32-libldap gnutls lib32-gnutls mpg123 lib32-mpg123 openal lib32-openal v4l-utils lib32-v4l-utils libpulse lib32-libpulse libgpg-error lib32-libgpg-error alsa-plugins lib32-alsa-plugins alsa-lib lib32-alsa-lib libjpeg-turbo lib32-libjpeg-turbo sqlite lib32-sqlite libxcomposite lib32-libxcomposite libxinerama lib32-libgcrypt libgcrypt lib32-libxinerama ncurses lib32-ncurses ocl-icd lib32-ocl-icd libxslt lib32-libxslt libva lib32-libva gtk3 lib32-gtk3 gst-plugins-base-libs lib32-gst-plugins-base-libs vulkan-icd-loader lib32-vulkan-icd-loader wine-staging winetricks giflib lib32-giflib libpng lib32-libpng libldap lib32-libldap gnutls lib32-gnutls mpg123 lib32-mpg123 openal lib32-openal v4l-utils lib32-v4l-utils libpulse lib32-libpulse alsa-plugins lib32-alsa-plugins alsa-lib lib32-alsa-lib libjpeg-turbo lib32-libjpeg-turbo libxcomposite lib32-libxcomposite libxinerama lib32-libxinerama ncurses lib32-ncurses opencl-icd-loader lib32-opencl-icd-loader libxslt lib32-libxslt libva lib32-libva gtk3 lib32-gtk3 gst-plugins-base-libs lib32-gst-plugins-base-libs vulkan-icd-loader lib32-vulkan-icd-loader dosbox

And with that I am good to go for almost everything…

[Markus85]

For gaming some streaming services like xbox cloud gaming or geforcenow built with electron.
But you need a subscription and a good internet connection.
Then you don’t have to struggle with copatibility issues.
On geforcenow you can connect your Ubisoft, Epic Games and Steam Accounts.
With geforcenow you can also play on your Android TV or Chromecast. There is an Android-App you can download, for your smartphone or tablet too.

[nicknick]

@smokey

Lutris is probably a good place to start, it’s pretty easy to use and configure what you have installed. I tend to install wine-staging when I install it. Another option to consider would also be Bottles but I haven’t really used this.

Thank you very much friend, I have installed the wine-staging version, since it seems to have more recent patches and corrections for some video games (at least that’s what I read in a guide).

I have also installed lutris, although I don’t know if I should install another version of lutris or the basic version is fine.

Regarding wine-staging, should I use the winecfg command to configure wine-staging for the first time, or does that command only work for the default version of wine?

I want to use wine-staging for gaming alongside lutris, but I also want to use wine-staging to install a couple of Windows 10 programs.

@milkytwix

This is what I do:

gaming

yay -S lutris-ge
sudo pacman -S --needed lib32-mesa vulkan-radeon lib32-vulkan-radeon vulkan-icd-loader lib32-vulkan-icd-loader wine-staging giflib lib32-giflib libpng lib32-libpng libldap lib32-libldap gnutls lib32-gnutls mpg123 lib32-mpg123 openal lib32-openal v4l-utils lib32-v4l-utils libpulse lib32-libpulse libgpg-error lib32-libgpg-error alsa-plugins lib32-alsa-plugins alsa-lib lib32-alsa-lib libjpeg-turbo lib32-libjpeg-turbo sqlite lib32-sqlite libxcomposite lib32-libxcomposite libxinerama lib32-libgcrypt libgcrypt lib32-libxinerama ncurses lib32-ncurses ocl-icd lib32-ocl-icd libxslt lib32-libxslt libva lib32-libva gtk3 lib32-gtk3 gst-plugins-base-libs lib32-gst-plugins-base-libs vulkan-icd-loader lib32-vulkan-icd-loader wine-staging winetricks giflib lib32-giflib libpng lib32-libpng libldap lib32-libldap gnutls lib32-gnutls mpg123 lib32-mpg123 openal lib32-openal v4l-utils lib32-v4l-utils libpulse lib32-libpulse alsa-plugins lib32-alsa-plugins alsa-lib lib32-alsa-lib libjpeg-turbo lib32-libjpeg-turbo libxcomposite lib32-libxcomposite libxinerama lib32-libxinerama ncurses lib32-ncurses opencl-icd-loader lib32-opencl-icd-loader libxslt lib32-libxslt libva lib32-libva gtk3 lib32-gtk3 gst-plugins-base-libs lib32-gst-plugins-base-libs vulkan-icd-loader lib32-vulkan-icd-loader dosbox

And with that I am good to go for almost everything…

Wow, thank you very much friend. If I remember correctly, the --needed command was to not install the packages that I already have previously installed.

But what exactly does this install? I see many libraries that I think are for gaming, that’s great, but does it also install some programs perhaps?

And also, why are you using the proton-ge version? I’ve been looking for information on what ge means in linux, and it seems to mean Glorious-Egg-Roll.

I have seen that there are several versions of proto-ge, wine-ge, lutris-ge, etc… And now I am doubting whether those versions are better or worse and whether or not I should install them.

@Markus85

For gaming some streaming services like xbox cloud gaming or geforcenow built with electron.
But you need a subscription and a good internet connection.
Then you don’t have to struggle with copatibility issues.
On geforcenow you can connect your Ubisoft, Epic Games and Steam Accounts.
With geforcenow you can also play on your Android TV or Chromecast. There is an Android-App you can download, for your smartphone or tablet too.

Thank you very much for the tips friend, but really for now I wouldn’t like to pay for a streaming service to play. Maybe in the future I can consider it, but for now I will continue using my hardware, although my PC is quite old.

[milkytwix]

@nicknick

But what exactly does this install? I see many libraries that I think are for gaming, that’s great, but does it also install some programs perhaps?

And also, why are you using the proton-ge version? I’ve been looking for information on what ge means in linux, and it seems to mean Glorious-Egg-Roll.

I have seen that there are several versions of proto-ge, wine-ge, lutris-ge, etc… And now I am doubting whether those versions are better or worse and whether or not I should install them.

So, this installs almost every optional dependency there is, which are needet for dos gaming, battlenet and lutris. Most of those dependencies are written down in the Arch package of Lutris itself:
https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/lutris/
Some of those are added or changed due to better performance - bottom line is: If there are two packages available, one native and one glorious eggroll, chose the ge version.