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The new feature to use proton with arbitrary executables is a godsend. No more struggling with wine prefixes, we can let Steam handle it. I intend to use it wi

The new feature to use proton with arbitrary executables is a godsend. No more struggling with wine prefixes, we can let Steam handle it. I intend to use it with ebook DRM crackers, mod managers for Beat Saber and ESO, maybe even non-Steam VR titles, like the Vive store. Maybe some of the crappy desktop clients for enterprise webapps that I need for work too.

woodrowbarlow 8y ago
> ebook DRM crackers please don't, not through steam. i'm sure steam collects some statistics on how people are using proton, and if they start seeing stuff like this show up they might start locking it down again. you might be able to run proton stand-alone for stuff like this if you really want to. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton
- kristofferR 8y ago
  They don't care at all. They haven't done anything about SteamEmus or SteamWorks fixes ever.
- chocolatkey 8y ago
  > eBook DRM crackers Which specifically? Calibre's?
simion314 8y ago
>No more struggling with wine prefixes PlayOnLinux is a great Wine prefix manager, don't use the install scripts. It requires you to know what a wine prefix is and how to configure things.
- ekianjo 8y ago
  Lutris is better than PlayoOnLinux now. It has a better syntax and has more capabilities built in.
  - simion314 8y ago
    I did not used Lutris in a while, so let me ask if this features that I use are present now: - installing different wine versions - run an exe in the selected profile - open a linux shell in the selected profile - setting command line arguments from GUI - setting command to run before app starts - open winecfg, the registry for selected profile I do not run popular games, so I do not need the Lutris scripts, though once I read one such script and run the steps manually Lutris may be better for newbs that do not need the features I mentioned.
    - jenscow 8y ago
      I think "yes" to all of those, apart from "open a linux shell".
  - arwineap 8y ago
    agreed, I switched from a mix of manual wine prefixes and playonlinux to all lutris. As an added benefit it makes DXVK seamless.

woodrowbarlow 8y ago

> ebook DRM crackers please don't, not through steam. i'm sure steam collects some statistics on how people are using proton, and if they start seeing stuff like this show up they might start locking it down again. you might be able to run proton stand-alone for stuff like this if you really want to. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton

kristofferR 8y ago
They don't care at all. They haven't done anything about SteamEmus or SteamWorks fixes ever.
chocolatkey 8y ago
> eBook DRM crackers Which specifically? Calibre's?

simion314 8y ago

>No more struggling with wine prefixes PlayOnLinux is a great Wine prefix manager, don't use the install scripts. It requires you to know what a wine prefix is and how to configure things.

ekianjo 8y ago
Lutris is better than PlayoOnLinux now. It has a better syntax and has more capabilities built in.
- simion314 8y ago
  I did not used Lutris in a while, so let me ask if this features that I use are present now: - installing different wine versions - run an exe in the selected profile - open a linux shell in the selected profile - setting command line arguments from GUI - setting command to run before app starts - open winecfg, the registry for selected profile I do not run popular games, so I do not need the Lutris scripts, though once I read one such script and run the steps manually Lutris may be better for newbs that do not need the features I mentioned.
  - jenscow 8y ago
    I think "yes" to all of those, apart from "open a linux shell".
- arwineap 8y ago
  agreed, I switched from a mix of manual wine prefixes and playonlinux to all lutris. As an added benefit it makes DXVK seamless.