Easily Run Windows Apps On Linux With Bottles DistroTube
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Date: 2022-03-30
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ve2cii
Looks like I found a major bug. In the version I have (2022.2.28-trento-4) when you open the -run executable- it shows only
the system folders. Does not show any files. Therefore you cannot run/install anything. You can only use the installers to install and they only install games. I tried to run Flatseal. Wound up messing up the permissions, and bottles would no longer run
properly. It was locking up. And the permissions should be set properly in the first place so that external programs don't need to be installed. It should run out of the box as it shows in this video. Oh yes when you go to the Bottles web site using the link, the Forums access does not work. SSL errors. Looks like the SSL needs to be updated over there.
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Looks like I found a major bug. In the version I have (2022.2.28-trento-4) when you open the -run executable- it shows only
the system folders. Does not show any files. Therefore you cannot run/install anything. You can only use the installers to install and they only install games. I tried to run Flatseal. Wound up messing up the permissions, and bottles would no longer run
properly. It was locking up. And the permissions should be set properly in the first place so that external programs don't need to be installed. It should run out of the box as it shows in this video. Oh yes when you go to the Bottles web site using the link, the Forums access does not work. SSL errors. Looks like the SSL needs to be updated over there.
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ve2cii
I am running Debian-11. I was able to read the Debian docs and I got Bottle installed. I installed Steam and ran into
problems when I tried to create an account. The account create window froze. I was able to create the account
using Linux (no Wine) Firefox. I was able to play a game. But I have found that moving around in Bottles sometimes
the window freezes, but the Linux and GUI keep on running. So it is a bit buggy,,, BUT this is the very first time in
over 20 years of running Linux that I have ever been able to get something from windows to work. Wine I have found
to be gruesome, but this Bottles seems to be pretty good. Next project will be to buy the Steam Train Simulator and
see how that goes.
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I am running Debian-11. I was able to read the Debian docs and I got Bottle installed. I installed Steam and ran into
problems when I tried to create an account. The account create window froze. I was able to create the account
using Linux (no Wine) Firefox. I was able to play a game. But I have found that moving around in Bottles sometimes
the window freezes, but the Linux and GUI keep on running. So it is a bit buggy,,, BUT this is the very first time in
over 20 years of running Linux that I have ever been able to get something from windows to work. Wine I have found
to be gruesome, but this Bottles seems to be pretty good. Next project will be to buy the Steam Train Simulator and
see how that goes.
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Irfan
omg irfanview, yes i've missed that since moving away from windows. irfan is a name, it's my name, though i didn't make the software. fyi, it's prounced -ear-f-ahn-, or -ear-fawn-. sometimes people have pronounced it -earphones-. sometimes -rephan-. sometimes they just say -urf-, like surf. sometimes when they try they say urf-un, like surf'n, similar to what you just did. xD rarely i've been called efron, which is also cool, so i changed my coffee name to -zac-, if you get the connection ;) the last thing i expected from this video was you struggling with my name, this just made my day, i'm cracking up.
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omg irfanview, yes i've missed that since moving away from windows. irfan is a name, it's my name, though i didn't make the software. fyi, it's prounced -ear-f-ahn-, or -ear-fawn-. sometimes people have pronounced it -earphones-. sometimes -rephan-. sometimes they just say -urf-, like surf. sometimes when they try they say urf-un, like surf'n, similar to what you just did. xD rarely i've been called efron, which is also cool, so i changed my coffee name to -zac-, if you get the connection ;) the last thing i expected from this video was you struggling with my name, this just made my day, i'm cracking up.
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Johnnie
DT, one of the biggest barriers for me not using GNU/Linux full time was not being able to play my Steam games that are only available on Windows. I thought about keeping a gaming rig on Windows and streaming from it to my Manjaro rig but I really wanted to ditch Windows all together. This video helped me set up Steam in a bottle and now I can play any Steam game I want on my Manjaro rigs. THANK YOU!!! I am also able to mine crypto while my rig is idle.
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DT, one of the biggest barriers for me not using GNU/Linux full time was not being able to play my Steam games that are only available on Windows. I thought about keeping a gaming rig on Windows and streaming from it to my Manjaro rig but I really wanted to ditch Windows all together. This video helped me set up Steam in a bottle and now I can play any Steam game I want on my Manjaro rigs. THANK YOU!!! I am also able to mine crypto while my rig is idle.
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David
I got myself another ssd to dual boot Linux, to do some work from home on an isolated space, however I decided to try wine and proton on some games for the fun of It and im still impressed and cant understand how some games (world of warcraft being the most notorious case for me) runs better on this Ubuntu install.
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I got myself another ssd to dual boot Linux, to do some work from home on an isolated space, however I decided to try wine and proton on some games for the fun of It and im still impressed and cant understand how some games (world of warcraft being the most notorious case for me) runs better on this Ubuntu install.
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Ken
A better way to phrase it is -wine is an interface that allows all well written Windows programs to run under Linux-. I have found that the Windows programs that don't work under wine tend to be those that do something that they are not supposed to do like accessing memory they don't own.
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A better way to phrase it is -wine is an interface that allows all well written Windows programs to run under Linux-. I have found that the Windows programs that don't work under wine tend to be those that do something that they are not supposed to do like accessing memory they don't own.
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jwpetr
I am learning much about Linux distros and the ability to run Windows programs. I tried Crossover and it works rather well, although it does cost to purchase. The bottles Crossover uses is very similar to the Bottles software you are demonstrating.
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I am learning much about Linux distros and the ability to run Windows programs. I tried Crossover and it works rather well, although it does cost to purchase. The bottles Crossover uses is very similar to the Bottles software you are demonstrating.
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Logan5Greye
Upon installing. This is very similar to Lutris. Must be a fork. Why not install Lutris instead of Bottles since both are focused on gaming. I think this focuses on 3rd party game launchers. Lutris does that too. GOG, Battle.net, etc
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Upon installing. This is very similar to Lutris. Must be a fork. Why not install Lutris instead of Bottles since both are focused on gaming. I think this focuses on 3rd party game launchers. Lutris does that too. GOG, Battle.net, etc
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Professor
Wow! This Bottles flatpak the piece of software!
I use Wine and winecfg often, but creating bottles for individual programs always intimidated me. This looks like a great way to get my feet wet :) thanx DT!
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Wow! This Bottles flatpak the piece of software!
I use Wine and winecfg often, but creating bottles for individual programs always intimidated me. This looks like a great way to get my feet wet :) thanx DT!
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PGTMR2
What's a flatpack!?! Look it up and it's something sposed to work with all Linux... Anyway tried installing... no workie. Oh well something to look out for 5-10 years down the line in the future.
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What's a flatpack!?! Look it up and it's something sposed to work with all Linux... Anyway tried installing... no workie. Oh well something to look out for 5-10 years down the line in the future.
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