Need something to manage all your games from different places? Lutris [Official Site] is pretty handy and it just had a huge upgrade.
Just released today, Lutris 0.5.3 is the first major release in a couple of months and as expected it doesn't disappoint on the list of improvements.
You now have an option for D9VK in addition to DXVK, making it an even better application to use with Wine so you can easily tweak your settings. Continuing on the addition of new options you can now hide the right and left panels, have Lutris hide when a game is launched plus there's an option for launching the Wine console.
For those of you using Discord and like to show off, it also now integrates Discord Rich Presence too. Additionally they added Ubuntu's AMDVLK path to Vulkan ICD loader search, the right panel gets refreshed when adding or removing shortcuts, Lutris will show an error when a runner install fails plus a bunch of nuisance bugs were solved. Something else that caught my eye, is that the team noted work was done for "future Flatpak support" which sounds good too.
Overall, it sounds like a really fantastic release. Very handy to deal with GOG, Steam, Wine + DXVK + D9VK, Emulators and more.
See the release notes on GitHub and you can support the development on Patreon.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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this launcher continues to impress me.i love this thing to death.everything i have added to it works flawlessly.a one stop place for all your games.
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I wish lutris didn't automatically delete the wine prefix of games (and downloaded installers) when the installation script fails. The installers usually don't fail until they have installed the games, and if I manage to copy the folder after install before deletion, then it usually works. If they waited with the cleanup until after I had clicked the error message it would be less annoying though.
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I'm glad they've fixed this issue: https://github.com/lutris/lutris/issues/1999
Strange that they don't mention it in the changelog.
Strange that they don't mention it in the changelog.
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legluondunet Sep 8, 2019
I use more and more Lutris to install / manage my games, it became an essential software for me as a Linux player, it's so easy to change Wine version, activate Dxvk or D9vk, restore Desktop resolution after a game quit, install an emulator and so much other handy options.
I like very much this new features in 0.5.3:
- open wine console
- sand boxing bug resolved, no more games files in your personal folders!
- ResidualVM is now functional for Ubuntu users. updated to last git version.
It's impressive how Lutris team had push their gaming platform to a higher level, very nice work.
But they have to make still effort to avoid obsolete installers (scripts), in most (or new) users minds, when Lutris installers do not work, it's Lutris that does not work...But how manage a games libraries installers that will become bigger and bigger?
Last edited by legluondunet on 9 September 2019 at 5:52 am UTC
I like very much this new features in 0.5.3:
- open wine console
- sand boxing bug resolved, no more games files in your personal folders!
- ResidualVM is now functional for Ubuntu users. updated to last git version.
It's impressive how Lutris team had push their gaming platform to a higher level, very nice work.
But they have to make still effort to avoid obsolete installers (scripts), in most (or new) users minds, when Lutris installers do not work, it's Lutris that does not work...But how manage a games libraries installers that will become bigger and bigger?
Last edited by legluondunet on 9 September 2019 at 5:52 am UTC
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Last time I tried it (like 2 years ago) I couldnt figure out how to use it, I always felt playonlinux was easier to use. I dont use any of those now, since now steam has proton, I would take a look at it if I ever buy overwatch
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Quoting: edoLast time I tried it (like 2 years ago) I couldnt figure out how to use it, I always felt playonlinux was easier to use. I dont use any of those now, since now steam has proton, I would take a look at it if I ever buy overwatchI’ve definitely had an easier time with Lutris than PoL, and it looks like it has a more active community, or at least more up-to-date scripts. It always seemed that PoL was hard to get into, while Lutris seem to have had more success in getting people outside the development team to contribute.
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TheRiddick Sep 8, 2019
Some games will work better or launch in Lutris that won't work under Steamplay, so its a handy tool. Also makes for testing easier since you can control versions/builds easy. (you can drop custom wine builds in the runners folder)
Last edited by TheRiddick on 8 September 2019 at 4:59 am UTC
Last edited by TheRiddick on 8 September 2019 at 4:59 am UTC
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Just tested the Discord Rich Presence option. I dont use Lutris usually, but Discord sometimes shows like im playing wine64-preloader or similar and i was hoping that thisone is fixing that and showing the actual game name finally in discord ...but it seems it shows as Lutris and then a game name when i click on the name as a info.
I wonder if its possible to change that?
I wonder if its possible to change that?
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TheRiddick Sep 8, 2019
Yeah it should say Game (Lutris), that be better.
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Quoting: XpanderJust tested the Discord Rich Presence option. I dont use Lutris usually, but Discord sometimes shows like im playing wine64-preloader or similar and i was hoping that thisone is fixing that and showing the actual game name finally in discord ...but it seems it shows as Lutris and then a game name when i click on the name as a info.It's open source, of course it's possible. Based on a quick glance, I'd say the python code seems clean enough, and this should be a simple change if the project owners agree. (I don't see why they wouldn't.)
I wonder if its possible to change that?
An issue at their github would probably go a long way.
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I think too many people forget that Lutris is more than just a GUI for Wine. x)
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Quoting: XpanderJust tested the Discord Rich Presence option. I dont use Lutris usually, but Discord sometimes shows like im playing wine64-preloader or similar and i was hoping that thisone is fixing that and showing the actual game name finally in discord ...but it seems it shows as Lutris and then a game name when i click on the name as a info.
I wonder if its possible to change that?
Drop a line to Matthew Commandant on twitter or use github hes pretty approachable and seems like a nice guy chatted to him a few times on linuxgamecast streams
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Quoting: AsciiWolfDoes Lutris support VKD3D?Yes, VKD3D is built into wine so Lutris doesn't need to add special support like with DXVK and D9VK
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Perkeleen_Vittupää Sep 8, 2019
Quoting: Whitewolfe80Quoting: XpanderJust tested the Discord Rich Presence option. I dont use Lutris usually, but Discord sometimes shows like im playing wine64-preloader or similar and i was hoping that thisone is fixing that and showing the actual game name finally in discord ...but it seems it shows as Lutris and then a game name when i click on the name as a info.
I wonder if its possible to change that?
Drop a line to Matthew Commandant on twitter or use github hes pretty approachable and seems like a nice guy chatted to him a few times on linuxgamecast streams
I wonder is it possible to add this type of feature to Riot (Matrix) too? I have still not warmed up for Discord ...
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I'm wondering if anyone knows if progress has been made regarding this bug? This isn't limited to Lutris, either. It seems any preloader that works in concordance with Wine has this affect on Discord. (e.g.: Proton/Steam) To be frank, I'm not even sure where the problem itself lies. Is it with Wine, Lutris, Steam or Discord?
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