Managing various games and applications installed on Linux using Wine can be a hassle, and while there's stuff like Lutris available perhaps Bottles might be a better dedicated option just for Wine directly.
Version 2022.1.28 has rolled out, with an aim to make the experience more stable thanks to a whole new Wine backend. The new system is split across three components (WineCommand, WineProgram, Executor), that should allow for easy extensions to what Bottles can offer. One useful change with this is that you can run commands without other things interfering (like Gamescope and GameMode).
There's also now the ability to show / hide programs inside each Bottle, their new build of Wine (Caffe) is based on Wine 7.0 with support for the newer Futex2 code, an improved view with a search bar for installers like Epic Games and GOG Galaxy and some other minor features.
A bunch of bug fixes came in too like better Wayland support, fixed desktop entries, the Download Manager should no longer fail due to lack of a User-Agent and the backup import feature should work now too. A few other stability updates also went into it like a dependency issue being solved when creating a new Bottle.
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Dribbleondo Jan 28, 2022
This is...actually really cool. I might use this.
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Bottles is exactly what I want from a WINE launcher, but I never managed to work... lol
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Oooh. This looks interesting!
Might be able to remove "PlayOnLinux" and replace it with this, which ironically these days I only use for one application, EAC which I require for putting my CDs on my computer (due to logs, cue file and such.. I just like a clean copy)
Might be able to remove "PlayOnLinux" and replace it with this, which ironically these days I only use for one application, EAC which I require for putting my CDs on my computer (due to logs, cue file and such.. I just like a clean copy)
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This looks like a better Q4Wine.This is not alternative to q4wine. With q4wine you can use your system Wine, with Bottles you cannot and this by design.
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MasterSleort Jan 28, 2022
Man, can we just appreciate how great the Linux and open source community is as a whole. I often forget a lot of the stuff that I use is fully or partly developed by people in their spare time, simply because they see a need and then share their work for free. It really is something we need to appreciate a lot more.
I think GamingOnLinux should probably have a section regarding much of the useful stuff and applications that are available for us for free and are open source. Often we hear about it hear on this amazing website, but only when we need the tools or tweaks do we actually care. At that point it is hard to track down that old article where it was mentioned.
It may also be useful for new gamers on Linux.
I can think of a couple of applications that could be in this section:
I think GamingOnLinux should probably have a section regarding much of the useful stuff and applications that are available for us for free and are open source. Often we hear about it hear on this amazing website, but only when we need the tools or tweaks do we actually care. At that point it is hard to track down that old article where it was mentioned.
It may also be useful for new gamers on Linux.
I can think of a couple of applications that could be in this section:
- Lutris
- sc-controller
- Bottles (this)
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Only recently did I find out about bottles and man is this awesome. Wine also worked so-so for me. Sometimes I was lucky but most of the times it didn't work at all and I had no idea why or didn't have time to figure it out.
Bottles on the other hand is so easy to use.
Bottles on the other hand is so easy to use.
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Comandante Ñoñardo Jan 28, 2022
Where is the *.appimage file of this version?
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This looks like a better Q4Wine.This is not alternative to q4wine. With q4wine you can use your system Wine, with Bottles you cannot and this by design.
But you can. Search in the list of wine for sys-wine.
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inlinuxdude Jan 28, 2022
Been using Bottles for several months for Magic the Gathering Arena... It's been great.
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This looks like evolving into a better variant of PlayOnLinux.
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I guess I'll be the dumb one and ask. What's the difference between this and Lutris? It seems more generic focused in lieu of gaming, but reading the webpage, I can't figure out how.
And do a lot more, both on and off the computer!
...they see a need and then share their work for free. It really is something we need to appreciate a lot more
And do a lot more, both on and off the computer!
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kibasnowpaw Jan 28, 2022
This is way to complicated to use and it don't feel user friendly at all and a stuff is missing or not working. i still feel like lutris is a better options here or if you somehow can miss mass this two.
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Comandante Ñoñardo Jan 29, 2022
i still feel like lutris is a better options here or if you somehow can miss mass this two.
Lutris is useful when you have an specific game install script, but it lacks of a default generic script template for to use when a game or app doesn't have an specific install script...
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TheRiddick Jan 29, 2022
VERY NICE
But there is no description for runners like what the hell is CAFFE wine? what is VANIGLIA WINE?
Last edited by TheRiddick on 29 January 2022 at 1:58 pm UTC
But there is no description for runners like what the hell is CAFFE wine? what is VANIGLIA WINE?
Last edited by TheRiddick on 29 January 2022 at 1:58 pm UTC
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VERY NICERead The F...ine Manual?
But there is no description for runners like what the hell is CAFFE wine? what is VANIGLIA WINE?
"Caffe is a powerful runner that came with a large set of patches and improvements for Gaming and Software.
Vaniglia (Vanilla) is a clean runner as its name suggests. Apply only wine-staging patches and a modern theme created by Joshua Ashton.
The Proton runner (developed by Valve and improved/offered by GloriousEggroll in the GE custom version) is a much more complex version of Wine and is suitable for the most modern games.
It contains several patches for specific gaming titles support, implements OpenVR support and integrates dxvk (installable on wine from the bottle preferences page)."
From https://docs.usebottles.com/components/runners
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TheRiddick Jan 29, 2022
Read The F...ine Manual?
I was hoping for some more information then just that. Like supported features and such...
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Mountain Man Jan 29, 2022
Oooh. This looks interesting!
Might be able to remove "PlayOnLinux" and replace it with this, which ironically these days I only use for one application, EAC which I require for putting my CDs on my computer (due to logs, cue file and such.. I just like a clean copy)
There are plenty of Linux native options for ripping music CDs. I've been using K3B for years, and it works great, but there are many others if that's not to your liking.
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Oooh. This looks interesting!
Might be able to remove "PlayOnLinux" and replace it with this, which ironically these days I only use for one application, EAC which I require for putting my CDs on my computer (due to logs, cue file and such.. I just like a clean copy)
Not exactly on topic, but did you try whipper as an alternative? I've been using it for my CD collection and it usually works just fine. It checks the rips against the musicbrainz database and pulls other metadata from there as well. I know that some people swear by EAC, but maybe this works for you.
https://github.com/whipper-team/whipper
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This is way to complicated to use and it don't feel user friendly at all and a stuff is missing or not working. i still feel like lutris is a better options here or if you somehow can miss mass this two.
Our focus is on ease of use. What and how should we improve?
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