If you prefer to buy your games for Linux on GOG, there's a fresh update to Minigalaxy, the open source simple GOG client.
Compared with the likes of Lutris and Heroic Games Launcher that bundle lots of features and different stores, Minigalaxy has a singular focus — getting your GOG games simply and easily on Linux. Either Native Linux games or Windows games with Wine.
The major changes in Minigalaxy version 1.3.2 include:
- Completely reworked windows wine installation. This should solve a lot of problems with failing game installs. Innoextract (if installed) is only used to detect and configure the installation language. (thanks to GB609)
- Variables and arguments in game settings can now contain blanks when quoted shell-style (thanks to GB609)
- Minigalaxy will now create working Desktop Shortcuts for wine games (thanks to GB609)
- Fix games with binaries in a directory not launching in some cases
- Minor UI change in the dialog for third-party logins (thanks to GB609)
- Desktop shortcuts created by Minigalaxy will now be updated with environment and launch argument changes from the game's property dialog when OK is clicked (thanks to GB609)
- Clean-up and fixes of the code used for grid and list style library views (thanks to GB609)
- Desktop shortcuts for windows games can now have icons, if gog provides them in the game info api 'images' section (thanks to GB609)
- Fixed a bug in download_manager that prevents correct resume of downloads with 50%+ progress after restart (thanks to GB609)
- Make sure all translations are included in releases
Nice to see the project has picked up another developer, GB609, who did a lot of work for this release.
See more on the GitHub page.
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I get what makes it different, but i still don't understand WHY would anyone use it, to me it's like bottles/lutris/heroic with less features?
It could be the grandpa in me talking
It could be the grandpa in me talking
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Do 1 thing perfect or several things okay could be a reason :)
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> WHY would anyone use it
I use my own scripts and installation method with lgogdownloader which is more barebones than this, but gives me full control over what I'm doing. So may be there is an appeal for something more automated for those who don't want to make their own tools but also don't want a whole load of unrelated stuff that Lutris / Heroic have.
Last edited by Shmerl on 26 Feb 2025 at 5:22 am UTC
I use my own scripts and installation method with lgogdownloader which is more barebones than this, but gives me full control over what I'm doing. So may be there is an appeal for something more automated for those who don't want to make their own tools but also don't want a whole load of unrelated stuff that Lutris / Heroic have.
Last edited by Shmerl on 26 Feb 2025 at 5:22 am UTC
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I get what makes it different, but i still don't understand WHY would anyone use it, to me it's like bottles/lutris/heroic with less features?
It could be the grandpa in me talking
Funny: when I am in grandpa-mode I complain about heroic getting a bit too bloated for its own good, with features one can't disable.
Integrated shop, library refresh at startup, creepy playtime tracking, etc.
Think I'll be taking a peek to see whether mini-galaxy is closed to my liking.
Last edited by emphy on 26 Feb 2025 at 5:46 am UTC
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