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I am in the process of bringing over the resources I had from the old /v/Winegaming sub. The links in this post will become active again once I have recreated them.

Rambling Intro - Honestly, Just Skip It

Most of us like to Game, and of those of us that like to Game, we'd probably prefer to be able to Game on an Operating System which does only what we tell it to do, and respects our privacy. So with that said, why is Windows still so fucking popular?

That was rhetorical by the way, the number one reason is pretty clear. Lack of Games - specifically, lack of the games that we want to play. Gaming on Linux has improved immensely over the past few years, with thousands of titles now available natively, but even with how much things have improved, the fact remains, the majority of Gamers migrating to Linux, from Windows, will be unable to take 100% of the games they like to play with them, using only native gaming.

So what's a possible solution: Throw the games away; learn to find a new found appreciation for crappy visual novels; or perhaps, dirty our hands with that often forbidden subject in the Linux Gaming world: Wine...

Native gaming is preferable, but in reality, not every PC game released will find its way onto Linux. At best, we can hope for a porting house like Feral Interactive to port some of the more popular triple-A titles, and there is always the Linux enthusiastic Indie developers to tide us over, but even so, that still leaves thousands of older games unlikely to ever see a Linux release, and if we still want to play them, without resorting to a VM, then Wine can be a viable alternative, depending on the Game.

So, enough rambling. This post aims to be a central, introductory sticky to Gaming with Wine on Linux, with Links to various other posts on different topics, as well as links to external resources for additional reference and support.

/sTRIGGER WARNING - These Guides May Contain Steps Requiring the Use of a Terminal Emulator./s

Index

Work in progress. These items will become links to posts as and when I over come my laziness to create them.

Appendix

I am in the process of bringing over the resources I had from the old /v/Winegaming sub. The links in this post will become active again once I have recreated them. #**Rambling Intro - Honestly, Just Skip It** Most of us like to Game, and of those of us that like to Game, we'd probably prefer to be able to Game on an Operating System which does only what we tell it to do, and respects our privacy. So with that said, why is Windows still so fucking popular? That was rhetorical by the way, the number one reason is pretty clear. Lack of Games - specifically, lack of the games that we want to play. Gaming on Linux has improved immensely over the past few years, with thousands of titles now available natively, but even with how much things have improved, the fact remains, the majority of Gamers migrating to Linux, from Windows, will be unable to take 100% of the games they like to play with them, using only native gaming. So what's a possible solution: Throw the games away; learn to find a new found appreciation for crappy visual novels; or perhaps, dirty our hands with that often forbidden subject in the Linux Gaming world: **Wine...** Native gaming is preferable, but in reality, not every PC game released will find its way onto Linux. At best, we can hope for a porting house like Feral Interactive to port some of the more popular triple-A titles, and there is always the Linux enthusiastic Indie developers to tide us over, but even so, that still leaves thousands of older games unlikely to ever see a Linux release, and if we still want to play them, without resorting to a VM, then Wine can be a viable alternative, depending on the Game. So, enough rambling. This post aims to be a central, introductory sticky to Gaming with Wine on Linux, with Links to various other posts on different topics, as well as links to external resources for additional reference and support. **/sTRIGGER WARNING - These Guides May Contain Steps Requiring the Use of a Terminal Emulator./s** #**Index** Work in progress. These items will become links to posts as and when I over come my laziness to create them. * [Installing Wine (Arch/Ubuntu/Solus)](https://poal.co/s/WineGaming/314395) * [Applying Wine Patches Manually (Optional)](https://poal.co/s/WineGaming/314919) * [Installing Winetricks (if it wasn't already included in the version of Wine you installed)](https://poal.co/s/WineGaming/315260) * [Installing Lutris (Optional, but recommended to provide a GUI for Game Library management, plus, it's a pretty fucking sweet piece of software)](https://poal.co/s/WineGaming/315262) * [Creating a Wineprefix, and Basic Configuring using winecfg and winereg](https://poal.co/s/WineGaming/316124) * [Installing a Game into a Wineprefix](https://poal.co/s/WineGaming/316190) * [Using Winetricks to install additional Windows Components and Fonts (CLI & GUI)](https://poal.co/s/WineGaming/316251) * [Installing and Configuring DXVK for use within a Wineprefix: 32 and 64bit versions](https://poal.co/s/WineGaming/316974) * [Lutris - An Overview]() * [Installing and Managing Games via Lutris (if using a terminal makes your stomach clench, or you just want a nice GUI application from which to manage all your installed games, then this guide is for you).]() * [Lutris - Advanced Configuration Options Overview]() * [Steam Play - A Short Overview](https://poal.co/s/WineGaming/316693) * [Choose which GPU Device Vulkan uses to Render an Application](https://poal.co/s/WineGaming/316775) #**Appendix** * [External Guides & Other Useful Resources](https://poal.co/s/WineGaming/314307) * [Common Terminology](https://poal.co/s/WineGaming/314302)

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