Bottles, an open-source software tool built on top of Wine that helps users run Windows applications and games on Linux systems by providing a user-friendly GUI, has just released its latest version, 60.0.
The update introduces a native Wayland option directly in the bottle settings, giving users a more predictable experience on modern Linux desktops that have already shifted away from X11.
Is this like Lutris
Similar goal, different function.
There aren’t install scripts like lutris, which makes it harder, once in a while, to install certain games that might need a modification.
What makes it special is that it puts each program in a “container” (hence the name) that is sandboxed from your system. E.g. if you were trying to run a program infected with malware, it would have a very hard time trying to infect the rest of your system, where with lutris and Heroic, that separation doesn’t exist so it would have full access.
It is less targeted at games and more at general programs.
That is about it. The interface is much worse than lutris or heroic, but it is still a useful program.
Container as in docker container? Sounds cool though. Not sure I have a non gaming related use case.
Thanks for explaining
isn’t this for videogames only?
Nah, it’s actually tailored more towards non-gaming stuff, but it does games too.
This is convenient. I’ve found that for most software though, especially legacy software, Heroic seems to work more often than not. Not having to configure some of the parameters myself that are required to get DX7 games to scale properly is appreciated.
