Games
Enable Proton for Steam
Proton is a tool for use with the Steam client which allows games which are exclusive to Windows to run on the Linux operating system. It uses Wine to facilitate this.
- Go to Account Settings.
- Enable Steam Play.
Age of Empires II: HD on Steam (Proton)
Install Age of Empires II: HD.
Rename
AoK.exe
toLauncher.exe
:cd $HOME/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Age2HD mv Launcher.exe Launcher_backup.exe cp AoK\ HD.exe Launcher.exe
Notice that instead of ~/.local/share/Steam
, your Steam Library could be located in ~/.SteamLibrary
.
Civilization IV on Steam (Proton)
Install Sid Meier’s Civilization® IV. Notice that you’ll only need to install the latest expansion (Beyond the Sword).
Remove the
8800
directory.Recreate the Wine prefix by using the “Verify Integrity of Game Files” feature.
Install
msxml3
:WINEPREFIX=~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/8800/pfx WINE=~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton\ 3.7/dist/bin/wine winetricks msxml3
Install
msxml4
:WINEPREFIX=~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/8800/pfx WINE=~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton\ 3.7/dist/bin/wine winetricks msxml4
Notice that instead of ~/.local/share/Steam
, your Steam Library could be located in ~/.SteamLibrary
.