CrossOver is actually pretty good for Macs with Apple Silicon, where there is limited choice. But on Linux, you're far better off sticking with Steam + Proton-GE / Lutris + Wine-GE
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If you look at the developers of Proton, Lutris, and wine you will see a decent number of codeweavers employees. I think valve may have even hired them to develop the compatability layer on the steam deck (Proton/Wine).
Easiest way to play Windows games on Linux, in my experience.
- Steam
- Bottles
- Lutris
Anything else is more work and less playing.
@warmaster @luthis I can highly recommend #heroicgameslauncher too
Everything is perfect with heroiclauncher except for the redists. You have to find them yourself then install them manually using winetricks probably
Idk why but i never got anything working in lutris... bottles work pretty well tho
I can highly recommend #HeroicGamesLauncher as addition to Lutris and Steam.
Any news on Ubisoft and EA integration? They mentioned it almost two years ago if I remember correctly, but I haven't heard anything since
Sadly, no...
Crossover is not really for Linux gaming. Sure it can run games, but it’s mainly focused on providing a stable environment to run commercial software applications. Think of it more as a LTS version of WINE for running adobe suite etc.
I'm going to try the trial version, see if this could let me run the steelseries software on Linux. If it does, I will jump ship from windows to Linux.
If anyone have suggestions through other means to get it to work, I would love to hear it!
You could try:
•lutris
•play on linux
•bottles
I recommend bottles for anything that's not available on steam (i.e. driver software) worked pretty well for me
There are some alternatives to the official Steelseries software, what are you using it for specifically?
Is this another wine wrapper or is own thing?
It's essentially the commercial version of Wine (although I'm definitely oversimplifying). It's developed by the same company, CodeWeavers.
I tried Crossover multiple timea over the last 10 years and I always ended up uninstalling it. It never worked for anything. Not wvwn simple games.
Wjat about, for example, M$ office? Apparently it could work for older versions, but I really don't want to pay for it or pirate it.
@theshatterstone54 @linux_gaming Would LibreOffice not fit your use case?
LibreOffice works perfectly for me, and Ofice Online fills any void, but sometimes you just need native Office. It's a matter of "Is it possible" more than anything else? Just for fun
I'm still not over Crossover's "cool and hip" rebranding.