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easily run an .exe with proton on linux
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#!/usr/bin/env bash | |
# This script launches a Windows executable using Proton within a Linux environment. | |
# It requires exactly one argument: the path to the executable to run. | |
# It sets up a separate Proton prefix for each executable to avoid conflicts. | |
# Usage: proton <path-to-executable> | |
if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then | |
echo "Usage: $0 <executable-path>" | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
PROTON_ROOT="$HOME/.proton" | |
STEAM_ROOT="$HOME/.steam/root" | |
PROTON_VER="Proton - Experimental" | |
GAME_ROOT="$(dirname "$1")" | |
GAME="$(basename "$1")" | |
cd "$GAME_ROOT" || exit | |
mkdir -p "$PROTON_ROOT/$GAME" | |
export STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH="$PROTON_ROOT/$GAME" | |
export STEAM_COMPAT_CLIENT_INSTALL_PATH="$STEAM_ROOT" | |
"$STEAM_ROOT/steamapps/common/$PROTON_VER/proton" run "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1 |
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