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Beginner(ish) question! (self.linux)
submitted 4 days ago by Droggelbecher to c/linux
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Please remove or tell me to delete if this isn't allowed!

I've been dual booting Ubuntu and Windows for a good few years now. I keep the windows around for gaming, because, ahem, I don't like giving EA, among others, money. I know it's not a problem to play most of the games I've paid for on Linux, but does anyone have experience with playing games on Linux that you've, somehow, obtained for free? And keeping them updated, too?

I'm still going to dual boot because keeping my games separate from my work is a decent adhd strategy for me, so I'm open to gaming friendly OS suggestions as well!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Installing GOG games (without Galaxy) is about the same as what you're describing. The easiest way is with a game manager like Lutris, because it offers patched versions of Wine (like GloriousEggroll's builds), DXVK, vkd3d-proton, and various Windows libraries that the game or its launcher might need. Manually discovering and installing all that stuff is harder, but it can be done.