Run any Windows program through Valve's Proton.
Please create an issue on the Github page which lists: system, kernel version, game, shell, and if it is or isn't a Steam game – provide how you had installed it and where it is installed. Additionally provide screenshots of the shell. Try many methods to get it to work and describe what you did in your issue.
Defaults to the latest version of Proton.
proton-call -r foo.exe
Defaults to the latest version of Proton, all extra arguments passed to the executable.
proton-call -r foo.exe --goes --to program
--goes --to program are passed to the proton / the program
Uses specified version of Proton, any extra arguments will be passed to the executable.
proton-call -p 5.13 -r foo.exe
Uses custom version of Proton, give the path to directory, not the Proton executable itself.
proton-call -c '/path/to/Proton version' -r foo.exe
Configuration files are extremely simple: ~/.config/proton.conf
Set your own path to data (any empty directory), steam, (the directory steam is installed in), and optionally common (steam's common directory).
data = "/home/avery/Documents/Proton/env/"
steam = "/home/avery/.steam/steam/"
# optional
common = "/home/avery/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/"
Proton Caller 3.1.0 added support for Steam's runtimes and their options. Selecting a runtime can be done by using -R Soldier/Sniper/Default/BattleEye
On Proton versions 5 and newer, runtime Soldier is selected automatically
The runtime options can be selected using multiple -o
available options:
log, // PROTON_LOG
wined3d, // PROTON_USE_WINED3D
nod3d11, // PROTON_NO_D3D11
nod3d10, // PROTON_NO_D3D10
noesync, // PROTON_NO_ESYNC
nofsync, // PROTON_NO_FSYNC
enablenvapi, // PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI
}
More about these options can be found in Proton's manual.
proton-caller is available as a package in the AUR.
sudo apt install proton-caller
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:benthetechguy/proton-caller
sudo apt install proton-caller
A .deb file is available for download at the releases page.
A .rpm file is available for download at the releases page. There is also a Copr repository available for Fedora 34+ users:
sudo dnf copr enable benthetechguy/proton-caller
sudo dnf install proton-caller
An x86_64 Linux binary is available for download at the releases page.
git clone https://github.com/caverym/proton-caller.git
cd proton-caller
cargo b --release --locked
sudo install -Dm 755 target/release/proton-call /usr/bin/proton-call
Make a .desktop launcher. example file
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Space Engine
Comment=Space Engine
Exec=proton-call --run SpaceEngine.exe
Path=/home/avery/Documents/games/SpaceEngine/system
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=false
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