Proton-Caller
Run any Windows program through Valve's Proton.
Please create an issue if you want added features or have an issue.
Problem Reporting:
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.
Warning: if you are not using a release, use a release.
Usage:
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 past to directory, not the Proton executable itself.
proton-call -c '/path/to/Proton version' -r foo.exe
Config:
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/"
Install:
Arch Linux:
Proton-caller is available as a package in the AUR.
Debian:
A .deb file is available for download at the releases page.
Other Linux:
An x86_64 Linux binary is available for download at the releases page.
Compile from source:
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
Space Engine example:
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