Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : Nightfox
From : boraxman
Date : Sun May 08 2022 13:06:15

 Ni>  bo> The Steam desktop application will install proton for you when you in
 Ni>  bo> a game through it. You'll be able to use that version of proton to ru
 Ni>  bo> other game. 
 Ni> 
 Ni> I tried that out today in my Linux installation on my main PC, with
 Ni> Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.  It looked like I had to first enable
 Ni> Proton in Steam's compatibility settings for the game before it would
 Ni> allow me to install it.  And there are several versions of Proton to
 Ni> choose from to run the game.  I tried only a couple (the development
 Ni> version, and the most recent versioned one), but without much luck. 
 Ni> With the development version of Proton, Microsoft Flight Simulator would
 Ni> start up but then immediately quit back to the Linux desktop.  With the
 Ni> most recent versioned release, Microsoft Flight Simulator started, and I
 Ni> heard its sound, but it was only showing a blank white screen.
 Ni> 
 Ni> Proton's compatibility list online says Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
 Ni> largely works with just some minor issues.  I guess I'll have to try
 Ni> some different Proton versions or settings and see what happens.
 Ni> 
 Ni> Nightfox

I found with Rage I did have to try a couple of proton versions before I found one which worked right.  Some games which are classed as 'working' don't always work, and I think the testing is somewhat limited.

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