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Proton is a tool for use with the Steam client which allows games which are exclusive to Windows to run on the Linux operating system. It uses Wine to facilitate this. Most users will prefer to use Proton provided by the Steam client itself. The source code is provided to enable advanced users the ability to alter Proton. For example, some users may wish to use a different version of Wine with a particular title. As the new Steam Play is still in Beta, it is recommended that you opt into the Steam Client Beta for the latest features and fixes. Proton works best with the latest graphics drivers. For some cutting edge games and graphical features, you may need drivers newer than what your distribution ships. Install and play games! We strongly recommend that most users use the production build of Proton.
Features
- We provide a top-level Makefile which will execute most of the build commands for you
- Proton's build system is most well tested with Vagrant's VirtualBox and libvirt/qemu backends
- Proton has a lot of build-time dependencies
- Proton provides a Vagrantfile, which will automatically set up the Debian VM for you
- Steam ships with several versions of Proton, which games will use by default or that you can select in Steam Settings's Steam Play page
- Proton can be tuned at runtime to help certain games run
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