▲ 1754 ▼ PC Gamer: "I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop" (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 8 months ago by mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world 367 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (4 children) I run battle.net through Steam. Works just fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tekdeb@piefed.social 4 points 8 months ago Personally I prefer having Battle.net in Lutris (or something else like Bottles) even if you can run it through Steam. I just dislike using a launcher to open another launcher and Lutris avoids that. I can understand that the Steam method would be a little easier for some people, but using Lutris for something as popular as Battle.net is really easy too. You just click "Add" and search for "Battle.net" and it does the rest automatically, even downloading the installer. The only thing to be aware of is that you should close the launcher when it gets to the point you are asked to log in which completes the installation, but Lutris tells you that as well. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mr_pip@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) how did you do it? mine does not start after installing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TipRing@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago* I added Battle.net-Setup.exe as a non-steam game and set the compatibility tool to Proton Experimental. This seems to have worked for me. Running on Garuda. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chuymatt@startrek.website 1 point 8 months ago ‘Works fine’ is not true yet, currently. Especially annoying on steam deck. Is this a Linux issue? No. It absolutely is not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tekdeb@piefed.social 4 points 8 months ago Personally I prefer having Battle.net in Lutris (or something else like Bottles) even if you can run it through Steam. I just dislike using a launcher to open another launcher and Lutris avoids that. I can understand that the Steam method would be a little easier for some people, but using Lutris for something as popular as Battle.net is really easy too. You just click "Add" and search for "Battle.net" and it does the rest automatically, even downloading the installer. The only thing to be aware of is that you should close the launcher when it gets to the point you are asked to log in which completes the installation, but Lutris tells you that as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mr_pip@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) how did you do it? mine does not start after installing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TipRing@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago* I added Battle.net-Setup.exe as a non-steam game and set the compatibility tool to Proton Experimental. This seems to have worked for me. Running on Garuda. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago* I added Battle.net-Setup.exe as a non-steam game and set the compatibility tool to Proton Experimental. This seems to have worked for me. Running on Garuda. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chuymatt@startrek.website 1 point 8 months ago ‘Works fine’ is not true yet, currently. Especially annoying on steam deck. Is this a Linux issue? No. It absolutely is not. permalink fedilink source parent