protonscr

Snapcraft package

protonclosed
ValveSoftware/Proton#3018 · opened 2019-08-29 by joeky888 · updated 2021-06-17 · 2 comments · github
Jjoeky888 2019-08-29 github

Distributed via snap package https://snapcraft.io

It would be great if we can simply install it via command sudo snap install proton on most Linux distros.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2019-08-29 github

Hello @joeky888, snap packages are meant to be self-contained and Proton is expected to directly interact with the host system's Steam install, which makes this request awkward to do sanely.

It would make more sense to package another flavor of wine with some of the extras found with Proton than to make a snap package of Proton itself, or for the entire Steam client to be in the environment, which is outside the scope of this issue tracker.

Jjoeky888 2019-08-29 github

Update: use flatpak instead.

Proton is on flathub, for anyone interested you can install it via flatpak:

flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam.CompatibilityTool.Proton

Or this command if you prefer the GE distribution:

flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam.CompatibilityTool.Proton-GE

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