Lutris 0.5.18 Linux Game Manager Brings Many Improvements

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Lutris 0.5.18 Linux Game Manager Brings Many Improvements

Lutris 0.5.18 is out today as the newest version of this open-source game manager for Linux systems to help with installing and playing a variety of games whether they be native Linux titles, emulated Windows games with the likes of Wine / Proton, or console emulated games and more. Lutris also continues integrating with the likes of Steam, GOG, Humble Bundle, and other online game services for providing a nice Linux gaming experience...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Lutris-0.5.18-Released

[ojsl1]

What is foot terminal, is that an attached terminal like in dolphin?

[freerunner]

It's a terminal emulator for wayland:

https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot

[mos87]

bloatware for the challenged.

[stiiixy]

Stopped using Lutris because not only can I not manage my collection, i cant properly add en masse existing installs. Its a really shit situation when a valid install isnt recognised and call yourself a game manager...

And the wierd naming scheme on fresh install.

Some of the options now appearing are WELL overdue, like not redownloading the installers. I had to copy files from storage as it also wiped the installers during a failed install.

Its very buggy and I stopped 'using' it nearly a year ago.

[Melcar]

As a game manager it's alright, but I rather just use Steam launcher (no point in having both). Never liked the interface (too convoluted with duplicate sections) and the fact that it's GTK makes me avoid it. Never could get new WINE prefix creation working either (I could only add existing prefixes). I do like all the configuration option it exposes and makes enabling things like mangohud rather trivial. Still, I prefer to use either q4wine if opt to do things manually or Bottles (though Bootles-Next is looking horrible) if I'm being lazy, in both case just using the Steam launcher (all my games are either from Steam, GOG, or free).

[Nozo]

Stopped using Lutris because not only can I not manage my collection, i cant properly add en masse existing installs. Its a really shit situation when a valid install isnt recognised and call yourself a game manager...

Lutris had a feature that allowed you to import games from a directory, although it relied on a database. But for some weird reason it was removed after a certain release.

[stiiixy]

Lutris had a feature that allowed you to import games from a directory, although it relied on a database. But for some weird reason it was removed after a certain release.

Exactly.

If a manager can't do an import, you're not a manager at all. I wasted more time and masses of data (only have access to cellular) trying to figure out WTF is going on with this thing.

Nothing is logical in it and it seems to have passed by its usefulness in every aspect of functionality that its trying to provide. I dont want to use Steam as a manager but this seemingly is where were at now.

Back to whinging on WINE in the two games I actually play, eh 🤷🏼♀️

[Melcar]

Exactly.

If a manager can't do an import, you're not a manager at all. I wasted more time and masses of data (only have access to cellular) trying to figure out WTF is going on with this thing.

Nothing is logical in it and it seems to have passed by its usefulness in every aspect of functionality that its trying to provide. I dont want to use Steam as a manager but this seemingly is where were at now.

Back to whinging on WINE in the two games I actually play, eh 🤷🏼♀️

The main purpose and attraction it had was the install scripts, which never really worked and continue to be a mess. One good thing it still has is the fact that you can manage game emulators with it, but RetroArch with Steam is still better for that.

[stiiixy]

Yeah, I'd love to get back to 'retro' gaming. All action and all the noise. Lutris wouldnt be my go to there. Would need the full on all in one approach (UI, plugins and ROM management to name a few). Batocera looked good when I last I checked in.