SHow exactly? Sorry new to Linux I am lol
GOne sec
SWhat is it you're adding? You've got the option in the Bottle to either "run executable" (then pick the right executable), or if it's something installed frequently like a store--Blizzard Launcher, Epic Game's Store--you might just find it under "install Applications"
GBe sure to select your Bottle as well
Gbut yeah, run executable and point it to the exe you want to run
SExample
GOr add shortcut so it's always visible as something you can launch
SIf I add a bottle shortcut as a non steam game could steamgridDB get metadata for it?
GYeah
GI do that a lot
GWhat I personally like to do with Bottles is create a new prefix for each game I'm trying to run, just so it's better organised. But you can also get away with just one general prefix too
SThen that's literally perfect for game mode
GEasiest way to do this is to use Boilr. It'll detect all your programs added in Bottles
GAlong with any other front ends you have
SI don't have any front ends apart from gamemode
GWell, you have Bottles lol
GLooks like you can also add your shortcuts directly through Bottles, so that makes things easy
Tyou know how you said earlier that you found Lutris buggy? well, Bottles's current version broke shortcuts https://discord.com/channels/1072614816579063828/1187140365115998291/1197222866714894457
SHow do i install decky loader? Same way as i would on steamos?
GAh, you can't win lol
Tyes
SOk cool
SIt warned me saying i wasn't on a deck
SSo that's why i ask
GYou'll be fine
GI've installed decky loader on my desktop
SMan I'm either super stupid or something but I can't figure how to add my preinstalled windows games lol
SIs there anyway to format an sd card to btrfs from within game mode
SYes iirc
GWhat's wrong specifically?
SI already have games on my drives I can't figure out how to add the exes to bottle so I can play them
GYou just add them as a shortcut; then you just navigate to where your .exe files are, and run them
SWhen I try the exe files don't show up
GSelect "all files" not "supported executables"
GYou'll also likely need to add the directories you're running from to the sandbox. You can do this by downloading/running Flatseal, go to Bottles, and add your directory in the appropriate location:
GI have my Games directory added to the filesystem sandbox, for instance
SIll try to figure this out later I haven't played at all today or yesterday lol been busy setting this up
GDon't worry. You are using an entirely different operating system, after all
GThere's always a learning curve associated with that
GWe have that with Windows too; we've just been conditioned to believe Windows works entirely OOTB since it's what the majority of us grew up with
SYeah that's all I used for the past couple years I modified it a bunch to be more console like but I never made it fully work seemlessly and ltsc was running out of support cause it was 21h2 lol
GThat's a good example of Windows fuckery haha
SI refuse to use Windows 11 lol
GOh I hate it
GIt really makes me feel like I don't own my PC
SI hate just cause I worked in tech support for my school lol
GValid
GThe Bottles sandbox is nice though, since you can be rest assured anything you're running in it can only affect folders and files that are specified in the sandbox
GIt's just a bit of a faff to set up if you aren't familiar with it
SGod TOTKs intro is such a slog lol
