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Lutris is a free and open source game manager for Linux-based operating systems developed and maintained by Mathieu Comandon and the community, [3] released under the GNU General Public License. [ 4 ]
Linux-based operating systems can be used for playing video games.Because few games natively support the Linux kernel, various software has been made to run Windows games, software, and programs, such as Wine, Cedega, DXVK, and Proton, and managers such as Lutris and PlayOnLinux.
Bob Amstadt, the initial project leader, and Eric Youngdale started the Wine project in 1993 as a way to run Windows applications on Linux.It was inspired by two Sun Microsystems products, Wabi for the Solaris operating system, and the Public Windows Interface, [10] which was an attempt to get the Windows API fully reimplemented in the public domain as an ISO standard but rejected due to ...
In March 2000, Lutris announced a commercial, boxed Enhydra Server product including support. In late 1999, Lutris had purchased InstantDB, a Java database management system distributed on a free-for-non-commercial-use basis developed Peter Hearty and a company called ICS. [8] Lutris announced their intent to distribute InstantDB as open-source.
PlayOnLinux is a graphical frontend for the Wine software compatibility layer which allows Linux users to install Windows-based video games, Microsoft Office (2000 to 2016), Microsoft Internet Explorer, as well as many other applications such as Apple iTunes and Safari.
shadPS4 is a free and open-source emulator for the PlayStation 4. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It supports Windows , Linux and MacOS . [ 2 ] [ 7 ] shadPS4 can only emulate some games to varying degrees of support.
The Pink Panther works as a secret agent for Inspector Clouseau, who sends him to Camp Chilly Wa-Wa, a prestigious summer camp for the gifted children of wealthy and powerful people at a top-secret location, to investigate and protect the camp from a mysterious threat.
Proton is a compatibility layer that allows Windows games to run on Linux-based operating systems. [1] Proton is developed by Valve in cooperation with developers from CodeWeavers . [ 2 ] It is a collection of software and libraries combined with a patched version of Wine to improve performance and compatibility with Windows games.