GNU/Linux Ubuntu 18.04 Installing Bottles – Quick Start Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Bottles App in Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic LTS GNU/Linux Desktop.
And with Bottles you can Easily Run Windows Games & Apps on Ubuntu.
It introduces a workflow that helps you organize by Categorizing each Software to your liking.
Bottles provides several Tools and Integrations to help you manage and optimize your Applications.
About the Bottle Features:
- Use pre-configured environments as a base
- Change runners for any bottle
- Various optimizations and options for gaming
- Repair in case software or bottle is broken
- Install various known dependencies
- Integrated task manager to manage and monitor processes
- Backup and restore
Unlike older tools like PlayOnLinux, Bottles offers a modern, user-friendly interface and better automation for managing Wine prefixes, making it easier to run and optimize Windows Apps and Games on Linux.
For running Windows Games, you might also consider Lutris, which is often better suited for gaming performance and compatibility.
Moreover, this guide includes detailed instructions about to Get Started Install Windows Apps with Bottles.
Especially relevant: you find also insight about the tricky Run Program after Installation Task.
Finally, this Guide is valid for all the Ubuntu-based Distros like:
- Linux Mint
- Zorin OS
- Lubuntu
- Elementary OS
- Kde Neon
- Pop_OS!
- Xubuntu
- Linux Lite
- Bodhi
- Kubuntu
- LXLE
- Trisquel
- Voyager Ubuntu
- feren OS
- Peppermint
- Linux Ultimate Edition (You may just need to Discover what’s the Parent Release)
1. Terminal Getting-Started Guide
How to Quick Start with Command Line on Ubuntu GNU/Linux:
First Update the Apt Repo Sources with:
sudo apt update
Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.
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