Every few years I try Wine for whatever app or game and it spits out some obscur...

CodesInChaos · 2026-01-19T18:51:47 1768848707

In my experience most games that don't use an anti-hack just work (probably around 95%). Occasionally a bit of tweaking is needed.

* Probably the biggest pain point for me are game launchers that use Edge WebView 2. But many games allow you to bypass the launcher.

* For DOS Games run native DOSBox and not the Windows Version inside Wine/Proton

* Install the games on a native Linux partition. Having the wine prefix on NTFS will cause weird issues.

* Use a tool like Heroic Launcher or Lutris for non-steam games. Especially for GOG games.

Applications on the other hand have problems far more often. Some don't work at all, others have bugs and limitations.

nasretdinov · 2026-01-19T12:38:00 1768826280

As a Russian I do feel a little bit of pride whenever people complain about something like this. Not hugely proud because you're using it in a negative light, but still proud nevertheless :)

guenthert · 2026-01-19T11:24:17 1768821857

Not all functionality is perfectly replicated, so the user experience depends on the application being used.

I use it semi-regularly for quite a number of years and (consequently) various versions of Wine to run (a near current version of) LTspice. That works perfectly as far as I can tell, but it is my understanding that the maintainer of LTspice puts in some effort to assure compatibility with the then current version of Wine.

notachatbot123 · 2026-01-19T07:35:04 1768808104

Yes, whatever works well for me.