Bottles (software)
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| Original author(s) | Mirko Brombin |
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| Developer(s) | Mirko Brombin[1], Community |
| Initial release | 2017 |
| Stable release | 2022.04.28
/ 28 April 2022 |
| Repository | https://github.com/bottlesdevs/ |
| Written in | Python, Bash |
| Engine | |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Available in | 26 languages |
| Type | Compatibility layer |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | usebottles |
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Bottles is a graphical frontend for the WINE software compatibility layer which allows Linux users to run Windows-based video games and software using technologies like DXVK (D3D9 Vulkan-based implementation), VKD3D (Direct3D 12 implementation of DXVK), Proton and others.
In Bottles the WINE prefixes (WINEPREFIX) are called bottles.
Features[edit]
Bottles uses an environment system that makes easy to create new prefixes where to run applications. The user can choose between Gaming, Software and Custom environments where the latter requires some manual choice and is for more advanced users.
It has it's own catalog, available directly in app, for dependencies and installers that is maintained by the community via GitHub repositories. The main apps of the catalog are the games stores like Epic Games Store, Origin and Steam that are covering most of the commonly played games.[3]
At any time the user can customize a bottle, even if it was not created as Custom environment, in order to change versions (of DXVK and WINE for example) and/or add dependencies (.Net Framework for example). When customizing settings you can use the integrated versioning system to track changes and perform a rollback in case something breaks or you are not satisfied of the result. [4]
In Bottles it is possible to export and import bottles (prefixes) configuration for backup and sharing purposes.
Development history[edit]
Bottles is Free and Open Source (FOSS), it is developed using a combination of Bash and Python.
The current release is the third major version. While Bottles v1 is still available on some store, the version 2 has been completely discontinued.
Instead of Winetricks, for configuring prefixes and installing Windows dependencies, Bottles in 2019 implemented its dependency manager which aims to keep control of dependencies as much as possible, keeping track of what is happening and allowing users to remove them individually.
In 2021 an integrated prefixes versioning system has been integrated.
Bottles is delivered with Caffe, a fork of WINE bundled with a set of patches that refine the user experience through an improved theme and others that increase compatibility.
Release cycle and versioning[edit]
Bottles is currently released twice a month: each 14th and each 28th.
It uses the CalVer convention, thus the releases are always named as {year}.{month}.{day} with sporadic hot fixes added as -{number} after the {day}.
Distribution (packages)[edit]
Officially supported and developed packages are:
While unoffically supported (third parties) pagackes are:
- Arch Linux
- bottles-git - maintained by FabioLolix
- Fedora
- bottles by atim
- Ubuntu 21.04+
Articles and references[edit]
- English
- https://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Installer-Setup/Bottles-104112.shtml
- https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/rjx70n/easily_run_windows_software_on_linux_with_bottles/
- https://www.linuxadictos.com/en/bottles-pretende-simplificar-la-tarea-de-ejecutar-app-de-windows-en-linux.html
- https://www.how2shout.com/linux/bottles-on-linux-to-run-windows-applications-a-gui-interface-for-wine/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpnNFTUNWMw
- https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/12/use-wine-for-gaming-on-linux-try-out-bottles/
- https://www.linuxuprising.com/2021/12/bottles-wine-prefix-manager-released.html
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29612976
- Non-English:
- Events
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ↑ "mirkobrombin GitHub".
- ↑ "Translations".
- ↑ Moharir, Rishabh (2022-02-18). "Bottles 2022.2.14 Release Lets You Easily Install Windows Apps on Linux". It's FOSS News. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ↑ Logix. "Bottles Wine Prefix Manager Released With Stable Versioning Feature, New Console For Flatpak Users And A Bottles Runtime". Linux Uprising Blog. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
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