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The original was posted on /r/linux_gaming by /u/KugykaLutyujKutyzul on 2024-06-27 08:33:46+00:00.

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Wine got Wayland support in late 2023, but it’s still work in progress so Proton doesn’t contain it. Fortunately there is a way to try it by using Proton-tkg. It still WIP so errors could happen. And this most likely won’t increase performance because Proton runs pretty well on XWayland. But here is how it can be done.

Download proton-tkg

Visit

Click on the first item on the list (Proton nopackage Arch Linux CI)

Download proton-tkg-build from Artifacts

Extract it enter the folder and extract the archive inside

Move proton_tkg_ to ~/.steam/root/compatibilitytools.d/ directory (create compatibilitytools.d if it doesn’t exist)

Modify the game prefix

Create a new text file with the following content and .reg extension

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\Drivers]
"Graphics"="x11,wayland"Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\Drivers]
"Graphics"="x11,wayland"

Install Protontricks for your distro

Run protontricks --gui

Select your game

If error dialogs appear, click OK

Click Select default wineprefix, this automatically selects the game’s prefix

Select Run regedit

File > Import, then import the created .reg file

Steam

At your game click the gear icon (Manage)

Insert this to the launch options DISPLAY= %command%

On the Compatibility tab select TKG-proton-

Start the game and enjoy!