Proton is a tool for use with the Steam client which allows games which are exclusive to Windows to run on the Linux operating system. It uses Wine to facilitate this.
Most users will prefer to use Proton provided by the Steam client itself. The source code is provided to enable advanced users the ability to alter Proton. For example, some users may wish to use a different version of Wine with a particular title.New in Proton 4.11-8:
Proton now includes vkd3d, which provides Direct3D 12 support.
Improvements for the Rockstar Launcher and Grand Theft Auto 5.
Better controller support in Farming Simulator 19 and Resident Evil 2.
Fix mouse input in Arma 3.
DmC: Devil May Cry is now playable.
DXVK is updated to v1.4.4.
D9VK is updated to 0.30.
FAudio is updated to 19.11.
Wine-mono is updated to 4.9.4.
Proton's distribution has been improved to use less disk space and decrease the download size for future updates.
Wine and other libraries are now shipped with debug symbols removed. For developers who wish to have debug symbols, select the "debug" branch for Proton in the Steam client.
Build system upgrades: new 'redist' makefile target allows for easier redistribution of Proton builds between users; the build is now much faster; the build VM has been upgraded to Debian 10.
Valve Software has released a new version of Proton. Proton is a tool based on WINE for use with the Steam client which allows games which are exclusive to Windows to run on the Linux operating system. The new version include improvements and fixes for the Rockstar Launcher, Grand Theft Auto 5, Farming Simulator 19, Resident Evil 2, Arma 2, and DmC: Devil May Cry.
