I’ve basically done this for games and other programs using this desktop file:
[Desktop Entry]Name=Run with Bottles
Comment=Run directly with bottles
Icon=com.usebottles.bottles
Exec=bottles-cli run --bottle Gaming --executable %f
Terminal=falseNoDisplay=trueType=Application
Categories=Utility;GNOME;GTK;StartupNotify=trueStartupWMClass=bottles
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/bottles;application/x-ms-dos-executable;application/x-msi;application/x-ms-shortcut;application/x-wine-extension-msp;Keywords=wine;windows;X-GNOME-UsesNotifications=true
Save as runwithbottles.desktop in ~/.local/share/applications
And remember to change --bottle Gaming to whatever bottle you want to use.
Now you can run any .exe by double clicking on it. If you associate it with ‘Run with Bottles’
This needs bottles to be installed, but allows you to run executables with Proton or Proton-GE too.
I’ve basically done this for games and other programs using this desktop file:
[Desktop Entry] Name=Run with Bottles Comment=Run directly with bottles Icon=com.usebottles.bottles Exec=bottles-cli run --bottle Gaming --executable %f Terminal=false NoDisplay=true Type=Application Categories=Utility;GNOME;GTK; StartupNotify=true StartupWMClass=bottles MimeType=x-scheme-handler/bottles;application/x-ms-dos-executable;application/x-msi;application/x-ms-shortcut;application/x-wine-extension-msp; Keywords=wine;windows; X-GNOME-UsesNotifications=trueSave as
runwithbottles.desktopin~/.local/share/applicationsAnd remember to change--bottle Gamingto whatever bottle you want to use.Now you can run any .exe by double clicking on it. If you associate it with ‘Run with Bottles’ This needs bottles to be installed, but allows you to run executables with Proton or Proton-GE too.