![]() If a file is set as executable, the system will interpret it as a shell script if you click on it, that's how Linux and Unix-like systems work. It's also why sysadmins have entire toolsets just to scan host filesystems for incorrect permissions. It's a "you failed the exam / we're not hiring you" kinda mistake. a sysadmin course, because people've learned the hard way just how much can go wrong if you treat file permissions nilly willy. One of the first things you learn if you take eg. ![]() This is basic software engineering/distribution and system config 101. Yeah no, nobody's worried about them being infected, silly. The following screenshot is about ETS2 but the principle is the same for all games.Originally posted by catbox:what is wrong with having a bunch of jpg, png, tga images executable?Ĭome on they arent infected with any kind of binary or script. The best part is that all of your progress in the game will remain intact! If later you wanna go back to the Linux version, simply uncheck that box and the executable files will be replaced again. In case that both Windows and Linux clients of the game use files with the same formats and only the executable files are different, Steam will download only the executable files for Windows and will remove those for Linux. check the box in the bottom of the dialog (I have marked it with a yellow rectangle) which reads "Force the use of a specific SteamPlay compatibility tool" and Steam for Linux will immediately start downloading the Windows version of the game.In the newly appeared dialog find the lowest line as on the screenshot below. ![]() Right click on the name of the game, select "Properties".But if you wanna play the Windows version, simply follow these next steps: You can do it in the Linux Steam version.įor instance, Mad Max has a native Linux client and if you click "install", Steam will download the native Linux version. Steam for Windows won't run fine and stable under Wine management and neither will the game itself. And no, it's not installing the Windows version of Steam using Wine. If, for whatever reason you decided you wanna play the Windows version of a game that has a native Linux client, there's an easy way to do it. ![]()
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