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Run Windows software and games on Linux
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[Request]: Install From DVD Feature #1478

Closed TheChaosRabbit closed 2 years ago

TheChaosRabbit commented 2 years ago

Tell us the problem or your need

I tried to use bottles to install some windows games like "Plants vs. Zombies" and "Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 Platinum" from a PC DVD but found that I couldn't because there wasn't an option to select more than one executable in a bottle. I tried to select the file with the .exe extension since this usually works on windows and even with wine, but it gave me a fatal error when I tried with bottles. Since I installed the flatpak package for Bottles, I tried giving the app more permissions using Flatseal before installing again. When I tried installing after doing that, it didn't give me the fatal error but it didn't install either.

The list of files on the disc for Plants vs. Zombies looks like this... Plants vs Zombies Disc

Describe the solution you'd like

A good solution would be an "Install From DVD" feature which allows the user to select all of the files on the DVD and use them to install the game in the bottle. It would also be great if there was an option to, if needed, check the DVD port of a computer when running a game installed this way. This is because some games like "Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 Platinum" still require you to keep the DVD in the computer to play the game even after installing even while others like "Plants vs. Zombies" do not.

Other solutions?

No response

Additional context and references

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mirkobrombin commented 2 years ago

Hi, is this a duplicate of #959 ?

TheChaosRabbit commented 2 years ago

Oh I guess it is very similar. Sorry

mirkobrombin commented 2 years ago

No problem, I'll track the feature request there