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Tricks and Tips I put together setting up my Steamdeck
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Updating the EA App #3

Open gbdrbob opened 2 years ago

gbdrbob commented 2 years ago

Periodically the EA App will announce that it needs to update and not let the user into the app unless the update is performed.

Unfortunately when it tries to auto-update from within the App under Proton the install fails after the update download completes (probably because Steam interrupts the update when the EAApp.exe process is closed down)

A workaround is to manually launch the EAappinstaller again and select "Repair". The process is very similar to the first time install, except the dependencies are already present:

# Grab the latest EA App Installer
curl -o ~/Downloads/EAappInstaller.exe https://origin-a.akamaihd.net/EA-Desktop-Client-Download/installer-releases/EAappInstaller.exe

Updating your EA App prefix in Steam

  1. Note down the Steam APP ID of your existing EA App install (as per first time install guide).
  2. Add EAappInstaller.exe as a non-Steam game
  3. "ADD A GAME"
  4. "BROWSE..."
  5. File type: "All files"
  6. Browse to, and "OPEN" /home/deck/Downloads/EAappInstaller.exe
  7. Make sure EAappInstaller.exe is checked, then click "ADD SELECTED PROGRAMS"
  8. In your Steam library, edit the EAappInstaller.exe properties:
    • Switch to the Compatibility tab
    • Set launch options to STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH="/home/deck/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/**the APP ID of your existing EA App installation**/" %command%
    • Check Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool
    • Select a Proton version, I suggest Proton-GE
  9. Launch EAappInstaller.exe in steam and select "Repair" in the window that appears. Once it completes, the EA App is now updated.