Grand Theft Auto V for Kubuntu 22.04

[ScottyK]

Has anybody got GTA to run under Kubuntu? I've got a windows laptop that I could use, but my Linux system is more than powerful enough to run it. I just don't want to back to dual booting and prefer to run it under Kubuntu.

Tips/Suggestions, etc to get it to run? I've read about Crossover, Proton, Wine, but not sure where to start.

[Snowhog]

From late 2019, but maybe a starting place: https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu...to-5-on-linux/

[ScottyK]

Great, I'll check this out!!

[claydoh]

It won't be anywhere nearly that hard to run the game today. There have been massive improvements with Proton since 2019 when the article was written. There is a decent chance the game Just Works, possibly with nothing more than installing and launching it via Steam.

A good resource for Steam games on Proton:
https://www.protondb.com/app/271590
(skip over the topmost section relevant to the Steam Deck)

if you want to try using GloriousEggroll's custom Proton builds:
https://davidotek.github.io/protonup-qt/
This GUI tool takes care of setting things up for you.

Switching between different Proton version will be the same as shown on the page.

[ScottyK]

Pleased to announce that the game installed successfully, and it indeed Just Works. The only hiccup I've had so far is that it crashed on one of the missions I was doing. Otherwise it's been solid. I really enjoy it running on my desktop, and not hearing my poor laptop's CPU fan sounding like an aircraft engine trying to run the game!