\nFinally after several years of waiting, PlayOnLinux developers released the first Alpha version of PlayOnLinux 5<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.playonlinux.com\/en\/comments-1354.html<\/a>
\nInstallers:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/repository.playonlinux.com\/PlayOnLinux\/5.0.0-alpha1<\/a>
\nUnfortunately they are scripting games from scratch, which means there are currently 135 supported Games\/Installers (scripts)<\/p>\n\nReport bugs here:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/github.com\/PhoenicisOrg\/phoenicis\/issues<\/a>
\nThey changed the names of the tabs so now we have:<\/p>\n\n
- Library<\/li>\n
- Apps<\/li>\n
- Containers<\/li>\n
- Engines<\/li>\n
- Installations<\/li>\n
- Settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Library Tab<\/b><\/b>
\nIs kind of confusing, specially with no games installed. It must be where the shortcuts will reside once you install something?<\/p>\nApps Tab<\/b><\/b>
\nThis is where you can search their repository of scripted installers… or Games. Similar to clicking Install in POL4<\/p>\nContainers Tab<\/b>
\nShows you all of your wineprefixes and allows you to modify them like with Configure in POL4<\/p>\n\nThey removed the “run a shell command line” in the virtual drive which prevents installing winetricks and ability to install other dependencies like:<\/p>\n
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- vcrun2015<\/li>\n
- dotnet 4.5 or 4.6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Engine Tab<\/b>
\nWhere you can choose a version of Wine to install. The only reason you would want to do this is to test the script installed game with another version of Wine. I would think the script would be updated to newer versions as game\/client updates break the script…<\/p>\nInstallations Tab<\/b>
\nAppears to show current script installations that are in progress. I’m guessing it will be blank when all of your games are done installing.<\/p>\nSettings Tab<\/b>
\nAllows you to change graphical settings in Phoenicis and Network, Repository, File Association settings. Not all features are available yet.<\/p>\n\nI tried installing Dark Forces and there was very little feedback that anything was happening. After about 2 minutes the Steam installation began.<\/p>\n
\nThere was a Steam error and after clicking “OK” nothing happened. There was a pending installation in the Installations Tab<\/b>, but my only option was to “cancel”
\nThen it disappeared.<\/p>\n\nSide Note:<\/p>\n
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- No manual installation to test your non-listed programs<\/li>\n
- Most of the GUI is just like PlayOnLinux 4 wrapped in new Java graphics.<\/li>\n
- All of the icons are re-used from PlayOnLinux 4<\/li>\n
- I don’t see a debug option anywhere<\/li>\n
- I don’t see any arguments for additional commands to run in the game console<\/li>\n
- No Components installations for manual testing of non-listed programs<\/li>\n
- No way to switch Wine versions on a Container (Installed Virtual Drive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n