The Startwine-launcher 410 application has been developed for launching programs and games on Linux, as well as those collected for the Windows platform. The main purpose behind creating this launcher was to simplify the process of setting up Wine for beginners, enabling them to run Windows applications on Linux by providing the necessary libraries and dependencies. The Startwine-Launcher code is written in Python and is distributed under the GPLV3 license. The user interface is based on the GTK library.
In the latest version of the Startwine-launcher:
- A reserve copy of the default prefix has been updated.
- The references of the prefix have been updated.
- The list of versions of Wine has been updated.
- The list of versions of DXVK and VKD3D has been updated.
- Runimage has been updated to the latest version.
- Added the ability to update the container in the menu without the need to download it.
- Runimage container now uses a faster DWARFS file system.
- Mangohud has been updated to the last version.
- Locals have been updated.
- The list of libraries Winetricks has been updated.
- Libraries and drivers in a container have been updated.
- Outdated 32-bit functions of the prefix have been removed.
- The obsolete prefix cleaning function has been removed.
- Issue with the interface rendering on Nvidia video cards has been fixed.
- Issue with the hot connection of the gamepad in games has been fixed.
- Issue with the network connection in some games and launches has been fixed.
- Issue with hanging applications in some Linux distributions, such as Cachyos, has been fixed.
- Part of the code has been rewritten to the language.
- The menu in the system tray has been rewritten and changed.
- The key combination to complete Wine processes now works globally when the window is riveted or closed.
- Added the ability to restore the window using a global key combination.
- Added key combinations for full-screen mode.
- Added key combinations for capturing a screen or window for recording video.
- A new alternative user interface of the Startwineshell console has been introduced, which includes a file manager and all the main Startwine functions with its own command systems and the
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