Flatsonar

PortProton

by Mikhail Tergoev

Run Windows games on Linux easily

Dangerous permissions Verified creator MIT v1.7.5
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About

PortProton simplifies launching Windows games on Linux, offering a user-friendly experience for beginners and extensive customization for advanced users. It streamlines game setup with automatic configurations while allowing fine-tuned adjustments for performance and compatibility.

Permissions

6 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • all devices (/dev): webcams, disks, raw hardware
    --device=all
  • full access to your entire file system
    --filesystem=host
  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • development features (ptrace, can inspect other processes in its sandbox)
    --allow=devel
  • network configuration
    --system-talk-name=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager
  • talks to system service org.freedesktop.UDisks2
    --system-talk-name=org.freedesktop.UDisks2
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • network
    --share=network
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • access to xdg-run/pipewire-0
    --filesystem=xdg-run/pipewire-0:ro
  • access to xdg-run/gamescope-0
    --filesystem=xdg-run/gamescope-0:ro
  • Bluetooth
    --allow=bluetooth
  • multi-architecture binaries
    --allow=multiarch
  • per-app shared memory
    --allow=per-app-dev-shm
  • system tray
    --talk-name=org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher
  • talks to org.ayatana.indicator.application
    --talk-name=org.ayatana.indicator.application
  • notifications
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Notifications
  • screensaver inhibit
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver

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