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Lutris
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Lutris helps you install and play video games from all eras and from most
gaming systems. By leveraging and combining existing emulators, engine
re-implementations and compatibility layers, it gives you a central interface
to launch all your games.

The client can connect with existing services like Humble Bundle, GOG and Steam
to make your game libraries easily available. Game downloads and installations
are automated and can be modified through user made scripts.

Running Lutris
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If you have not installed Lutris through your package manager and are using the
source package, it is recommended that you install lutris at least once, even an
older version to have all dependencies available.
Once all dependencies are satisfied, you can run lutris directly from the source
directory with `./bin/lutris`

If you need to run lutris through gdb to troubleshoot segmentation faults, you
can use the following command:

`gdb -ex r --args "/usr/bin/python3" "./bin/lutris"`

Installer scripts
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Lutris installations are fully automated through scripts, which can be written
in either JSON or YAML.
The scripting syntax is described in `docs/installers.rst`, and is also
available online at lutris.net _.

Game library
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Optional accounts can be created at `lutris.net
`_ and linked with Lutris clients.
This enables your client to automatically sync fetch library from the website.
Via the website, it is also possible to sync your Steam library to your Lutris
library.

The Lutris client only stores a token when connected with the website, and your
login credentials are never saved.
This token is stored in `~/.cache/lutris/auth-token`.

Configuration files
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• `~/.local/share/lutris`: The client, runners, and game configuration files

There is no need to manually edit these files as everything should be done from the client.

• `lutris.conf`: Preferences for the client's UI

• `system.yml`: Default game configuration, which applies to every game

• `runners/*.yml`: Runner-specific configurations

• `games/*.yml`: Game-specific configurations

• `pga.db`: An SQLite database tracking the game library, game installation status, various file locations, and some additional metadata

• `runners/*: Runners downloaded from lutris.net `_

• `banners/*.jpg`: Game banners

`~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/lutris_*.png`: Game icons

Game-specific configurations overwrite runner-specific configurations, which in
turn overwrite the system configuration.

Command line options
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The following command line arguments are available::

-v, --version Print the version of Lutris and exit
-d, --debug Show debug messages
-i, --install Install a game from a yml file
-b, --output-script Generate a bash script to run a game without the client
-e, --exec Execute a program with the lutris runtime
-l, --list-games List all games in database
-o, --installed Only list installed games
-s, --list-steam-games List available Steam games
--list-steam-folders List all known Steam library folders
--list-runners List all known runners
--list-wine-versions List all known Wine runners
-a, --list-all-service-games List all games for all services in database
--list-service-games List all games for provided service in database
-r, --install-runner Install a Runner
-u, --uninstall-runner Uninstall a Runner
-j, --json Display the list of games in JSON format
--reinstall Reinstall game
--display=DISPLAY X display to use
--export Exports specified game (requires --dest)
--import Import games from exportfile (requires --dest)
--dest Specifies Export/Import destination folder

Additionally, you can pass a `lutris:` protocol link followed by a game
identifier on the command line such as::

lutris lutris:quake

This will install the game if it is not already installed, otherwise it will
launch the game. The game will always be installed if the `--reinstall` flag is passed.

Support the project
===================

Lutris is 100% community supported, to ensure a continuous development on the
project, please consider donating to the project.
Our main platform for supporting Lutris is Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lutris
but there are also other options available at https://lutris.net/donate

Come with us!
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Want to make Lutris better? Help implement features, fix bugs, test
pre-releases, or simply chat with the developers?

Improve the code by just cloning the repository, editing the scripts and then starting Lutris with the `./bin/lutris -d` command.

You can always reach us on:

• Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/Pnt5CuY
• IRC: ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/lutris
• Github: https://github.com/lutris
• Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@lutris

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