https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39403
--- Comment #48 from Andrew Dunai anderson.dunai@gmail.com --- (In reply to MPW from comment #46)
Hello,
are there any workarounds known to install game that's name you already know?
I want to install Nosgoth for example, what doesn't work without the browser. But maybe there is another way to do so?
Yes, you can install games by passing a "run game" URL to steam. For example, if you want to install Dota 2, start Steam and then run this command in another terminal:
wine <PATH_TO_YOUR_STEAM_DIR>/steam.exe steam://run/570
"570" is the Steam AppID for the game you want to install. You can get it from steam store URL, e. g. http://store.steampowered.com/app/570
Alternatively, you can create your own script to install games from your browser (e. g. Firefox): 1. Create /usr/bin/run_steam with the following content:
#!/bin/bash wine <PATH_TO_YOUR_STEAM_DIR>/steam.exe ${@}
2. Make it executable:
chmod +x /usr/bin/run_steam
3. Open your favorite browser, navigate to the desired game store page, click the "Play Game" button and choose to open the link with "/usr/bin/run_steam".