Bottles 65.0 Improves Unreal Engine Bootstrapper Detection, Fixes MANGOHUD_CONFIG Conflict
Bottles 65.0 was recently released, introducing several enhancements for managing Windows applications on Linux. A key new feature improves the detection of Unreal Engine bootstrappers within the "Eagle" component, allowing Bottles to suggest running the final shipping binary instead of an installer. This streamlines the process for users interacting with Unreal Engine-based applications. The update also includes a critical fix for an issue where the MANGOHUD_CONFIG environment variable could prevent custom user configuration files from being applied, ensuring MangoHud performance overlay settings are correctly respected. Additionally, Bottles 65.0 addresses program removal by implementing a cleaner process for desktop entry management, alongside other general bug fixes and translation updates.
Sources
- 65.0 - GitHub: bottlesdevs/Bottles