How to install the game DCS?
Latest DCS version (2.5.6.49798 release on 2020-05-28 as of 2020-06-21) won't start on Lutris 0.5.6. You'll need to revert back to a previous version.
What I did :
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install Lutris
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install DCS (Eagle Dynamics version, not beta nor Steam) from Lutris.
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keep install until begin to download a really big update (~ >70GB)
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cancel the big (~ >70GB) download
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open a console/navigate to DCS/bin directory
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enter that command (from Ubuntu console):
wine DCS_updater.exe update 2.5.5.41371
or
DCS_updater.exe update 2.5.5.41371
if you opened a wine console
2.5.5.41371 is the version that presently works with Lutris.
- answer "Yes" when asked to delete already downloaded files (as they are newer and won't work)
- wait for download to complete (big download, but the good one)
- launch DCS from Lutris.
- on first launch, DCS may crash/freeze. Restart it and everything is ok.
- of course, don't update when asked to download latest version.
Enjoy !
TQHien