How To Install proton-caller on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install proton-caller
on Debian 12.
What is proton-caller
proton-caller is:
Proton-caller allows you to run any Windows program through Valve’s Proton compatibility layer as easy as running it with WINE. Simply configure your Steam and common directories, and run the executable with proton-call -r foo.exe. Other usage examples can be found in the manual page. The last arguments are passed to the windows executable.
There are three methods to install proton-caller
on Debian 12. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install proton-caller Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install proton-caller
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install proton-caller
Install proton-caller Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install proton-caller
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install proton-caller
Install proton-caller Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install proton-caller
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install proton-caller
How To Uninstall proton-caller on Debian 12
To uninstall only the proton-caller
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove proton-caller
Uninstall proton-caller And Its Dependencies
To uninstall proton-caller
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove proton-caller
Remove proton-caller Configurations and Data
To remove proton-caller
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge proton-caller
Remove proton-caller configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove proton-caller
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge proton-caller
Dependencies
proton-caller have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install proton-caller
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.