Glossary

DLL

Dynamic link library

Wine

Program to run Windows apps on Linux

Prefix

Dedicated Wine environment. Basically one instance of a fake Windows installation.

Winetricks

Script to install DLLs or edit configurations inside a Wine Prefix

YAML

File format. Stands for "Yet Another Markup Language"

Flatpak

Linux package format. You usually get it from flathub.org

Proton

Compatibility software to run Windows games on Linux. Built on top of Wine, made by Valve.

ProtonTricks

Wrapper around Winetricks, used for the same things but for Steam games.

GOG

Good Old Games. Gaming platform.