¶ Installing Bottles
Bottles program allows you to launch games and programs; in this manual we will describe the installation and configuration process for the programs.
1. Find Bottles in the App Store and click Install
2. Wait until the installation is complete
3. Launch Bottles
4. You will be welcomed by a brief tour of the program
5. Scroll to the end with the right arrow and click Continue
6. The first launch of the program will prepare the working environment, this will take a few minutes
7. All ready, click on the blue button
8. Here is Bottles interface after launch
¶ Installing Windows software in Bottles
Follow the instructions below to install the programs. There are many possible options and settings in Bottles, here is the simplest way. Some programs may require more in-depth configuration. When using Bottles, it is important to consider the recommendation: if you use two or more applications, then you must create several bottles. The best option is when no more than 2 apps are installed in one bottle. If you install many applications in one bottle, this may cause the applications to run slowly or fail.
1. Click on the plus sign in the top left of the main screen of the program, then select Applications, enter the name of the bottle (can be any)
2. The bottle creation process will begin, it will take a few minutes
3. Click Close when the bottle has been created
4. Go to the section with all created bottles
5. Click on the created bottle
6. Click Run Executable and select the program .exe file for Windows
7. Be sure to select All Files in the file types to search. If you do not change this setting, .exe files will not be displayed.
8. After installation, the program will appear in the program list of this bottle. However, there are portable versions of some programs that are not installed in a bottle, but are launched directly from the executable file. In order to add them to the bottle program list, you need to click "Add Shortcuts"
