[Bug 39403] Steam Client update from Oct. 7, 2015 (Steam version >= 03.01.50.96): store/web no longer works (Chromium browser engine native API sandboxing/hooking scheme incompatible with Wine)

[wine-bugs at winehq.org]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39403

--- Comment #48 from Andrew Dunai <anderson.dunai at gmail.com> ---
(In reply to MPW from comment #46)
> Hello,
> 
> are there any workarounds known to install game that's name you already know?
> 
> I want to install Nosgoth for example, what doesn't work without the
> browser. But maybe there is another way to do so?

Yes, you can install games by passing a "run game" URL to steam. For example,
if you want to install Dota 2, start Steam and then run this command in another
terminal:

wine <PATH_TO_YOUR_STEAM_DIR>/steam.exe steam://run/570

"570" is the Steam AppID for the game you want to install. You can get it from
steam store URL, e. g. http://store.steampowered.com/app/570

Alternatively, you can create your own script to install games from your
browser (e. g. Firefox):
1. Create /usr/bin/run_steam with the following content:

#!/bin/bash
wine <PATH_TO_YOUR_STEAM_DIR>/steam.exe ${@}

2. Make it executable:

chmod +x /usr/bin/run_steam

3. Open your favorite browser, navigate to the desired game store page, click
the "Play Game" button and choose to open the link with "/usr/bin/run_steam".

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