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How does Proton work?
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As a Windows user, I think the easiest software we can compare it to is NET Framework redistributables - your PC would need that to run some programs, otherwise it won't understand them. Just like how Linux needs Wine (Proton) to understand and run Windows software. People kinda answered everything else