

Note: can’t find Sims3Setup.exe? You may need to enable hidden files in your file manager. Find “open with” select it and click on “Wine Windows Program Loader” to run the EXE file. Step 3: In the file manager, locate the “Sims3Setup.exe” file, and right-click on it. Click on it to access the content of the Sims 3 DVD. When the loading is done, open up the Linux file manager, and look on the left-hand side for the DVD drive. Step 2: Let your Linux PC process the Sims 3 DVD and load it up. Then, press the “close” button to tell the DVD drive to read the disk.


Step 1: Open up the DVD drive on your Linux PC and place a copy of Sims 3 inside the drive. Follow the step-by-step instructions below to get everything going correctly. Once Wine is up and running on your Linux PC, it’s time to start the installation of the retail version of Sims 3. Alternatively, follow our guide here to learn how to set it up. To get the most recent Wine, open up a terminal window, search for “wine” and install it the way you typically install software on your PC. Installing Sims 3 on Linux via the physical retail version of the game starts by getting the latest version of Wine working on your system. Check the official WineHQ post on Sims 3 for more help on running the DVD. If this happens, you must install a No-DVD patch to run the game correctly. However, you may run into issues getting the DVD to launch the game. Note: the retail copy of Sims 3 runs pretty well with Wine. So, if you own a physical copy of this game, you’ll be happy to know that it is possible to install it and run it on Linux. The Sims 3 was released when PC games were still sold in boxes at brick-and-mortar stores. Here’s how to play The Sims 3 on Linux! Method 1: Non-Steam retail The game came out in November 2006 and is one of the best games in the series. In the game, the player is tasked with managing a virtual house, filled with various house-members they’ve created. The Sims 3 is the third entry into Electronic Art’s life simulation video game for PC.
