How to Play Call of Duty Black Ops 1 & 2 on Linux in 2026

In this Youtube video, I showcase how Linux users can play Call of Duty Black Ops 1 & 2 on Steam when your Operating System is some flavour of Linux (which in my case was Linux Mint 22.2). The steps should apply to all linux distros nonetheless, because the steps are similar. Important links: ProtonGE on github: https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/pr... Plutonium client for old cods: https://plutonium.pw/ Launch options for Call of Duty Black Ops 1 (copy and paste): PROTON_USE_NTSYNC=1 PROTON_NO_FSYNC=1 PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 RADV_PERFTEST=gpl %command% ProtonDB (a database that tells you about the compatibility of most PC games and what it takes to get them to run on Linux): https://www.protondb.com/ Timestamps: 0:00 Channel Intro 0:07 Video Intro & Why I made this video 0:54 Download Black Ops 1 & 2 From Steam (like you normally do) 1:08 Download the latest Proton-GE version from Github for Black Ops 1 1:26 Unzip or Untar the tar.gz and place the folder in the correct location 2:34 Restart Steam if it's running or else launch it 2:43 Check to ensure you have Proton generally installed properly (you might already have it) 3:20 Set Black Ops 1 GE-Proton version you downloaded 3:50 Set Black Ops 1 Launch options (Check description) 4:50 Black Ops 1 Main Menu 5:07 Black Ops 1 Zombies Demonstration 6:01 Don't forget to configure Black Ops 1 Multiplayer in the same way 6:31 Black Ops 1 Multiplayer Menu 6:55 Black Ops 1 Multiplayer Demonstration 11:09 How to configure Call of Duty Black Ops II 11:45 Plutonium Launcher (Optional, but highly recommended) 13:35 Proving Plutonium Works 13:55 Black Ops 2 Zombies Demonstration 14:41 How to launch the Black Ops 2 Campaign (same as before) 14:46 Once Again Re-iterating the importance of Plutonium for Black Ops II 15:31 Getting into a Multiplayer game for Black Ops II in Plutonium 15:53 Black Ops II Multiplayer Demonstration 18:05 Video Outro