Navigraph Simlink
Navigraph Simlink (opens in a new tab) allows you to see your aircraft in real time on Navigraph's charts (opens in a new tab). The charts are best accessed on a browser, as this does not require you to run it through Wine.
This software is only supported on Windows/Mac, even though this has been able to run on Linux, there is no guarantee that this will work later down the line. Do not expect support from Navigraph as this is not officially supported on Linux.
Installation
Difficulty: Medium
Make sure that you familiarise yourself with Protontricks before beginning this tutorial.
You can download Navigraph Simlink from their website, or use this direct link here (opens in a new tab).
Installing Navigraph Simlink
Run the installer in Protontricks. Once the installation completes, Navigraph Simlink will open, you should close this and make sure it's completely closed, as it may just minimise to the system tray.
Create a Desktop Entry
Logging in requires Simlink to be opened form the browser. The only way to register Simlink as a supported application that can open from the browser is to create a Desktop Entry (opens in a new tab).
Desktop Entries go into ~/.local/share/applications/, but you can create multiple directories inside it to make it
easier to manage your custom Desktop Entries you have manually created. For example on my system, I store them under
~/.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Navigraph/Now create a Desktop Entry inside there with a text editor of your choice. The name of the file is irrelevant as long
as it has the .desktop extension.
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Navigraph Simlink
Exec=protontricks -c "wine C:/Program\\ Files/Navigraph/Simlink/NavigraphSimlink.exe %u" 1250410
Type=Application
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/navigraph-traffic-desktop;
Categories=Game;Simulation;Then make sure to update the database for desktop entries by running this command in the terminal
update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applicationsYou should now be able to find Navigraph Simlink in your Desktop Environment's application launcher. Launch it and now you should be able to log in!