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The launcher is a separate option to using the zip installs. You don't need to use the launcher. The benefit is you get the uncompressed version as Itch as a 4gh limit, so the version Itch installs is compressed. Or you can download the uncompressed zips from Patreon(public links)

thanks for the clarification.   maybe Ill try running PC version in Lutirs (Wine) for fun. The itch app is just easier but its a long way from being Steam at this point.

Users have used the launcher under wine successfully. Your best bet would be to use the launcher for patching but manually run the sh script for native performance(since windows and Linux use the same build, only how renpy is called is different)