willmtemple wrote: > Is it possible to run steam like normal, in gnome, and have the games it launches run in virtual desktop mode? Yes, but it's a bit tricky: 1. Disable virtual desktop for default configuration 2. Start steam normally 3. Open new terminal, navigate to directory your program is in and run it with: Code: wine explorer /desktop=game,1024x768 game.exe <steam options> The trick is in "steam options". You can find them by running the game from steam then looking at "ps x" output. Here is an example for Team Fortress 2: Code: cd $WINEPREFIX/drive_c/Program\ Files/Steam wine steam & cd steamapps/<steam_id>/team\ fortress\ 2 wine explorer /desktop=tf,1024x768 hl2.exe -game tf -steam -novid