CrewChief on Linux

There is also a V2 in the works that installs CrewChief:
https://github.com/srlemke/SimHub_on_Linux/tree/With-Crewchief

#Tutorial Date: 01/Mar/2026
Nothing needs to be run as root, never.
Best way ATM seems to be install per game.

Preparation:
Download Crewchief.msi
Install wine, winetricks and protontricks on your distro!

Get your gameid:
slemke@games:~> grep name ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/appmanifest_* |grep -v 'Steam\|Proton'
/home/slemke/.steam/steam/steamapps/appmanifest_211500.acf:	"name"		"RaceRoom Racing Experience "
/home/slemke/.steam/steam/steamapps/appmanifest_2399420.acf:	"name"		"Le Mans Ultimate"
slemke@games:~> 

for info only, the vessels for each game are at:
~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/

For practicalitty, lets store the game id into a variable (Raceroom here in this example, change the number for your game):
game=211500

1. Installig CrewChief dotnet48 dependency into the game(211500) prefix:
WINEPREFIX=~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/$game/pfx winetricks -q --force dotnet48

2. Second Crewchief, launch Crewchief installer and install it normally, in the end Mark the option to "Launch Crewchief" after install.
If there is other error popups you can ignore those.
slemke@zink ~ $ protontricks-launch --appid $game Downloads/CrewChiefV4.msi

-- With Crewchief open, do nothing, do not press "Start Crew Chief", just click on the 3 "Sound Pack Status" so the all the
updated soudpacks are installed. Crewchief will ask to restart a few times.

3. To run Crewchief afterwards via terminal for Raceroom (usefull if installed for more games or to create a personalized launcher):
protontricks-launch --appid 211500 ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/211500/pfx/drive_c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Britton\ IT\ Ltd/CrewChiefV4/CrewChiefV4.exe

If you get an error like:
protontricks (ERROR): Could not find configured Proton installation!

Run: export PROTON_VERSION="Proton Experimental"
(adjust above to the proton version you have configured on steam compatibility tools)

There is space for improvement, this guide shouls also serve to give you ideas.

What overlays do you use on linux?

I usually "mount" my own on simhub, grabbing parts from other dashes, then I make it a dashboard and run an android phone that I have on the rig. Eventually I will share it somewhere as I also need to credit the authors of the bits I did take.