diff --git a/LinuxLauncher/README.md b/LinuxLauncher/README.md
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+This is an attempt to get ShiftOS working well on Linux using Wine and
+Mono.
+
+The launcher script needs a copy of the game (try extracting Debug.zip
+from the AppVeyor project) in a directory called "data". It will set up
+a new Wine prefix in ~/.local/share/ShiftOS and the game itself can be
+found in ~/.local/share/ShiftOS/drive_c/ShiftOS. Ultimately I want to
+make an AUR package of this script if all goes to plan.
+
+## known bugs
+
+* the first time you start the game, the Wine virtual desktop doesn't
+enable properly
+* the story mode intro crashes when it starts to "format" your drive
+* the ShiftOS desktop can go in front of applications
+* there is a blue border from the Wine desktop (I want to change that
+to black, but I also don't want it showing through while the game is
+running)
+* CSharpCodeProvider doesn't seem to work, so Python mods won't load
+
+## anticipated tricky bits
+
+* Web browser
+* Unity mode
diff --git a/LinuxLauncher/shiftos.py b/LinuxLauncher/shiftos.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import os, xdg.BaseDirectory, sys, subprocess, tempfile, distutils.spawn
+
+def GetPrimaryDisplayCurrentResolution():
+	xrandr = subprocess.check_output(["xrandr"])
+	if not isinstance(xrandr, str):
+		xrandr = xrandr.decode()
+	elems = xrandr.splitlines()
+	item = ""
+	res = None
+	while not item.startswith("   "):
+		item = elems.pop()
+	while item.startswith("   "):
+		if "*" in item:
+			res = item.split("   ")[1]
+			break
+		item = elems.pop()
+	if not res:
+		raise OSError("Failed to find the screen resolution.")
+	return res
+
+def RunCmd(cmd):
+	if os.system(cmd) != 0:
+		raise OSError(cmd)
+
+def SetRegistryKeys(dictionary):
+	with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix = ".reg") as reg:
+		regdata = "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00\r\n"
+		for key, val in dictionary.items():
+			seg = key.split("\\")
+			path = "\\".join(seg[:-1])
+			realkey = seg[-1]
+			regdata += '\r\n[{0}]\r\n"{1}"="{2}"\r\n'.format(path, realkey, val)
+		reg.write(regdata.encode())
+		reg.flush()
+		RunCmd("{0} regedit /C {1}".format(WinePath, reg.name))
+
+def UpdateSymlinks(src, dest):
+	src = os.path.abspath(src)
+	dest = os.path.abspath(dest)
+	
+	# Add new directories and symlinks to the destination folder.
+	for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(src):
+		for dirname in dirs:
+			destpath = os.path.join(dest, os.path.relpath(subdir, src), dirname)
+			if not os.path.isdir(destpath):
+				os.makedirs(destpath)
+		for fname in files:
+			srcpath = os.path.join(subdir, fname)
+			destpath = os.path.join(dest, os.path.relpath(subdir, src), fname)
+			if not os.path.exists(destpath):
+				os.symlink(srcpath, destpath)
+	
+	# Prune old symlinks from the destination folder.
+	for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(dest):
+		for fname in files:
+			srcpath = os.path.join(subdir, fname)
+			destpath = os.path.join(dest, os.path.relpath(subdir, src), fname)
+			if os.path.islink(destpath):
+				if os.readlink(destpath).startswith(src):
+					if not os.path.exists(srcpath):
+						os.remove(destpath)
+
+GamePath = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
+GlobalDataPath = os.path.join(GamePath, "data")
+
+WinePath = distutils.spawn.find_executable("wine64")
+if not WinePath:
+	WinePath = distutils.spawn.find_executable("wine")
+if not WinePath:
+	raise FileNotFoundError("Could not find 'wine64' or 'wine'.")
+
+HomePath = os.path.join(xdg.BaseDirectory.xdg_data_home, "ShiftOS")
+LocalDataPath = os.path.join(HomePath, "drive_c", "ShiftOS")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+	os.environ["WINEPREFIX"] = HomePath
+
+	if not os.path.exists(HomePath):
+		RunCmd("wineboot")
+
+	UpdateSymlinks(GlobalDataPath, LocalDataPath)
+
+	os.chdir(LocalDataPath)
+	
+	SetRegistryKeys(
+	{
+	r"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\Explorer\Desktop": "Default",
+	r"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\Explorer\Desktops\Default": GetPrimaryDisplayCurrentResolution()
+	})
+	
+	RunCmd("{0} ShiftOS.WinForms.exe".format(WinePath))