EA Origin is no longer the current PC launcher. Electronic Arts has replaced Origin with the EA app, and EA does not provide a native Linux build. If you want to access an old Origin library on Linux, the practical route is to run the Windows EA app through Lutris and Wine. This is an unofficial compatibility setup, so a launcher or game update can occasionally break it.
EA confirms that the EA app has replaced Origin and officially supports Windows and macOS. Lutris currently provides a dedicated EA App installer for Linux users who want to run the Windows client through Wine.
Update your system first and make sure your graphics stack supports Vulkan. Lutris notes that Windows games may need recent graphics drivers plus 32-bit OpenGL and Vulkan libraries. Avoid copying old driver commands from legacy Origin guides: package names and recommended drivers change with each distribution and GPU generation.
If you use NVIDIA, install the current proprietary driver recommended by your distribution. AMD and Intel users should use the current Mesa packages supplied for their distribution. Reboot after a major graphics-driver update.
Use the package method recommended on the official Lutris downloads page. The Flatpak build is a convenient option when Flathub is already configured:
flatpak install flathub --user -y net.lutris.LutrisFedora also provides sudo dnf install lutris, Arch Linux provides sudo pacman -S lutris, and openSUSE provides sudo zypper in lutris. Ubuntu users can use the current Debian package linked by Lutris.
Open Lutris, use the add/search controls, and search for EA App. You can also open the Lutris EA App page in a browser and select Install. If the browser asks permission to open Lutris, allow it.
Review the installer options and choose where the prefix will be stored. The default is usually fine. Keeping the EA app in a dedicated directory makes it easier to repair or reinstall without touching unrelated Windows games.
Continue through the installer and let Lutris download the required runtime components and EA installer. Do not close Lutris while it creates the Wine prefix. The exact dialogs can change as Lutris updates its installer script.
When installation completes, launch the EA app from Lutris. If a Windows setup window remains open, finish it normally, then return to Lutris. You should now see an EA App entry with a Play button.
Use the same EA Account ID or email address and password you used with Origin. EA says existing games and content carry over to the EA app, so you do not need a new account just because the launcher changed.
Open Library, select a game, and choose its download or install option. The launcher working does not guarantee that every EA game will run on Linux. Compatibility can vary because of anti-cheat, DRM, graphics APIs, third-party launchers, or game-specific updates.
For later sessions, start Lutris and launch the EA App entry rather than trying to run old Origin executables. If the launcher fails, update Lutris and its runtimes first, confirm Vulkan is still working, and open the Lutris logs for the EA App entry. A broken launcher path or damaged Wine prefix is usually better handled by reinstalling the EA App entry than by restoring an obsolete Origin installer.
In short, you can no longer treat Origin as the launcher to install on Linux. Use the current EA app through Lutris, keep your graphics and compatibility stack updated, and expect game-by-game compatibility rather than official Linux support.
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