I used to know how to install Skyrim mods on Linux. Then I took an arrow in the knee ...

For the Linux side, I've used Mod Organizer 2 on Linux via https://github.com/Furglitch/modorganizer2-linux-installer

The problem is that the Linux compatibility stuff is the first step, and as the Skyrim modding forums will tell you, getting Skyrim modded is basically a game in-and-of itself. There are various incompatibilities between different mods, load orders matter, and so forth. It's not a low-effort path.

Like, the real answer is that I don't think that there is really a great low-effort way to get just "modernized Skyrim" up and running. That's not that I don't sympathize

I think that there is real demand for someone who just wants a vanilla-with-a-lot-of-community-updates Skyrim with minimal effort and troubleshooting. I've done it, and it takes time to debug issues.

Also, there isn't just one "modded Skyrim". There are people who want to play a vanilla game, just with higher-res textures and higher-polygon models. There are people who want more changes, like cities that smoothly transition into the open world. Some people want a seriously modified game, like a survival game. There are people on LoversLab and similar who want an erotic open-world game. And those just aren't really compatible with each other.

I have never used Wabbajack on Linux successfully

haven't tried recently, either

but it downloads entire collections of pre-set-up mods. The idea is that it has some "pre-modded" configurations to start from that someone's tested. You don't get to configure everything, but in theory, it should "just work" on the Skyrim side of things, and it's the closest to that that I'm aware of.

EDIT: It looks like Wabbajack has "unofficial Linux guides" up off their main page, so some people are clearly using it on Linux these days.

This might not be exactly what you are after but Enderal: Forgotten Stories, an incredible total conversion for Skyrim that in my opinion easily surpasses Skyrim in quality, is available on Steam and works out of the box.

For the sake of the community, I ask that whoever is the one to help to post the issue/fix if possible in case it helps others in the future.

I'd offer to help myself, but I've only modded Skyrim on Windows so far. Some people on here have done it in Linux and thus are more qualified

Getting paid to access someone's computer by its owner... Interesting 🤔

I have no idea of how it o do it, but OP please be careful on who you let in your system. Kind strangers, be careful who's computer you go into

Jesus people they didn't ask for 20 questions, they asked you to do a thing for them. You want the $20 or not?

I guess I used this to install modorganizer 2 on my computer.

https://github.com/Furglitch/modorganizer2-linux-installer

I use MO2 without issue. I juste download the mods manually from nexusmod and it's fine.

You can skip the hassle and use this https://www.wabbajack.org/

Buddy, if I knew how I'd do it for free, I feel your pain.

If you shoot me a message, I would be happy to help you out if I can, free of charge. I used to mod skyrim a lot and havnt done it on Linux yet, but I'd be willing to give it a go.

before spending money: check out the software called wabbajack, which has pre-configured mod-packages you can install :)

otherwise hmu, you can hop on my discord and me or my nerdy friends will help you for free :)

What distribution are you on? What mod manager have you tried using? And what mods are you trying to install?

Also have you tried Skyrim Anniversary edition? It has some basic built in modding capabilities.

You've probably got enough helpful responses from this, but I'll throw in my two cents here. I am used to modding Skyrim on Windows, I last modded a few years ago and was ok at it. I usually manually made modlists with MO2 but have also used wabbajack. Recently I've been gaming on Pop!Os and was able to get steam, steam tinker launcher (STL), and vortex to play nicely on a different game (non-bethesda). Vortex only worked with hardlinks using STL, I had to reread that readme like 5 times to realize this checkbox on vortex was vital (by default it was on symlinks). I could not get the flatpak versions of these apps to play nicely. I was able to download from nexusmods on librewolf and it would open in vortex, something a lot of people seemed to have trouble with, but for me, It Just Works. Nexus premium is also good to have. I don't know how hard it is to get MO2 (seems STL also supports it) or wabbajack working on linux, but if I ever find out, I'll let you know.

I found this github for a lutris setup with vortex: https://github.com/monyarm/lutris-skyrimse-installers ... if anyone wants to figure this out for op.

It looks like Jackify is the answer you are looking for. It's a tool for Linux users to install Wabbajack modlists and set up everything needed. Wabbajack is a Windows tool to install modlists for various games.

You could install mods for Skyrim one by one, but that is going to take many, many hours and at least one whole bottle of painkillers for the headaches it causes. A better solution is to download an entire modlist, and Jackify looks to be one stop solution for that. Just install and run it, choose modlist, wait for it to download and install, and just sit back and enjoy. I recommend Nordic Souls, which is about 1300 or so mods. It is a great modlist, but be warned that it takes several minutes to launch Skyrim with that modlist. To install modlists, you will need a paid subscription for Nexus Mods.

Also, make sure you have Anniversary Edition of Skyrim, or modding is going to be way more complicated.

EDIT: I almost forgot to mention that, yes, I did set up and play modded Skyrim (Nordic Souls) under Linux. But, I did it the hard way by installing SteamTinkerLaunch, ModOrganizer2 and Wabbajack. Wabbajack, especially, was problematic under Linux. But, once everything was set up, it was smooth sailing.

Wow. I'm doing the same thing right now. I bought and installed Skyrim for the first time a few days ago. Then I thought, if I'm going to play it, it should be with all the graphics mods. Which I haven't figured out so I haven't played.

I feel you.. Sorry i cant help but i feel you... It gets better they say