To be completely frank, i created this guide for myself using an LLM, by using this guide that i found on reddit as a starting point. It was completely indecipherable to a new bazziteOS user like myself, but the guide worked! I am posting it here hoping it will be just as helpful for someone else :D
1. Install the basic tools
You need three main things: Lutris, ProtonUp-Qt, and some Proton-GE builds.
1.1 Enable Flatpak (usually already enabled on Bazzite)
Open a terminal and run:
flatpak remotes
If you see flathub in the list, you’re good. If not:
sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
1.2 Install Lutris and ProtonUp-Qt
flatpak install flathub net.lutris.Lutris
flatpak install flathub net.davidotek.pupgui2
2. Install GE-Proton and a vanilla Wine via ProtonUp-Qt
- Open ProtonUp-Qt (look for “ProtonUp-Qt” in your app menu).
- At the top, there’s a “Target” selector:
- Click “Add version”:
- For GE-Proton:
- Type: GE-Proton
- Pick a recent version (e.g.
GE-Proton9-XX or similar).
- For Wine (vanilla):
- Type: Wine-GE or Lutris-Wine or similar “vanilla-ish” Wine build.
(You just need a normal 64‑bit Wine version, not Proton, to create the prefix.)
When done, ProtonUp-Qt will have installed:
- One vanilla Wine build for prefix creation.
- One GE-Proton build for running Photoshop.
3. Get the patched Wine from the guide (OP’s tar.gz)
From the guide you quoted, there’s a patched Wine tar.gz file. Do this:
- Download that
wine-...tar.gz file into your Downloads folder.
- Right-click → Extract Here (or use your file manager’s extract option).
- You should end up with a folder that contains something like
bin/wine inside.
Note the full path to that folder (for example:
/home/yourname/Downloads/wine-op-patched/).
We’ll point Lutris to that later.
4. Prepare a folder for the Photoshop prefix
This is where your “fake Windows C: drive” will live.
- Create a folder, for example:
mkdir -p ~/Games/photoshop2021-prefix
Remember this path: ~/Games/photoshop2021-prefix.
5. Create a new Lutris entry for Photoshop
- Open Lutris.
- Click the “+” button → “Add locally installed game”.
- In the Game info tab:
- Name:
Adobe Photoshop 2021
- Runner: choose Wine.
- Click Save once to create it, then right-click the new entry → Configure.
6. Step 1 in the guide: create a 64‑bit prefix with vanilla Wine
In the Configure window for Photoshop:
6.1 Runner options
Go to the “Runner options” tab:
- Wine version:
Choose the vanilla Wine you installed via ProtonUp-Qt (it will appear in the list, often with a name like wine-ge-... or lutris-fshack-...—pick the one that is not GE-Proton if you installed both).
- Enable DXVK/VKD3D/etc: leave defaults for now.
6.2 Game options
Go to the “Game options” tab:
- Executable:
Point this to your Photoshop 2021 installer (e.g. /home/yourname/Downloads/Photoshop2021/setup.exe).
- Wine prefix:
Set this to the folder you created:
~/Games/photoshop2021-prefix
6.3 Make sure the prefix is 64‑bit
Lutris usually creates 64‑bit prefixes by default, but to be explicit:
- Go to the “System options” tab.
- In Environment variables, add:
- Key:
WINEARCH
- Value:
win64
Click Save.
6.4 Initialize the prefix
Now, with vanilla Wine selected:
- In Lutris, right-click Adobe Photoshop 2021 → Wine console (or Run EXE inside wine prefix if available).
- If there’s an option like “Run EXE inside wine prefix”, choose something harmless (or just run the game once).
The goal: let Wine create the prefix at ~/Games/photoshop2021-prefix.
If it asks to install Mono or Gecko, accept.
Once that’s done, the 64‑bit prefix is initialized.
7. Step 2: switch to OP’s patched Wine for the actual install
Now we follow the “Wine for creating prefix → patched Wine for install” part.
-
Right-click Adobe Photoshop 2021 in Lutris → Configure.
-
Go to “Runner options”.
-
For Wine version, choose “Custom” (or similar wording).
-
There should be a field like “Custom Wine executable” or “Use system/custom Wine”:
- Point it to the
wine binary inside the patched tar.gz folder, e.g.:
/home/yourname/Downloads/wine-op-patched/bin/wine
-
Make sure Wine prefix in Game options is still:
~/Games/photoshop2021-prefix.
-
Make sure Executable is still your Photoshop installer.
Click Save.
Now run the game entry in Lutris (double-click it).
This should launch the Photoshop 2021 installer using the patched Wine.
- Go through the installer like on Windows.
- Install into the default path (usually
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021).
When the installer finishes, close it.
8. Step 3: switch to GE-Proton to run Photoshop
Now we follow the last part: “GE-Proton for running the app”.
-
Right-click Adobe Photoshop 2021 → Configure.
-
Game options:
-
Change Executable from the installer to the actual Photoshop EXE inside the prefix, something like:
/home/yourname/Games/photoshop2021-prefix/drive_c/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop 2021/Photoshop.exe
-
Runner options:
- Wine version: choose the GE-Proton build you installed via ProtonUp-Qt (e.g.
GE-Proton9-XX).
-
Keep Wine prefix as ~/Games/photoshop2021-prefix.
Click Save.
Now double-click Adobe Photoshop 2021 in Lutris.
If everything went right, Photoshop should start.
9. Quality-of-life tweaks (optional but helpful)
- Fonts & UI issues:
If text looks weird, you can install corefonts and other components via Winetricks (Lutris → right-click game → Winetricks).
- Performance:
In Runner options, you can enable DXVK, Esync, Fsync if they aren’t already.
10. If something breaks
Because you’re new to Linux, a few tips if it doesn’t work:
- If the prefix gets messed up, you can:
- Close Lutris.
- Delete
~/Games/photoshop2021-prefix.
- Recreate it and repeat from Step 6.
- When asking for help online, mention:
- Distro: BazziteOS (Fedora-based)
- Runner: Lutris
- Wine version: which vanilla Wine, which patched Wine, which GE-Proton version
- Any error messages from Lutris logs.
