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Wine and Proton · 6 Nov 2026

Install WoW addons on Linux

The addon folder is inside the prefix: drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft, then the flavor, then Interface/AddOns.

How to Install World of Warcraft addons on Linux
Original diagram of an addon folder window

Find the prefix

Steam and Proton hide the client under steamapps/compatdata and a numeric id, then pfx/drive_c. Lutris and plain Wine use a prefix you chose. I do not have a single Lutris name to print. Search the prefix for World of Warcraft rather than trusting a screenshot from another machine.

CurseForge publishes a Linux AppImage. WowUp publishes a native build. Both still need the flavor path. If the app cannot see the game, paste the _forever_ or _retail_ directory. Do not paste the Proton root.

A Garycomehome video shows a Linux CurseForge setup. I use it as a second view of the AppImage, not as a path that overrides the prefix on your disk.

Video

Linux + CurseForge

Questions

Is Steam Deck the same?

The prefix shape is the same. The Steam Deck page adds Desktop Mode and the deck home path.

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