Guide to Running SwordSearcher on Linux Operating Systems (Updated June 2024)

[KevMantis]

Hey - The best solution now under GNU/Linux is Wine Bottles - run Windows software on Linux.
https://usebottles.com/ - PRO: U can use different flavours of Wine,
U can install dependencies like with winetricks, U can import/export bottles, and much more.

Bottles is pretty great for easy setup and configuration of Wine prefixes, but it doesn't fix the underlying issues with Wine (or the various other available flavors). I have tried many different combinations of Wine, Proton, Caffe, Soda, etc. and various configurations to setup SwordSearcher. In my experience, nothing gets it working up to 100% on Linux. As Brandon has mentioned, until the underlying problems with MSHTML in Wine are cleared up, Windows is still the best option for full SwordSearcher functionality. Don't get me wrong, I am all in on Linux, but it isn't the answer for everything.