Pop-OS.md

Pop!_OS

The packages below are the system dependencies the Affinity installer needs. Pop!_OS uses WineHQ staging because its built-in Wine has compatibility issues.

Before You Begin

• You need a user account with sudo privileges (the password you enter when installing software).
• Copy and paste the commands one block at a time, then press Enter.
• If a command asks for confirmation, type y and press Enter.

Step 1: Add the WineHQ Repository

sudo mkdir -pm755 /etc/apt/keyrings
wget -O- https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/winehq-archive.key
sudo wget -NP /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/dists/jammy/winehq-jammy.sources

Step 2: Install the Dependencies

sudo apt update
sudo apt install --install-recommends -y winehq-staging \
  winetricks wget curl p7zip-full tar jq zstd \
  dotnet-sdk-8.0 \
  python3-pyqt6

What these packages do:

Package	Purpose
winehq-staging, winetricks	Run the Windows version of Affinity
wget, curl	Download files during setup
p7zip-full, tar, zstd	Extract the Wine archive
jq	Read configuration files
dotnet-sdk-8.0	Build the patcher the installer uses
python3-pyqt6	The graphical interface of the installer

Step 3: Verify the Installation

which wine winetricks wget curl tar jq zstd
which 7z unzip
dotnet --list-sdks

• The first two commands should print file paths. If a line is empty, that package is missing.
• dotnet --list-sdks should list version 8.x at minimum.

Troubleshooting

• If the .NET SDK package is not available, you may need to enable Microsoft's repository first. See https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download
• The installer installs .NET SDK 10 automatically later if a patcher needs it. You do not need to install it yourself.
• If the installer still reports a missing dependency, close it and reopen it, then click "One-Click Full Setup" again.