🎹 Spitfire LABS

Linux Installation Guide (Check Out In Website)

A step-by-step guide to installing Spitfire LABS VST on Linux using Wine.
Tested on Debian 13, Debian 12.11, Devuan, Arch Linux, and Artix Linux.

Prerequisites

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Requirement	Details
OS	Debian 13 (or 12.11), Arch Linux, or Artix Linux
Wine	wine-stable 10.0+ or wine-staging 11.1+
DAW	LMMS 1.3.0-alpha (VST support required)
GPU	Any GPU with working Linux drivers

NOTE

wine-staging 11.1+ is recommended as it fixes #56378, which is required for WebView2 compatibility.

Installation Steps

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Now every thing you should know is setup, you can now let us proceed to the actual steps.

1. Install Wine and Dependencies

Add the WineHQ Repository

Debian / Ubuntu:

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 -

Arch / Artix:

sudo pacman -S yay

Install Wine

sudo apt update || sudo pacman -Syu      # Update package lists
sudo apt install wine || sudo pacman -S wine        # Install wine-stable

Or install wine-staging (recommended)

Debian / Ubuntu:

sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-staging

Arch / Artix:

sudo pacman -S wine-staging
    yay -S wine-staging  # If using AUR

Enable 32-bit Architecture

Debian / Ubuntu (requires root, not just sudo):

su
dpkg --add-architecture i386
apt update
apt install wine32:i386
exit

Arch / Artix:

sudo pacman -S lib32-wine

Install Winbind

Required for WebView2 to avoid admin errors.

sudo apt install winbind       # Debian / Ubuntu
sudo pacman -S winbind         # Arch / Artix

2. Install Winetricks and Runtime Components

Install Winetricks

sudo apt install winetricks           # Debian / Ubuntu
sudo pacstall -I winetricks-git       # Debian / Ubuntu (alternative)
sudo pacman -S winetricks             # Arch / Artix

TIP


If winetricks is not available in your repos, download the .deb from Debian Packages and run sudo apt --fix-broken install if there are dependency issues.

Install Required Components

winetricks -q vcrun2019 dotnet472 dotnet48 corefonts gdiplus msxml6 iertutil

Component	Purpose
vcrun2019	Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable
dotnet472 / dotnet48	.NET Framework runtime
corefonts	Microsoft core fonts
gdiplus	GDI+ graphics library
msxml6	MSXML 6.0 parser
iertutil	Internet Explorer runtime utilities

3. Configure Wine and Install WebView2

Set Windows Version

winecfg

In the GUI, set Windows Version to Windows 7, then click Apply → OK.

Install WebView2

Download the WebView2 Evergreen Bootstrapper and install it:

wine ~/Downloads/MicrosoftEdgeWebView2Setup.exe

WARNING


Do not use the standalone installer. It installs version 136.x.x which crashes when launching LABS. Always use the bootstrapper link above. sudo apt --fix-broken install if there are dependency issues.

4. Install Graphics Packages

Choose one of the following based on your GPU:

Option	Command	Best For
Vulkan (recommended)	winetricks dxvk	Modern GPUs (NVIDIA, AMD)
DirectX 10	winetricks d3dx10	Older or Intel GPUs

To check your graphics capabilities:

winetricks dxdiag

If you are using d3dx10 with the mesa driver, You can also force it to use it, you will encounter less crashes since the mesa drivers are maintained.

[ -f ".profile" ] ||  touch .profile
echo "LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=mesa" >> .profile
source .profile 

5. Install a DAW

IMPORTANT


Do not use the standalone installer. It installs version 136.x.x which crashes when launching LABS. Always use the bootstrapper link above. sudo apt --fix-broken install if there are dependency issues.

Debian / Ubuntu:

sudo apt install lmms                    # Stable (may lack VST support)
sudo pacstall -I lmms-git                # Alpha (recommended)

Arch / Artix:

sudo pacman -S lmms                      # Stable
yay -S lmms-git                          # Alpha (recommended)

Troubleshooting

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LABS Doesn't Open or it Crashes

1. Downgrade LABS: Use the older LABS.dll:

   curl -O https://github.com/aKqir24/Spitfire-LABS-Installation-Guide-In-Linux/raw/refs/heads/main/LABS.dll.zip

2. Try wine-staging: If using wine-stable, switch to wine-staging (may be less stable).
3. Check GPU drivers: Ensure your drivers are up to date and your Wine prefix is clean:

   rm -rf ~/.wine
   wineboot --init

4. Properly setup dotnet: Run winecfg and go to libraries, then add concrt140 in the new override for library.

Webview Cannot Be Installed even when it is not installed

Just go to ~/.wine/system.reg of your wine folder, then open it in your IDE and Search for Webview.

You should see lines like these, when you see it remove it and save the file. This usually happens if you install the Webview in win10 or a much latest installer.

[Software\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\EdgeUpdate\\Clients\\{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5}] 1785220019
    #time=1dd1e5a189fca4e
    "location"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\EdgeWebView\\Application"
    "name"="Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime"
    "pv"="109.0.1518.140"
    "SilentUninstall"="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\EdgeWebView\\Application\\109.0.1518.140\\Installer\\setup.exe\" --force-uninstall --uninstall --msedgewebview --system-level --verbose-logging"

Sources

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• Wine + WebView2 — Reddit / Lutris
• Wine + WebView2 — Arch Linux Forums
• WineHQ Forum — Clip Studio Paint 4 menus turn black when clicked
• WineHQ Forum — WebView2 Discussion