How do you install mods for Skyrim Special Edition?

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How do you install mods for Skyrim Special Edition? - Lemmy NSFW

Seriously. I don’t know that it can be done on Linux. There was a user on protondb that claimed the game works “even with lots of mods” but there’s no way to message people on there and ask them how the fuck they got something to work. Every single mod requires “Unnoffical Skyrim Special Edition Patch” just about. That mod has esps in it. Esp mods cannot be installed without LOOT which can’t run on Linux. Even if I add my mod load order in plugins.txt and write protect it, the game still somehow erases it and refused to load any mods. Any advice?

I haven’t tried it myself but LOOT has a native Linux version on Flathub. flathub.org/apps/io.github.loot.loot
Install LOOT on Linux | Flathub

Modding utility for Starfield and some Elder Scrolls and Fallout games

Flathub - Apps for Linux
I really don’t want to use tools. How do I know a mod installer tool isn’t going to mess things up even more? I’ll try it anyway just due to lack of options though, thanks.