# ryzendew/Linux-Affinity-Installer

A repository that helps users get affinity software working on GNU/Linux 🐧

Repository: https://github.com/ryzendew/Linux-Affinity-Installer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/linux-affinity-installer
Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/c/MattsCreative
Language: Python
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-18T22:36:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 60, longevity 51
- inputs: {"age_days": 722, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 266, "gap_med": 10.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3028, forks 85 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:38.812530+00:00)

## What it is
An installer application that sets up Serif Affinity creative software (Photo, Designer, Publisher, and v3 unified app) on GNU/Linux using Wine with hardware acceleration. It offers both a Python/PyQt6 GUI installer and an AppImage for easy setup.

## Use cases
- run affinity photo on linux
- install affinity designer on gnu/linux
- get affinity publisher working with wine
- set up wine with dxvk and vkd3d-proton for windows apps
- install affinity v3 on linux via appimage
- enable gpu acceleration for affinity on linux

## When to choose
- you want to run Affinity creative apps on a Linux distribution
- you want an automated Wine setup with GPU acceleration configured
- you prefer a GUI installer or a portable AppImage

## When to avoid
- you need native Linux creative software rather than a Wine compatibility layer
- you are on macOS or Windows
- you need guaranteed support or licensing compliance for running Windows software on Linux

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, cli, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, graphics, cross-platform, self-hosted
- platform: python
- tags: wine, affinity-photo, affinity-designer, affinity-publisher, appimage, installer, gpu-acceleration, dxvk, vkd3d-proton, opencl, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- ryzendew/Linux-Affinity-Installer (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:38.812530+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:29:51.764992+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ryzendew/Linux-Affinity-Installer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:38.812530+00:00, sha 8c1acc7fa5fe)
  - homepage: https://www.youtube.com/c/MattsCreative (fetched 2026-08-29T09:44:49.191911+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.