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This is what I use: https://github.com/rockerbacon/modorganizer2-linux-installer
I really don't want to use a mod manager but I guess if no one posts a better fix I'll do it. The fix to get manually installed mods to work is likely going to be just 1 secret config file change, I just have to figure out what it is.
Edit: MO2 replaces the executable with an executable that I assume is the ui for MO2 which fails to run on my system. This doesn't patch out the Plugins.txt getting replaced either. I'm not sure that MO2 helps here. This is Skyrim special edition, not the original release. They made the mod situation shittier like they did in Starfield so not all of the same fixes and workarounds that have been working on Linux for the past decade still work.
Well you can just manually install everything, activate and organize it in skyrim's own mod loader, it's a huge pain on both windows and linux but you can do it. I don't think plugin.txt has been in use since Bethesda added their own internal mod loader, that's probably why it's not working. Also LOOT isn't required, it just does the load order for you.
Where can I find resources that may lead to figuring out how that stuff works? Where is the Skyrim built in mod loader? Google is no good these days. Every mod loader I've tried so far as borked my game to the point it won't even launch. After trying flatpak loot I actually have to re-download, it borked things real good. Manual installation looks like the only way.
When manually installing mods, what do I have to do besides putting all the respective folders in the correct location? I think that's the million dollar question here.
I have always used mod organizer since it has always worked perfectly so I never used the internal one more than just look at it once. You can access it by launching the game and the main menu should have the option to access it.