# System Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (not 24.04 – regressions in Wine 9.0) Kernel 6.2 or 6.5 (avoid 6.8+ for now) NVIDIA driver 535 (proprietary)

ArchiCAD relies heavily on OpenGL. In a standard VirtualBox scenario on Ubuntu, the OpenGL commands must be translated from the Windows guest to the Linux host driver. This results in:

Bottles is a powerful graphical tool that uses to create isolated "bottles" for Windows software on Linux. It is generally easier to manage than standard Wine and provides better dependency handling. Steps to Install: Install Bottles: The safest way on Ubuntu is via Flatpak.