as the title states, i can't get wow/bnet to install through Lutris, every guide i see says to just install it through lutris but when i do i get this (edited out any important details, i hope), system specs and error below, also os is on m.2 drive and trying to install game onto sata ssd! both aren't full

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"Details from error"

Invalid Wine prefix path /home/ /Games/battlenet, make sure to create the prefix before saving to a registry

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/lutris/util/jobs.py", line 30, in target

result = self.function(*a, **kw)

File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/lutris/installer/commands.py", line 426, in task

command = task(**data)

File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/lutris/runners/commands/wine.py", line 54, in set_regedit

set_regedit_file(reg_path, wine_path=wine_path, prefix=prefix, arch=arch)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/lutris/runners/commands/wine.py", line 69, in set_regedit_file

wineexec(

~~~~~~~~^

"regedit",

^^^^^^^^^^

...<5 lines>...

proton_verb=proton_verb,

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

)

^

File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/lutris/runners/commands/wine.py", line 366, in wineexec

runner.prelaunch()

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^

File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/lutris/runners/wine.py", line 1049, in prelaunch

self.set_regedit_keys()

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^

File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/lutris/runners/wine.py", line 993, in set_regedit_keys

prefix_manager.clear_registry_subkeys(path, key)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^

File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/lutris/util/wine/prefix.py", line 129, in clear_registry_subkeys

registry.save()

~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^

File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/lutris/util/wine/registry.py", line 156, in save

raise OSError(

...<2 lines>...

)

OSError: Invalid Wine prefix path /home/ /Games/battlenet, make sure to create the prefix before saving to a registry

Lutris log:

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:45:05,161:application]: Starting Lutris 0.5.19

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:45:05,202:startup]: "card0" is AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (1002:73ff 148c:2412 amdgpu) Driver 25.2.0

[WARNING:2025-08-19 13:47:16,363:system]: Non existent path: /home/ /.local/share/lutris/runners/proton/ge-proton

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:50:44,716:file_box]: Download completed

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:50:44,716:files_box]: All files available

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:50:44,716:installerwindow]: All files are available, continuing install

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:50:44,716:installerwindow]: Launching installer commands

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:50:44,725:wine]: Creating a win64 prefix in /run/media/system/ /battlenet

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:50:44,725:wine]: Winepath: /home/ /Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:50:44,725:wine]: No wineboot executable found in /home/ /Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz, your wine installation is most likely broken

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:50:44,753:wine]: Creating a win64 prefix in /run/media/system/ /battlenet

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:50:44,753:wine]: Winepath: /home/ /Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:50:44,753:wine]: No wineboot executable found in /home/ /Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz, your wine installation is most likely broken

[WARNING:2025-08-19 13:50:44,760:wine]: No valid prefix detected in /run/media/system/ /battlenet, creating one...

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:50:44,761:wine]: Creating a win64 prefix in /run/media/system/ /battlenet

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:50:44,761:wine]: Winepath: /home/ /Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:50:44,761:wine]: No wineboot executable found in /home/xantosh/Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz, your wine installation is most likely broken

[WARNING:2025-08-19 13:50:44,761:runner]: Accessing game config while runner wasn't given one.

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:50:44,761:registry]: No registry file at /run/media/system/ /battlenet/user.reg

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:50:44,761:jobs]: Error while completing task <bound method CommandsMixin.task of <interpreter.ScriptInterpreter object at 0x7f553b6e2500 (lutris+installer+interpreter+ScriptInterpreter at 0x5579ede3d800)>>: <class 'OSError'> Invalid Wine prefix path /run/media/system/ /battlenet, make sure to create the prefix before saving to a registry

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:50:44,763:interpreter]: Last install command failed, show error

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:51:38,804:interpreter]: Cancelling installation of Battle.net

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:51:38,813:system]: No executable found in ['/home/ /Downloads/wineserver', '-k']

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:52:44,207:files_box]: All files available

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:52:44,207:installerwindow]: All files are available, continuing install

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:52:44,207:installerwindow]: Launching installer commands

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:52:44,216:wine]: Creating a win64 prefix in /home/ /Games/battlenet

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:52:44,217:wine]: Winepath: /home/ /Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:52:44,217:wine]: No wineboot executable found in /home/ /Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz, your wine installation is most likely broken

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:52:44,231:wine]: Creating a win64 prefix in /home/ /Games/battlenet

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:52:44,231:wine]: Winepath: /home/ /Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:52:44,232:wine]: No wineboot executable found in /home/ /Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz, your wine installation is most likely broken

[WARNING:2025-08-19 13:52:44,238:wine]: No valid prefix detected in /home/ /Games/battlenet, creating one...

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:52:44,238:wine]: Creating a win64 prefix in /home/ /Games/battlenet

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:52:44,238:wine]: Winepath: /home/ /Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:52:44,238:wine]: No wineboot executable found in /home/ /Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz, your wine installation is most likely broken

[WARNING:2025-08-19 13:52:44,238:runner]: Accessing game config while runner wasn't given one.

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:52:44,238:registry]: No registry file at /home/ /Games/battlenet/user.reg

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:52:44,238:jobs]: Error while completing task <bound method CommandsMixin.task of <interpreter.ScriptInterpreter object at 0x7f553b588180 (lutris+installer+interpreter+ScriptInterpreter at 0x5579ee571cb0)>>: <class 'OSError'> Invalid Wine prefix path /home/ /Games/battlenet, make sure to create the prefix before saving to a registry

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:52:44,239:interpreter]: Last install command failed, show error

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:53:57,180:interpreter]: Cancelling installation of Battle.net

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:53:57,189:system]: No executable found in ['/home/ /Downloads/wineserver', '-k']

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:54:42,183:file_box]: Download completed

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:54:42,183:files_box]: All files available

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:54:42,183:installerwindow]: All files are available, continuing install

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:54:42,183:installerwindow]: Launching installer commands

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:54:42,192:wine]: Creating a win64 prefix in /home/ /Games/battlenet

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:54:42,192:wine]: Winepath: /home/ /Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:54:42,193:wine]: No wineboot executable found in /home/ /Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz, your wine installation is most likely broken

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:54:42,214:wine]: Creating a win64 prefix in /home/ /Games/battlenet

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:54:42,214:wine]: Winepath: /home/ /Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:54:42,214:wine]: No wineboot executable found in /home/ /Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz, your wine installation is most likely broken

[WARNING:2025-08-19 13:54:42,220:wine]: No valid prefix detected in /home/ /Games/battlenet, creating one...

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:54:42,220:wine]: Creating a win64 prefix in /home/ /Games/battlenet

[INFO:2025-08-19 13:54:42,220:wine]: Winepath: /home/ /Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:54:42,220:wine]: No wineboot executable found in /home/ /Downloads/wine-8.7-x86.tar.xz, your wine installation is most likely broken

[WARNING:2025-08-19 13:54:42,220:runner]: Accessing game config while runner wasn't given one.

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:54:42,221:registry]: No registry file at /home/ /Games/battlenet/user.reg

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:54:42,221:jobs]: Error while completing task <bound method CommandsMixin.task of <interpreter.ScriptInterpreter object at 0x7f553ba38b40 (lutris+installer+interpreter+ScriptInterpreter at 0x5579ee938c50)>>: <class 'OSError'> Invalid Wine prefix path /home/ /Games/battlenet, make sure to create the prefix before saving to a registry

[ERROR:2025-08-19 13:54:42,222:interpreter]: Last install command failed, show error