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Title: Linux launcher install
Post by: oljo on November 27, 2017, 03:48:18 am
Hi. I have used the freespace open installer om Windows with great success. But i have now turned to Linux and wish to play on that OS. I have used the installer and downloaded all the mods, but i cannot figurer out how to get a launcher to work. Can someone point me in the right direction?
Title: Re: Linux launcher install
Post by: niffiwan on November 27, 2017, 04:49:24 am
Well... you can try compiling the source? https://github.com/scp-fs2open/wxLauncher#building---linux-has-been-tested-on-ubuntu
If you have any issues, post here and we can try to help.

Otherwise I think wxlauncher has packages available for certain distributions, the only issue might be that 3.8.0 requires wxlauncher 0.12.0-rc.3 (https://github.com/scp-fs2open/wxLauncher/releases/tag/0.12.0-rc.3)  and being a release candidate, I'm sure not anyone would have packaged that version yet.
Title: Re: Linux launcher install
Post by: oljo on November 27, 2017, 02:19:34 pm
Thanks for Replay! I Will check it out later!
Title: Re: Linux launcher install
Post by: oljo on November 30, 2017, 12:09:41 pm
Well now i have installed it, but i get an error in the wxlaunher "the executable did not generate a flag file" So i cant push play.
Title: Re: Linux launcher install
Post by: ngld on November 30, 2017, 01:00:50 pm
What happens if you run the fs2_open executable directly?
Title: Re: Linux launcher install
Post by: oljo on December 01, 2017, 04:13:40 am
Nothing happens :confused: I have now tested wxlauncher for windows running Wine and that worked great, downloaded 3.7.2 RC for Linux but it sayd only 32 bit not 64 bit, so maybe thats the problem?

I realy dont want to run it using Wine, but if i have to i just go back to Windows again :P
Title: Re: Linux launcher install
Post by: tomimaki on December 01, 2017, 04:43:32 am
downloaded 3.7.2 RC for Linux
Why that so old build? Download 3.8.0 (https://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=93812.0)
Title: Re: Linux launcher install
Post by: ngld on December 01, 2017, 06:04:04 pm
You're probably missing required libraries. 3.8.0 uses AppImage so that shouldn't be a problem there. Please run the 3.8.0 binary in a terminal and post the output it generates if it still doesn't work correctly.