Author Topic: Linux version on manjaro: What does it mean by "installed correctly"?  (Read 2126 times)

Offline WaldoTheRanger

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I'm trying to get openxcom to work on manjaro.
I've installed the version from the AUR (arch user repository) and tried to use the app image from the website.
I have all the game files copied over from a windows gog installation. they are in home/user/.local/share/openxcom.
both apps still say that they can't find the files and "make sure openxcom is installed correctly"

where should I put all the files, and how should I put them there to get it to work?

Also, I think the linux version needs better instructions generally (on the main page in the nightlies) I had to find an obscure forum post by chance just to figure out that I needed to go to .local/share. Maybe I wasn't paying attention. still it's not great.
« Last Edit: December 30, 2019, 04:21:10 am by WaldoTheRanger »

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Re: Linux version on manjaro: What does it mean by "installed correctly"?
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2019, 06:23:02 am »
Probably what you're missing is the subfolder. The original files should either be in "home/user/.local/share/openxcom/UFO" (nightly) or "home/user/.local/share/openxcom/data" (1.0). So for example the original GEODATA folder will be in "home/user/.local/share/openxcom/UFO/GEODATA" (no other folders in-between)

The Linux instructions are kinda all over the place (split between readme and wiki and different versions) but these should help:
https://github.com/OpenXcom/OpenXcom/#linux
https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php/Installation_FAQ_(OpenXcom)

We'll be rewriting everything in the next release.
« Last Edit: December 30, 2019, 06:25:23 am by SupSuper »

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Re: Linux version on manjaro: What does it mean by "installed correctly"?
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2019, 06:36:21 am »
Well crap that worked perfectly.
Thanks dude.