I have the program Lutris installed on my computer and I am going through adding all my linux games. However some are .sh execs others are .bins and executables which both added fine. the .sh ones are giving me some grief.
I don't know what to put in the argument section to help launch the game. It's an easy fix I know it is. I just can't think of it, a little brain dead here :P
-EDIT-
I just threw sudo sh in there as something to see if it worked but it didn't.
Example:
The games that are in .sh launch straight from the shell script file there are no install screens or anything I just run the terminal command and the game is open, Lutris just simplifies that by adding them all together in a manager so I don't have to type as much :P
So if I don't need an argument that is for after the program is launch do I need a preload library? As Lutris sees the file (I think) its supposed to be an executable that I just double click on the icon and the game starts.
I can simplify this cause I know I am sometimes a little confusing with my words.
Lutris is a launcher for linux games and gaming on ubuntu in general. The games I have are .sh format, They aren't installers but launchers. I can go into terminal and type the sh commands and run the game fine, I am just trying to add said games to Lutris and I guess Lutris doesn't see it as an Executable even though I have it checked under permissions in the GUI
1 Answer
Running bash files
To run an .sh (bash) file, you have two options
Force run with
bash$ bash /path/to/file.sh
Allow execution
$ chmod +x /path/to/file.sh$ ./path/to/file.sh
Typically, files downloaded from the internet are not marked as executable (+x) until you specifically mark them so.
Creating "Shortcuts"
You may want to create a "Shortcut" or clickable icon that launches your games
gnome-desktop-item-edit ~/Desktop/ --create-new
To ensure that the file runs, use the bash /path/to/file.sh method when inputting the command.
