Getting Started [Deprecated]

[cholmcc]

@slimy

Funnily enough my machine does not have a “/opt” directory so clearly your instructions are not generic enough.

According to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, which most if not all Linux distros follow,

/opt is reserved for the installation of add-on application software packages.

It is therefore surprising that your machine does not have that directory. /opt is where for example Google Chrome, conda, and snaps are installed, typically. It is really the right place for VASSAL too. In any case the -p option for mkdir will make the directory.

@slimy

On my system I do actually have a desktop icon set up but I had to convert the svg file to a png to get it to work, and I think that’s too much. If I can get that fixed in the distributed VASSAL file including instructions for that would be a good idea.

See this post for an integration script and files. Ideally this would be part of the distribution. If a PNG is needed, which I don’t think is the case for most desktops, then it is easily made with

convert VASSAL.svg VASSAL.png

@slimy

I guess suggesting users setup an alias in their profile would not be a bad idea though.

The above integration script sort of takes care of that by making a symbolic link in /use/local/bin, ~/.local/bin, or <prefix>/bin.

@slimy

As for the Android setup page that needs migrating and if noone steps forward it is likely to be deleted. If you want to help I suggest you join the discord Vassal and navigate to #version_4.

I can do the Markdown of the VASSAL on Android page - that’s actually how I initially wrote it . Will be next week though. Where’s the best place to post it? Including images and files.

Yours,
Christian