Loading WADs with UZDoom on Linux

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Flecktarn
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Loading WADs with UZDoom on Linux

Post by Flecktarn »

I'm switching from Windows to Linux Mint, running UZDoom 4.14.3 with the latest AppImage. As a Linux newbie, I'm wondering if there's a more convenient way to load WADs/PK3s than using the command line parameters. In Windows, I prefer drag-and-drop, but that doesn't seem to work on the AppImage. Is there a way to make drag-and-drop work, is there a launcher you'd recommend, or do I just use the command line?
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Re: Loading WADs with UZDoom on Linux

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You could try DoomRunner. It's a nice launcher; quite like ZDL but with more going on.

The descriptions page mentions that you have to build it for yourself on Linux, but there is a Linux download on the releases page too. I'm not a Linux user, so I don't know if that means there is a compiled version available, or if it's something you need for compiling. Maybe worth checking out though.
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Re: Loading WADs with UZDoom on Linux

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It's a compiled executable but you need several shared libraries. Y wenas.
https://github.com/Youda008/DoomRunner#linux
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Re: Loading WADs with UZDoom on Linux

Post by Flecktarn »

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll give it a shot.

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