command-line for autostart with config to use? about arma3-unix-launcher HOT 14 CLOSED

For this reset of config you would still need to make the launcher wait for the game to exit? 😉

I think resetting config is kinda pointless, I've got rid of it with 1d47586.

You know in the GUI you can click load to load a preset you have saved, then click play?

Actually I forgot about it :D

Anyway, I'm implementing it now.

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Early implementation is available on add-preset-to-run branch, could you check if it works correctly?

git clone https://github.com/muttleyxd/arma3-unix-launcher.git
cd arma3-unix-launcher
git checkout add-preset-to-run
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
./arma3-unix-launcher --preset-to-run <some_name>

<some_name> can be a relative path, absolute path or filename in ~/.config/a3unixlauncher

So if you have a file ~/.config/a3unixlauncher/somemods.a3ulm you can start the launcher with

./arma3-unix-launcher --preset-to-run somemods

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Thanks i have just checked the master branch with your fix and it successfully started arma.
I will try this branch tomorrow 😉

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I think both of these should be separate issues 😁

Currently there isn't a way to specify command-line parameters but I'll definitely add a parameter, good idea

Closing this one, feel free to reopen if there's something more

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Is there a command-line to autostart arma3 using an arma3-unix-launcher config file of choice?
For now there isn't an option

I guess I could add two options:

• --config-file to specify where config file is located (config file would have all mods/options loaded)
• --run-arma to run Arma after starting and exit (making launcher wait for stuff would be a little inefficient)

What do you think about that?

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I meant to use a command line option to specify a preset you can choose in the GUI to auto start with.

You know in the GUI you can click load to load a preset you have saved, then click play?
After you exit the game arma3-unix-launcher resets the config used to what was there before it right?

So i would suggest to use somekind of --preset option. (Maybe a --play-preset?)
When that option is present it will skip the GUI to automate the loading of that preset, starting the game and after exit of game reset the config back to previous state and exit the launcher.
All this without a GUI that stays in screen and memory...
For this reset of config you would still need to make the launcher wait for the game to exit? 😉

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Early implementation is available on add-preset-to-run branch, could you check if it works correctly?

Not at moment because im trying to setup this repo to automate setting up a DS. (Currently force pushing initial commits with changes)
When i'm done with a working initial commit of that i will try 😉

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I already had the repo so i needed to do:

cd <arma3-unix-launcher>
git fetch
git checkout add-preset-to-run
cd build
cmake ..
make
./arma3-unix-launcher --preset-to-run <some_name>

Where <some_name> is located inside ~/.config/a3unixlauncher.

• I used both noMods and noMods.a3ulm for the <some_name> as that is the name of the preset i created.
  This is output after arma3-unix-launcher was for both:

[2020-01-18 09:24:10] ArmA 3 Unix Launcher started
GTK+ version: 3.24.12
Glib version: 2.62.1
[2020-01-18 09:24:10] Config path: /SteamGameLib/mainuser/steamapps/common/Arma 3/../../compatdata/107410/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/My Documents/Arma 3/Arma3.cfg
[2020-01-18 09:24:10] ArmA 3 Path: /SteamGameLib/mainuser/steamapps/common/Arma 3
Workshop mods path: /SteamGameLib/mainuser/steamapps/workshop/content/107410
[2020-01-18 09:24:10] Not a symlink found in ModDirs!
[2020-01-18 09:24:10] Not a symlink found in ModDirs!
[2020-01-18 09:24:10] Dir/file /SteamGameLib/mainuser/steamapps/common/Arma 3/!workshop/@RHS: United States Forces already exists
[2020-01-18 09:24:10] Dir/file /SteamGameLib/mainuser/steamapps/common/Arma 3/!workshop/@$STR_A3_cfgmods_oldman_name0 already exists
[2020-01-18 09:24:10] Dir/file /SteamGameLib/mainuser/steamapps/common/Arma 3/!workshop/@FIR Pilot&Crew Pack already exists
[2020-01-18 09:24:10] Dir/file /SteamGameLib/mainuser/steamapps/common/Arma 3/!workshop/@F-16 Fighting Falcon already exists
[2020-01-18 09:24:10] Dir/file /SteamGameLib/mainuser/steamapps/common/Arma 3/!workshop/@Devas Turkish Armed Forces Mod already exists
[2020-01-18 09:24:10] Dir/file /SteamGameLib/mainuser/steamapps/common/Arma 3/!workshop/@TMT - Turkish Forces v0.7 already exists
[2020-01-18 09:24:10] Dir/file /SteamGameLib/mainuser/steamapps/common/Arma 3/!workshop/@FIR AWS(AirWeaponSystem) already exists
[2020-01-18 09:24:10] Dir/file /SteamGameLib/mainuser/steamapps/common/Arma 3/!workshop/@TMT - TuAF F-16C already exists
[2020-01-18 09:24:10] Dir/file /SteamGameLib/mainuser/steamapps/common/Arma 3/!workshop/@Community Base Addons v3.13.0 already exists
[2020-01-18 09:24:10] Dir/file /SteamGameLib/mainuser/steamapps/common/Arma 3/!workshop/@LBT 6094 already exists
[2020-01-18 09:24:10] Status monitoring thread started
[2020-01-18 09:24:11] FullModList size:10
[2020-01-18 09:24:11] /SteamGameLib/mainuser/steamapps/common/Arma 3/../../compatdata/107410/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/My Documents/Arma 3/Arma3.cfg
[2020-01-18 09:24:11] Generating Arma3.cfg

The command returned the prompt but arma3 was not started...
Without the argument it opened the GUI as usual, but didn't start Arma3 when play was clicked...
Then i checked-out the master branch and repeated the make steps and ran arma3-unix-launcher to see if it would open arma3, but it didn't either.
So i need to check and see which arma3 version i have installed at moment, will comeback to this soon...
edit seems i have the proton version installed at moment so i need to switch.... (To be followed)

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Update unfortunately the add-preset-to-run does not launch the game at all, with or without the --preset-to-run parameter.
It does however create the config file in both cases.
But because the client version of the linux version is still behind (1.82) i am switching back to the proton version after a complete uninstall of arma3...

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@TriMoon
I didn't test native version, so I guess I should do that now. Worked fine for me with Proton

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@muttleyxd please see #55

PS: my base setup for an Arma 3 Linux Dedicated Game Server is working as expected now.... 😉

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Please check now, I've updated this branch, you'll have to do a hard reset

git fetch origin
git checkout add-preset-to-run
git reset --hard origin/add-preset-to-run
#rest of build commands

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@muttleyxd
I installed arma3-unix-launcher_add-preset-to-run-98-5176787-ubuntu-x86_64.deb, and seems this branch is working fine now.

Just a suggestion to you for the .deb:

• Can you add an icon to the desktop file?
  It looks a bit weird with a blank icon 😄
  • I used this logo using:
    sudo install --mode=0644 images/arma3_logo.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/a3unixlauncher.png
    And adding Icon=a3unixlauncher to the desktop file and it looks much nicer now 😉
    Feel free to use the one i used which is not mine but found on the internet or any other image...

My current desktop file looks like this:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=ArmA 3 Unix Launcher
Comment=Advanced launcher for ArmA 3 on Linux and Mac
Keywords=arma3;Games
Exec=arma3-unix-launcher
Icon=a3unixlauncher
Categories=Game;
StartupNotify=true
Actions=noMods;Arma3_DS

[Desktop Action noMods]
Name=Open without any mods
Exec=arma3-unix-launcher --preset-to-run noMods

[Desktop Action Arma3_DS]
Name=Open with Arma3_DS
Exec=arma3-unix-launcher --preset-to-run Arma3_DS

diff --git a/arma3-unix-launcher.desktop b/arma3-unix-launcher.desktop
index f629e9b..9f75ed7 100644
--- a/arma3-unix-launcher.desktop
+++ b/arma3-unix-launcher.desktop
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 Type=Application
 Name=ArmA 3 Unix Launcher
 Comment=Advanced launcher for ArmA 3 on Linux and Mac
+Keywords=arma3;Games
 Exec=arma3-unix-launcher
+Icon=a3unixlauncher
 Categories=Game;
 StartupNotify=true
+Actions=noMods;Arma3_DS
+
+[Desktop Action noMods]
+Name=Open without any mods
+Exec=arma3-unix-launcher --preset-to-run noMods
+
+[Desktop Action Arma3_DS]
+Name=Open with Arma3_DS
+Exec=arma3-unix-launcher --preset-to-run Arma3_DS

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@muttleyxd is there also a way to specify command-line paramters to arma3?
Because those settings are not saved inside the presets but as global settings of this launcher.

I would like to use these options on the command-line from the desktop file:

• -name=<string> Profile name.
• -connect=<ip> Server IP to connect to.
• -port=<number> Server port to connect to.
• -password=<string> Server password to connect to.

I know we can set those inside this launcher, but it would be much handier if we could override those on the command line, to ease desktop entries to use different settings 😉

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