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Linux launcher guide updates
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Currently you need to build the Launcher yourself. Currently you need to build the Launcher yourself.
In order to do this, you need a basic understanding of how to build an application. In order to do this, you need a basic understanding of how to build an application.
Make sure you have [`vcpkg` installed](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/vcpkg/get_started/get-started?pivots=shell-bash#1---set-up-vcpkg), as well as basic development tools, often found in packages, for example: Make sure you have basic development tools installed, often found in packages, for example:
- Debian: `sudo apt install build-essential` - Debian: `sudo apt install build-essential`
- Fedora: `sudo dnf install cmake gcc-c++ perl-IPC-Cmd perl-FindBin perl-File-Compare perl-File-Copy` - Fedora: `sudo dnf install cmake gcc-c++ perl-IPC-Cmd perl-FindBin perl-File-Compare perl-File-Copy`
@@ -40,11 +40,31 @@ Make sure you have [`vcpkg` installed](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/vcpkg/g
- openSUSE: `zypper in -t pattern devel-basis` - openSUSE: `zypper in -t pattern devel-basis`
- SteamOS (Arch): `sudo pacman -S base-devel linux-api-headers glibc libconfig` (You also need to do `sudo steamos-readonly disable` but make sure to enable it again after installing the packages) - SteamOS (Arch): `sudo pacman -S base-devel linux-api-headers glibc libconfig` (You also need to do `sudo steamos-readonly disable` but make sure to enable it again after installing the packages)
Clone `vcpkg`, bootstrap it and add it to PATH
1.
```bash
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git
```
2.
```bash
./vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
```
3.
```bash
export VCPKG_ROOT="$(pwd)/vcpkg"
export PATH=$VCPKG_ROOT:$PATH
```
Clone the BeamMP-Launcher Repository to your system using `git`, for example: Clone the BeamMP-Launcher Repository to your system using `git`, for example:
`git clone https://github.com/BeamMP/BeamMP-Launcher.git` `git clone https://github.com/BeamMP/BeamMP-Launcher.git`
[Additional information about cloning a GitHub Repo](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/cloning-a-repository) [Additional information about cloning a GitHub Repo](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/cloning-a-repository)
Checkout the tag that was used for the [latest release](https://github.com/BeamMP/BeamMP-Launcher/releases/latest). For example, if `v2.3.2` is used in the latest release, then do `git checkout v2.3.2` Checkout the tag that was used for the [latest release](https://github.com/BeamMP/BeamMP-Launcher/releases/latest). For example, if `v2.6.4` is used in the latest release, then do `git checkout v2.6.4`
In the root directory of the project, In the root directory of the project,