PROOF OF CONCEPT - Installing TeknoParrot on Linux

README.md

Installing TeknoParrot on Linux

⚠️ You should not execute scripts that you don't understand and trust from the internet.

1. Using Lutris

Both methods need you to provide a teknoparrot release archive. You can find it here.

Install from Lutris' website

Note : TeknoParrot is at the moment pending on Lutris.net, and so is my installer. You can find my install script on Lutris

Install from a local file

lutris --install teknoparrot-lutris.yml

2. Using a shell script

Please only use this method if you absolutely can't use Lutris.

This will use winetricks to setup needed dependencies for you and install teknoparrot in its own prefix, located at ~/.local/share/wineprefixes/teknoparrot.

Install

• Dowload teknoparrot from its official website
• Install wine, winetricks, unrar and unzip if you don't have them
• Run the install script teknoparrot.sh install <path_to_teknoparrot_rar_archive> (takes around 25 minutes)
• Start Teknoparrot teknoparrot.sh start
• Install only the UI updates then let it restart
• On the left, install updates. If errors happen, start again with teknoparrot.sh start and retry
• When no updates are found, it's ready to use

Start teknoparrot

teknoparrot.sh start

Uninstall

teknoparrot.sh uninstall

Notes

This gist is only a proof of concept and a sticky note. Reddit thread asking for help

teknoparrot-lutris.yml

files:
- archive: N/A:Select a teknoparrot release archive
game:
  exe: $GAMEDIR/drive_c/Program\ Files/teknoparrot/TeknoParrotUi.exe
  prefix: $GAMEDIR
  working_dir: $GAMEDIR/drive_c/Program\ Files/teknoparrot
installer:
- task:
    app: vcrun2010
    name: winetricks
    silent: true
- task:
    app: dotnet462
    name: winetricks
    silent: true
- extract:
    dst: $GAMEDIR/drive_c/Program\ Files/teknoparrot
    file: archive
- write_file:
    content: "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n<ParrotData xmlns:xsi=\"\
      http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\"\
      >\n\t<UseSto0ZDrivingHack>false</UseSto0ZDrivingHack>\n\t<StoozPercent>0</StoozPercent>\n\
      \t<FullAxisGas>false</FullAxisGas>\n\t<FullAxisBrake>false</FullAxisBrake>\n\
      \t<ReverseAxisGas>false</ReverseAxisGas>\n\t<ReverseAxisBrake>false</ReverseAxisBrake>\n\
      \t<ExitGameKey>0x1B</ExitGameKey>\n\t<PauseGameKey>0x13</PauseGameKey>\n\t<SaveLastPlayed>false</SaveLastPlayed>\n\
      \t<UseDiscordRPC>false</UseDiscordRPC>\n\t<SilentMode>false</SilentMode>\n\t\
      <CheckForUpdates>true</CheckForUpdates>\n\t<ConfirmExit>false</ConfirmExit>\n\
      \t<DownloadIcons>true</DownloadIcons>\n\t<UiDisableHardwareAcceleration>true</UiDisableHardwareAcceleration>\n\
      \t<UiColour>lightblue</UiColour>\n\t<UiDarkMode>true</UiDarkMode>\n\t<UiHolidayThemes>true</UiHolidayThemes>\n\
      </ParrotData>"
    file: $GAMEDIR/drive_c/Program\ Files/teknoparrot/ParrotData.xml

teknoparrot.sh

PFXNAME="teknoparrot"
PFX="$HOME/.local/share/wineprefixes/$PFXNAME"
TKP_DIR="$PFX/drive_c/Program Files/teknoparrot"

if  [[ $1 == "install" ]]; then

	# Creating the prefix
	winetricks prefix="$PFXNAME" arch=64  

	# Installing vcredist and dotnet
	# Note that you may need other vcredist versions for specific games, I'm not sure.
	winetricks prefix="$PFXNAME" -q \
		vcrun2010 \
		dotnet462

	# Adding teknoparrot
	mkdir -p "$TKP_DIR"
	unrar x "$2" "$TKP_DIR"

elif [[ $1 == "start" ]]; then

	# Start
	WINEPREFIX="$PFX" PWD="$TKP_DIR" wine start ./TeknoParrotUi.exe

elif [[ $1 == "uninstall" ]]; then

	# Remove prefix
	rm -rf "$PFX"

else

	echo "Usage : teknoparrot.sh [start|install|uninstall]"
	exit 1

fi

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