Linux Wrapper for Chicken Invaders 5

README.md

Linux Wrapper for Chicken Invaders 5

Includes .desktop file with the original Icon and wrapper to be put in your PATH.

Install

You have to put the Main Game (the folder with Game_Launcher inside) to /opt/chickeninvaders5cotds/ or change the path in chickeninvaders5

• Put chickeninvaders5.desktop in the application directory

  • local: ~/.local/share/applications/ (preferred)
  • global: /usr/share/applications/ (needs root privileges)

• Put chickeninvaders5 in your PATH (needs root privileges)

  • user dir: /usr/local/bin/ (preferred)
  • system wide: /usr/bin/

• Put CI5.png in your icon directory

  • local: ~/.local/share/icons/ (preferred)
  • global: /usr/share/icons/ (needs root privileges)

Usage

You may run Chicken Invaders 5 either through your Desktop Launcher or

$ chickeninvaders5

on the command line

Errors

If the game fails to start make shure you have write permissions on the game folder (default: /opt/chickeninvaders5cotds).

chickeninvaders5

#!/bin/sh
#
# Wrapper for Chicken Invaders 5: Cluck of the Dark Side
#
# (c) 2015 Bernd Busse
#

# Change to game install path (containing 'Game_Launcher')
GAME_PATH="/opt/chickeninvaders5cotds"

cd "${GAME_PATH}"
./Game_Launcher $@

chickeninvaders5.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Chicken Invaders 5
X-GNOME-FullName=Chicken Invaders 5: Cluck of the Dark Side
Categories=Games;
Exec=chickeninvaders5
Icon=CI5
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
Type=Application

CI5.png