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Addon Folder Location
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 4:56 pm
by greenco
I am running version 1.65.6, under Ububtu 8.04 and want to add some expansion packs. The instructions tell me to place them in the "ADDON" folder, but I can't find an addon folder, on my system. Does anyone know where the " Synaptic Package Manager " installs the program? Or is the instructions just for version 1.7.
Thanks
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:17 pm
by another_commander
If I am not mistaken, it should be ~/.Oolite/AddOns. Have you tried this location?
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:30 pm
by greenco
I can not find any folder named AddOns. Can you give me the path that the "Tilde" symbols represents.
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:33 pm
by another_commander
The tilde represents your home directory. And it might be that you will have to create this folder yourself if it does not exist.
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:49 pm
by greenco
I found the correct location, while reading a different post. It refered to the "oolite.app" and said that the AddOns folder should be placed in the same folder that contains the " oolite.app ". I just did it and it works.
Thanks for your help.
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:12 am
by davcefai
In Linux, "~" in a path refers to your home directory. So if you are Jim it is /home/Jim/
Ideally all your personal data should go there.
Also, and here's the "trick", in Linux a directory name starting with a "." is, by default, hidden by file managers.
If you use Konqueror you can show these directories by selecting "View, Hidden Files".
You will find a folder named:
/home/Jim/.Oolite/Addons/
This is where your OXPs should live.
If you have extracted the Zip files and moved the files as Root user make sure that you set the permissions to allow yourself access to them.
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:40 pm
by greenco
Thanks davcefai,
I turned on the "show hidden files" and hit the jackpot!!!
I moved the OXPs to the correct folder and things are working just fine.
Thanks
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:20 am
by davcefai
Always glad to be of service
Just a quick note about the home folder: If you use it strictly then all your data is in one place and is easily backed up.
/home is a separate partition on disc and will thus survive hard disc failures where another partition gets corrupted. (Windows may well be the only OS which does not insist on partitioning your discs).
Backing up your /home and /etc folders is the way to ensure a relatively painless disaster recovery. (/etc holds settings)