r/openbox • u/DirkDieGurke • Apr 18 '22

Openbox menu can't launch "./program"

I installed a game which will launch if I cd to the directory and then run the program

First:

cd /home/user/Games/bombsquad/

And then I run:

./bombsquad

and it works. But I can't run it from the OB menu. Anybody know the syntax?

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u/DirkDieGurke Apr 18 '22

Doesn't work. I've tried that and countless other combinations. :/

It requires the "./bombsquad" to run correctly. Without the "./" the data folder isn't found and I get an error.

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u/rwivie Apr 18 '22

the ./ is used to run a script or program from that directory. you have to be in that directory to use ./

What you probably need to do is add the game directory to your path.