[LINUX] Mod Installation Script

[peachoftree]

I was tired of using Ubuntu's archive manager to install mods, so I made this simple script to do it for me!

download

Instructions:

1. download the script and place it in ~/bin (If it doesn't exist make it)

2. remove the .sh extension from the script. (its there so the more scrutinous among you can see that it's not evil without downloading)

3. cd into ~/bin in your terminal and enter "chmod +x ksp_mod_install" (without quotes)

4. to use it type "ksp_mod_install /path/to/mod.zip" (e.g. ksp_mod_install Downloads/FAR.zip)

5. it will automatically install if it finds a GameData folder in the top level of the zip.

6. If it does not find a GameData folder it will ask you if you want to copy everything from the top level into GameData. (Only do this if your certain it will install correctly)

7. Profit

This will probably work on mac too, I'm just not sure how one would do it

Edited February 4, 2015 by peachoftree

[hab136]

Yep, the script should work as-is on Mac, though people will have to change the directory.

You might want to replace "${HOME}/KSP_linux/GameData" with a variable name which is set at the top. Like:

export KSP_DIR=${HOME}/KSP_linux/GameData

and then:

rsync -av GameData/* "$KSP_DIR"

FYI, CKAN is a point-and-click way to download and install mods (works on Linux/Mac/Windows)

[peachoftree]

FYI, CKAN is a point-and-click way to download and install mods (works on Linux/Mac/Windows)

I am aware of that, but there are still many mods not on CKAN and this script will work with all mods.