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This page contains information useful for developing Minetest for the Steam Deck. Contact rubenwardy with any questions.

Usage as an end user

See rubenwardy's blog post

Installing a dev version

Uploading an AppImage using Deck DevKit

Source: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamdeck/loadgames

Name: MinetestAppImage
Local folder: /home/user/dev/tmp/minetestdeck/
Upload filtering [Include only] Minetest-dev.AppImage
Start command: Minetest-dev.AppImage
Save config
Click Upload
On deck: cp /usr/lib/libcrypto.so libcrypto.so.1
Minetest should now be in Non-steam games as "Devkit games: MinetestAppImage"

Uploading a build using Deck DevKit

Note: Untested

Source: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamdeck/loadgames

Name: Minetest
Local folder: /home/user/dev/minetest/
Upload filtering [Include only] /bin/*** /builtin/*** /games/devtest/*** /games/minetest_game/*** /textures/base/pack/*** /client/shaders/***
Check "Delete remote files not present in local folder"
Start command: bin/minetest
Save config
Click Upload

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 == Installing a dev version ==
-=== AppImage ===
+=== Uploading an AppImage using Deck DevKit ===
-* Download or create an AppImage. Minetest's GitLab pipeline does this automatically
+Source: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamdeck/loadgames
-* Enter Steam Deck desktop mode
-* Get the AppImage on the device at ~/Minetest.AppImage
-* <code>cp /usr/lib/libcrypto.so libcrypto.so.1</code>
-* Create desktop file at ~/minetest.desktop, see below
-* <code>desktop-file-install --dir=~/.local/share/applications ~/minetest.desktop</code>
-* <code>update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications</code>
-* Go to start > Games > Right-click "Minetest dev" > Add to steam
-<source>
+* Name: MinetestAppImage
-[Desktop Entry]
+* Local folder: <code>/home/user/dev/tmp/minetestdeck/</code>
-Name=Minetest dev
+* Upload filtering [Include only] <code>Minetest-dev.AppImage</code>
-GenericName=Minetest dev
+* Start command: <code>Minetest-dev.AppImage</code>
-Comment=Multiplayer infinite-world block sandbox
+* Save config
-Comment[de]=Mehrspieler-Sandkastenspiel mit unendlichen Blockwelten
+* Click Upload
-Comment[es]=Juego sandbox multijugador con mundos infinitos
+* On deck: <code>cp /usr/lib/libcrypto.so libcrypto.so.1</code>
-Comment[fr]=Jeu multijoueurs de type bac à sable avec des mondes infinis
+* Minetest should now be in Non-steam games as "Devkit games: MinetestAppImage"
-Comment[ja]=マルチプレイに対応した、無限の世界のブロック型サンドボックスゲームです
-Comment[ru]=Игра-песочница с безграничным миром, состоящим из блоков
-Comment[tr]=Tek-Çok oyuncuyla küplerden sonsuz dünyalar inşa et
-Exec=/home/deck/Minetest.AppImage
-Icon=minetest
-Terminal=false
-PrefersNonDefaultGPU=true
-Type=Application
-Categories=Game;Simulation;
-StartupNotify=false
-Keywords=sandbox;world;mining;crafting;blocks;nodes;multiplayer;roleplaying;
-X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.26
-</source>
 === Uploading a build using Deck DevKit ===
-Note: I don't know how to make portable Linux builds yet, so have been using the AppImage option
+'''Note: Untested'''
 Source: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamdeck/loadgames

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