[Solved] Xfce launcher will not run .sh script

**cj360** · March 15th, 2013

So I've been trying to get a game to run from it's .sh script that starts when I click on a launcher. The game is PokeMMO and the .sh script for it runs fine, if I run it in terminal from that folder. If I create a launcher in the panel of my desktop and try it the terminal flashes once and closes or says:

Code:

/home/andrew/Downloads/PokeMMO-Client/PokeMMO.sh: 2: java: not found

And the launcher has this for the command:

Code:

xfce4-terminal -H --command="/home/andrew/Downloads/PokeMMO-Client/PokeMMO.sh"

I'm on xubuntu 11.10 with xfce (lastest .v I belive). Not sure what other info I should add so yeah.

**sisco311** · March 15th, 2013

Try to change the current working directory to the directory where the script is located before you run it.

Code:

cd /home/andrew/Downloads/PokeMMO-Client/ && ./PokeMMO.sh

**schragge** · March 15th, 2013

When you launch the terminal with a command, ~/.bashrc doesn't get executed. This means that any changes to the environment you put there (PATH, CLASSPATH, JAVA_HOME) won't be carried over to the script.

**cj360** · March 17th, 2013

After trying sisco's advice I get a

Code:

Failed to execute command "cd /home/andrew/Downloads/PokeMMO-Client/ && ./PokeMMO.sh".

Same thing if I try just point to the script with .[path-to script]

And schragge, since I have

Code:

# Java PATHs
export JAVA_HOME=/opt/java/64/jdk1.6.0_34
export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin

# Android tools
export PATH=${PATH}:~/android-sdk/tools
export PATH=${PATH}:~/android-sdk/platform-tools
export PATH=${PATH}:~/bin

In my bashrc I need to re-decalre the java paths in the launcher?

Edit- I tried adding a plain path to the script in the launcher and terminal flashes open for a second and then immedatly closes. But the script is fine when I run it in terminal from the pokemmo folder in thunar and terminal.

**schragge** · March 17th, 2013

xfce4-terminal has an option --working-directory. You can try

Code:

xfce4-terminal --working-directory=/home/andrew/Downloads/PokeMMO-Client -Hc '/home/andrew/Downloads/PokeMMO-Client/PokeMMO.sh'

As for your paths from ~/.bashrc, try to copy those lines to ~/.xsessionrc (create the file if it doesn't exist). You need to re-login for the change to take effect.

**cj360** · March 19th, 2013

Same reaction, I see terminal open for a second and it immediately closes. Even after adding the lines to my new ~.xsessionrc and rebooting.

**cj360** · March 19th, 2013

Edit- fixed it! Instead of using the .sh script I just pasted the contents of it into the launcher and it's working directory into the working directory box obviously:

Code:

 command: java -Xmx512M -ea -Xbootclasspath/p:./libs/jsr166.jar -cp ./lib/*:PokeMMO.exe com.pokeemu.client.Client
working directory: /home/andrew/Downloads/PokeMMO-Client/

Thanks to the people above that helped and replied!