How to attach console on Linux Ubuntu?

[GVovkiv]

Linux Ubuntu
So, i know, on Windows you can use conf.lua or --console, but how to do something like this on Ubuntu?

[pgimeno]

Just run it from a terminal.

[Teo434]

Linux Ubuntu
So, i know, on Windows you can use conf.lua or --console, but how to do something like this on Ubuntu?

There's unfortunately no way to do this. However, there are 2 solutions to still see the console!

1. Running from the terminal.
You can open a terminal in the folder avobe where main.lua is stored, and then do either:

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love (folder where main.lua is stored) --console 

or

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love2d (folder where main.lua is stored) --console 

.
This runs love2d as normal, but the terminal acts as a console like if you were on windows.

QUICK NOTE: I forgot if it was -console or --console, and the code was formatted to look like a comment aswell, don't get confused!

2. Sublime Text 3
Sublime Text (and probably other IDE's aswell) have a built-in console. I know that Sublime Text at least, works fine.
Using an IDE that supports terminal does not require you to have console enabled in conf.lua

https://love2d.org/wiki/Sublime_Text

However, if you're using Sublime Text, it won't print in real time. To fix this, you can add the following code at the top of main.lua or conf.lua:

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io.stdout:setvbuf("no")

Hope that helped!

[GVovkiv]

Linux Ubuntu
So, i know, on Windows you can use conf.lua or --console, but how to do something like this on Ubuntu?

There's unfortunately no way to do this. However, there are 2 solutions to still see the console!

1. Running from the terminal.
You can open a terminal in the folder avobe where main.lua is stored, and then do either:

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love (folder where main.lua is stored) --console 

or

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love2d (folder where main.lua is stored) --console 

.
This runs love2d as normal, but the terminal acts as a console like if you were on windows.

QUICK NOTE: I forgot if it was -console or --console, and the code was formatted to look like a comment aswell, don't get confused!

2. Sublime Text 3
Sublime Text (and probably other IDE's aswell) have a built-in console. I know that Sublime Text at least, works fine.
Using an IDE that supports terminal does not require you to have console enabled in conf.lua

https://love2d.org/wiki/Sublime_Text

However, if you're using Sublime Text, it won't print in real time. To fix this, you can add the following code at the top of main.lua or conf.lua:

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io.stdout:setvbuf("no")

Hope that helped!

Thanks for the detailed answer, it was helpful!

[CodeRed]

what if im using the appimage version will the love command still work?

[Pinko]

open a terminal in Linux. Love2D has to be installed on your computer already.

Either type in love (and enter) to see no game screen or

type in:

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love --version 

to see your installed version of love2D

in my terminal:
LOVE 11.5 (Mysterious Mysteries)

then go to the folder, where main.lua is stored:

cd /home/mike/code/mikesprogram

in this folder you start the program with

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 love .

love onespace and onedot (enter)

[GVovkiv]

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I mean, thanks, but you kinda late for almost 3 years

[Pinko]

...

I mean, thanks, but you kinda late for almost 3 years

Yeah, i am always happy, when i can help someone. Maybe someone else could read this, too? Someone coming from windows to linux may have a little struggle with linux at first.

I love you all
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