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How to Make a LLGame:

The Original Method: (This shows how to set the 2nd tab data correctly and how to google for the LLApp.jpg and .png)

I am still working on the tools, so things may change, but the over demo should always work As I wont change the layout or names, maybe add a few more options as needed.

The newer version/method: (This one is just showing the automation I've added and how much quicker I can get through building things with it).

I have automated a lot of the tasks about making LLGames, the entire 2nd Tab fills itself out if you populate the LLApp.jpg and .png and make sure the Path name is tidy enough to use as the Title, I also link to the URL I am going to use to make getting the description and Category easier, that way I can flow through building them a lot quicker than switching between 1 game at a time. * NOTE: If you have a space in the exec name you need to put quotes around it, for example: %LLGames%/Mushroom.11_LLGame/Mushroom 11.run put into the exec path will fail to make a Menu shortcut and wont run from the Launcher, you'd need "%LLGames%/Mushroom.11_LLGame/Mushroom 11.run" with the double quotes for it to work. If you still have troubles, it's often easier to make a /start.sh file to run your games, this allows multiple commands and doesn't need quotes, LLFile Editor also auto detects a start.sh and will fill that in for you.

* Always remember to purchase any of the Games you actually play more than once or twice, the Game Developers put their time and effort into making stories and fun to make your days better and so they can put food on their tables. I only include the games as an example of how to package up things to automate them being installable. Any games you get off GOG or whatever can be made from their installed Folders, 99.9% of games do not place any system files at all and are fully portable, able to be made to install from LastOSLinux Store and be shown on the Launcher.
 
How to make a Bootable USB in Linux:

This is an example on how to Build a LastOSLinux using most Linux Distributions, if shows where to download ventoy, how to run it and then picks a Slower Sandisk USB thumb drive to prepare, it then goes on to copy the ISO and the USB_Overlay folder, followed by how to copy your downloaded apps/games into the USB tree so the Store can show them when ran (Can be on ANY system that has the USB stick plugged in and the LastOSLinux Store installed.

Then is the Wait, oh so very long, way about 28 minutes, to get faster speeds use an external portable HDD, these can copy in about 5 minutes. Once the cache is empty (Depending what else your writing to other disks as these may also be using the Write cache), to see your write cache in other Distro's that aren't LastOSLinux, simply open a terminal and run:

watch grep -e Dirty: -e Writeback: /proc/meminfo

This will show the same number as my On Screen monitor does, it should reach 0 or close to it before your USB is safe to unplug. If you have a Light on your USB, when that stops blinking is an easier way to know when it's done and you don't have to do the stuff above.

Congratulations you now have a Bootable USB that should work on a lot of PC's (Not all, the most compatible way to make a Bootable USB is Rufus in Windows 10 or 11 or from one of their LivePE's as included in Last10 and Last11 releases, so you have a working desktop to run Rufus.exe) I'll upload a video showing how to do it in windows next.

To use your bootable USB you can simply figure out which key you need to press to start your boot menu when you reboot your PC, then when you pick the USB disk it'll run Ventoy and let you pick the ISO file (or any ISO thats under 4.7GB) to boot from, Ventoy is the best option for testing most Distro's without having to format it every time, you simply remove any ISO's you don't want and put on the ones you do, no need to keep starting from scratch as the Ventoy boot partition is not visible in Windows or Linux and is safe.

Some PC's will refuse to boot from Ventoy at all, but others require you install the UEFI boot MOK key before it'll allow it - it's included and steps you through doing it.

The benefit to using Rufus is it works on 100% of PC's of any age and puts it all onto 1 partition, it does require you to format and start fresh with every OS you write to it though.

You can download and use VenToy for Windows and it'll be able to copy the process as shown in Linux tutorial, it should be just as compatible.
 
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How to make a Bootable USB in Windows (To install LastOSLinux):


Rufus is an amazing tool for making any Bootable USB under windows, it is able to download systlinux which means unlike using USB Image Writer or Etcher etc, it leaves the USB writable, which is perfect for including extra LLApps and LLGames etc to install along side your LastOSLinux OS, without having to download every App/Game for each PC you install.

In Rufus you just need to make sure to pick the right USB drive to erase (it removes all partitions), You then pick the ISO you want to flash to USB. Set to MBR to allow UEFI and CSB (BIOS) booting (Unless you need SecureBoot, then you'd have to use GPT only), Wait for up to 30 Minutes for the ISO to extract to the USB, finally copy in any Extra LLApps and LLGames to the appropriate X:\LLTek\ sub folder. Then it's ready to be installed with.

This is the most compatible Boot method and should work on 100% of PC's/Laptops
 
I never got around to implementing the changes you suggested to LastOSLinux Docs last time. There isn't enough time in a day to do what I need to do, so documentation suffers. I did use AI to summarise it better, it's much more to the point and uses DOCX instead of a txt now for the readme and the google doc manuals. But when the time comes for me to re-do a few things, I'll be sure to reach out for help/advice thanks.
 
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