Linux usage

Slinky now offers experimental Linux support.

Requirements

Only tested on Arch Linux. Support for other distros is currently not guaranteed. Musl-based distros are unlikely to work at all.
Supports X11, XWayland & native Wayland. Keep in mind that Minecraft 1.7.10 & 1.8.9 do not run on Wayland natively without mods.
The loader and Minecraft processes must be ran as the same user (this will usually be the case anyway). Root privileges are not required.
Some third-party launchers (Lunar/Badlion) require a workaround to allow injecting into them.

Make sure libcurl is installed by running the following command in a terminal:
sudo pacman -S curl
sudo apt install curl
sudo dnf install libcurl-minimal
Download Slinky.
- Directory/example
  - slinky-loader
Open a terminal in the directory where you saved the loader and allow executing it by running the following command:
```
chmod +x slinky-loader
```
Create the following file (make sure to replace /example/ with the directory where you saved the loader):
~/Desktop/Slinky.desktop
```
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Slinky
Exec=/example/slinky-loader
Terminal=true
```
This is needed to ensure the loader runs in a terminal. Double-clicking the loader file directly will generally not work.
You can now use the newly created desktop icon to run Slinky.

Some third-party launchers (such as Lunar/Badlion) block the injection method used by Slinky. The following steps explain how to bypass them.

Download injectpatch.so and the launcher you want to use.
- Directory/example
  - injectpatch.so
  - LunarClient.appimage
Create the following script (make sure to replace /example/ with the directory where you saved the files):
run-patched.sh
```
#!/bin/bash
LD_PRELOAD=/example/injectpatch.so /example/LunarClient.appimage
```
Open a terminal in the directory where you saved the script and allow executing it by running the following command:
```
chmod +x run-patched.sh
```
You can now run run-patched.sh to run the patched launcher.