REQ: Way to launch shortcuts via ssh

[notimp]

I'm looking for a way to launch a certain program (Kodi) via ssh in game mode (preferably without having to click on anything in the game mode UI first) - bash shortcuts seems like it has all of the implementation I'd need for that baked in already, but is there a way to trigger the launch of a "bash shortcut" via command line?

If so - can you please document/specify it?

if not - can you please consider adding it?

Fingers crossed that you implemented it in the prototyping/testing stages already. :)

Thank you for your time,

n.

[Tormak9970]

Hey, appreciate the interest. Just a heads up, bash shortcuts is a bit broken right now because of changes valve made recently. Should be fixed soon.

As to your question, if I understand correctly, you are asking if you could launch a shortcut u make with the plugin from outside of steamOS?

[notimp]

Hey, appreciate the interest. Just a heads up, bash shortcuts is a bit broken right now because of changes valve made recently. Should be fixed soon.

As to your question, if I understand correctly, you are asking if you could launch a shortcut u make with the plugin from outside of steamOS?

Correct - or as as simple inquiry on a way of realizing "launching apps from commandline" directly (in game mode) - I got the feedback, that doing that via the normal linux means (defining the screen, then launching the app, or trying to launch it via wayland and environmental variables) didnt work for one person more knowledgable than me - when they tried.

So since launching apps is in the wheelhouse of bash-shortcuts, I though I might ask here.

Just out of the blue. :) If there are limitations, like the steamos overlay in game mode having to be open for bash-shortcuts to even be addressable, I'm willfully unaware. :)

Just thought that you might be a person I can ask, because you already solved the entire "launching programs in game mode" through a bash command scenario. :)

My goal would be to be able to launch a program on the steamdeck in game mode via ssh (bash).

[Tormak9970]

Hey, appreciate the interest. Just a heads up, bash shortcuts is a bit broken right now because of changes valve made recently. Should be fixed soon. As to your question, if I understand correctly, you are asking if you could launch a shortcut u make with the plugin from outside of steamOS?

Correct - or as as simple inquiry on a way of realizing "launching apps from commandline" directly (in game mode) - I got the feedback, that doing that via the normal linux means (defining the screen, then launching the app, or trying to launch it via wayland and environmental variables) didnt work for one person more knowledgable than me - when they tried.

So since launching apps is in the wheelhouse of bash-shortcuts, I though I might ask here.

Just out of the blue. :) If there are limitations, like the steamos overlay in game mode having to be open for bash-shortcuts to even be addressable, I'm willfully unaware. :)

Just thought that you might be a person I can ask, because you already solved the entire "launching programs in game mode" through a bash command scenario. :)

My goal would be to be able to launch a program on the steamdeck in game mode via ssh (bash).

Alright. It is possible to launch an app from the command line if you have a .desktop file. ex: firefox can be launched by just typing in firefox into the cmd line. As to using this with bash shortcuts, the example shortcut it comes with is actually an example of this. The shortcut launches the Konsole app. The command for that shortcut (what u put in when making one) is simply konsole.

I have not tested anything over ssh, but u should be able to make a script file to due that (make sure its an executable) and just have a series of commands. ex: ssh into the target, then run whatever app you are trying to do.

Does that answer your question?

(Keep in mind none of this works atm bc of some changes valve made a day or so ago, hope to have it fixed in a couple of days)

[notimp]

I think it does, thank you. The person who tried launching something via ssh for me (I just brainstormed the concept, and someone else answered with a high probability answer, and then tried to qualify, that that was the correct answer and failed, thats why I cant tell from personal experience yet. :) ) tried it with a (an existing, unrelated) .sh script for launching a program and failed.

I'll see if launching a .desktop file is a possibility and would work for what I have in mind. Might hit you up again for more info - but probably not in the short term. Thank you for walking me through the basics. :)

I'll close the issue. :)