CoSMOS Gamehacking Tool

The installation instructions in the CoSMOS readme says to install XClip. Unfortunately the readme instructions don't work (they're for a completely different Linux variant).

Can I install XClip on Deck? Should I install XClip on Deck?

What problem is it solving?

I have an answer for you on this, or at least a solution. Steam Deck uses Arch which in turn uses pacman. However it isn't directly available. I haven't tested the function yet but I will shortly. Here are the steps to install.

*I'm sure you already know, everything is done in a terminal.
*If you haven't already set a root password.

passwd

*Now you need to make the OS writable

sudo steamos-readonly disable

*Next you need to make sure pacman is ready

sudo pacman-key --init
sudo pacman-key --populate archlinux

*Now install the package

sudo pacman -S xclip

*Finally, switch the OS back to read-only

sudo steamos-readonly enable

The install seemed to go fine, I'll test the application out later to verify function. It may or may not work.



[Edited by atsewaya, 1/6/2023 9:35:12 AM]

Cosmos for Linux uses xclip to read/write from/to clipboard. If you use the clipboard (Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V) you need to install it, otherwise you don't.