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    I downloaded the demo through steam onto my Linux(Ubuntu 15.04) pc. If i launch the game through steam the launcher opens up blank white and then closes after a moment and the game never starts, If i manually run the jar file in the steamapps folder the launcher opens and loads, but it says "no installation found in /Starmade". Clicking the repair or force download buttons renders another error saying "the install dir is not a directory."

    Any help would be appreciated.
     
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    yes, i can run the launcher, it just says the games not installed when its open
     
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    I have no experience with ubuntu, so unfortunately I am unable to think of anything else. I'd say delete the whole dang thing and re download the launcher and try again.
     

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    Try downloading directly off the Starmade website.
     
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    I downloaded the linux starter file and it does the exact same thing "no installation on /Starmade". I also downloaded the latest build and that just refuses to start, nothing happens.
     

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    the folder where your starter create a new empty folder called "starmade" then try again and see what happens.
     
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    same results

    edit: this is what it looks like
     
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    Click Update and install latest version, what happens then?
     

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    So when you click update to latest version what happens?
     
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    That's... That's weird. I've never seen this before.
     
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    In the launcher, top left corner. Open the installation settings, and change the installation path to "~/StarMade" If that does not help, resolve that path manually and enter the resulting absolute path.