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rpcs3: Add --silent and --no-precompile flags for headless PKG installation#18713

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@Vishrut2403 Vishrut2403 commented May 11, 2026 •
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Closes #18616

Problem

The existing --installpkg flag opens the PKG installation dialog and requires a manual click to proceed, making scripted installs impossible.

Changes

--silent bypasses the dialog and installs with the same defaults as the dialog. Precompile caches enabled, no shortcuts created.

--no-precompile can be combined with it to skip cache precompilation after install.

Also added null checks for m_game_list_frame in HandlePackageInstallation since it's null in CLI mode and would crash after installation otherwise.

Testing

Tested with a PS3 update PKG (God of War III, BCUS98111):

·! 0:00:00.508651 SYS: Option passed via command line: installpkg ...
·! 0:00:00.511993 GUI: About to install packages:
·S 0:00:00.588351 GUI: Successfully installed ... (title_id=BCUS98111, title=God of War® III, version=01.03).

No dialog appeared. Normal --installpkg behavior is unchanged.

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arshkumarsingh commented May 11, 2026

--no-precompile help text should note it only works with --silent, like --fullscreen does with --no-gui

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Vishrut2403 commented May 11, 2026

--no-precompile help text should note it only works with --silent, like --fullscreen does with --no-gui

I'll look into making --no-precompile work independently of --silent. Maybe the maintainers can weigh in on how they would want this to work.

@Megamouse Megamouse added the CLI Anything that involves starting RPCS3 through the command line interface label May 11, 2026
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[Feature request] Headless/silent PKG installation via CLI (--installpkg --silent, --no-precompile, --no-shortcuts...)

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