Seski on 24/9/2007 at 22:41
How do I do this right? Anything I need to know?
I'm trying to make a Linux game PC.
ZylonBane on 24/9/2007 at 23:02
A Linux game PC? Is that kind of like a King James Playboy collection?
catbarf on 24/9/2007 at 23:16
Ding! AR Master gets the prize!
Kolya on 25/9/2007 at 02:06
Once you got that Linux gaming rig running you should install the SS2 Alpha version to it.
cosmicnut on 25/9/2007 at 07:47
Like Wot they said but with a little less sarcasm.
Most games are PC only. To run them you would have to run some sort of emulation. In the end it would be pretty slow.
A few games have been converted to run natively but they are few and far between.
Unreal Tournament 2004 and up do have linux versions on the game cd. The problem is that the 3d graphics acceleration used on Linux is not as fast as windows yet. There is no DirectX for linux.
Dorian on 25/9/2007 at 09:42
Quote Posted by cosmicnut
Most games are PC only. To run them you would have to run some sort of emulation. In the end it would be pretty slow.
Umm say what? Linux doesn't run on PCs?
Also, the popular WINE software isn't an emulator. Indeed, WINE stands for Wine Is Not an Emulator
Quote Posted by cosmicnut
The problem is that the 3d graphics acceleration used on Linux is not as fast as windows yet.
It's at least as fast if not faster.
Quote:
There is no DirectX for linux.
Funny, I can play DX9 games just fine in WINE. Moreover I can play DOS games in DOSbox, SNES games in zsnes, and so on. Is there anything Linux can't do?!
To answer the original question: install WINE or Cedega. Yeah it's not quite as trivial or fast as in Windows, and it might or might not work, but presumably you knew it was going to be a bumpy path when you installed Linux.
Volca on 25/9/2007 at 09:44
You will probably be a bit disappointed. You can run SS2 on linux, but not without problems. You have to install wine.
Consult AppDB on winehq.com to get info about the current state. Here:
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http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iVersionId=2270&iTestingId=5156) http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iVersionId=2270&iTestingId=5156
There may be other versions of SS2 reported as well.
There is no universal solution to run all the DirectX games on linux. Wine should work better and better, but it is not perfect yet.
Da9L on 25/9/2007 at 09:46
Quote Posted by Kolya
Once you got that Linux gaming rig running
you should install the SS2 Alpha version to it.
Which would be as easy to get a copy of, as it would be getting the rig running ? :p
cosmicnut on 25/9/2007 at 10:49
Quote Posted by Dorian
Umm say what? Linux doesn't run on PCs?
Also, the popular WINE software isn't an emulator. Indeed, WINE stands for Wine Is Not an Emulator
It's at least as fast if not faster.
Funny, I can play DX9 games just fine in WINE. Moreover I can play DOS games in DOSbox, SNES games in zsnes, and so on. Is there anything Linux can't do?!
To answer the original question: install WINE or Cedega. Yeah it's not quite as trivial or fast as in Windows, and it might or might not work, but presumably you knew it was going to be a bumpy path when you installed Linux.
Wine is not an emulator. It's an interface between OpenGL and DirectX. Whatever way you look at it, its slower than a basic windows installation. Add to that the fact that not every windows game works in it (although most do).
If you either can't afford an OEM version of windows (£70) or use Linux for a good reason then yeah, WINE Cedega should be great.
If you want a hot games PC then your stuck with windows ATM.
I am a big fan of Linux and have numerous installtions. Including one that boots from a USB2 HDD (now creating that was fun!). It's not that I'm an M$ fanboy. realistically, to get the best gaming you need windows.
Bjossi on 25/9/2007 at 14:39
I see it like this: Gaming on a Linux box is like eating soup with a fork.
