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Fabio

Fabio

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Hey guys

Just a quick question, does anyone use linux as their os?
If so, will you be able to play the latest games on fedora core 14?

Thanks
 
Fabio said:
Hey guys

Just a quick question, does anyone use linux as their os?
If so, will you be able to play the latest games on fedora core 14?

Thanks
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I use Linux on a dual boot, running Ubuntu 10.04.1. I haven't gotten any games to work as all the data is on the Win partition,which is unfortunate. However you should be able to get most new games to work under wine. Check the AppDB to see if the game you want to run can be, and what specific instructions you need.
 
Strategist01 said:
I use Linux on a dual boot, running Ubuntu 10.04.1. I haven't gotten any games to work as all the data is on the Win partition,which is unfortunate. However you should be able to get most new games to work under wine. Check the AppDB to see if the game you want to run can be, and what specific instructions you need.
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Thanks buddy!
 
you could also run a windows virtual setup however I'm not sure how that will affect your GPU's performance when it comes to gaming :rolleyes:
 
Strategist01 said:
I use Linux on a dual boot, running Ubuntu 10.04.1. I haven't gotten any games to work as all the data is on the Win partition,which is unfortunate. However you should be able to get most new games to work under wine. Check the AppDB to see if the game you want to run can be, and what specific instructions you need.
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Ubuntu can read NTFS, so what do you mean?
 
Grimspoon said:
Used to run Ubuntu, couldn't get games to work. Linux is to much admin, just run Windows 7 :D
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Yah no I tried it.... And it was crap!!!!

Way to much hassles... But stupid me, formatted my windows drive to install that kak and lost all my updates!

Guess who learned the hard way that linux is a piece of sh@#!!! Haha
Win7 WWWWAAAYYY better...
 
sycogrim said:
you could also run a windows virtual setup however I'm not sure how that will affect your GPU's performance when it comes to gaming :rolleyes:
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OOh eish, I think running games on Vbox would be really bad. If you think about it, you need to allocate enough resources to Linux to be able to run the Vbox in the first place. Then you have to assign enough resources to your Vbox to be able to run the game. That's almost like halving your available resources. Lol, I might be wrong- but it just doesn't seem right
 
to0kenZA said:
OOh eish, I think running games on Vbox would be really bad. If you think about it, you need to allocate enough resources to Linux to be able to run the Vbox in the first place. Then you have to assign enough resources to your Vbox to be able to run the game. That's almost like halving your available resources. Lol, I might be wrong- but it just doesn't seem right
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Haven`t tried the latest version, but remember to being able to load say native windows XP nvidia drivers inside XP since Vbox couldn`t give XP direct access to the hardware I/O, which means any game requiring directx/opengl wouldn`t work as expected (very slow performance)
 
ingeon said:
Haven`t tried the latest version, but remember to being able to load say native windows XP nvidia drivers inside XP since Vbox couldn`t give XP direct access to the hardware I/O, which means any game requiring directx/opengl wouldn`t work as expected (very slow performance)
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Yup, that's also true. I can't even use a USB in my VBox :/
 
The simple answer is no you won't be able to play Windows games on Linux. Though I use Ubuntu on my work laptop and it is wonderful as a workhorse and for the older games.
Also if you can't see a USB stick in your Vbox go to the settings of the vm and go to USB and enable the USB controller.
 
Ubuntu is amazing if you know how to use it.

To play games and use other programs you can use a program called CrossOver (Google it) for linux. It provides a great app support and I use it myself.
 
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