Linux gaming - starter guide

There are some other awesome games for free :-D. Currently replaying Urquan Masters, BoS wars isn't to bad either.
 
Oh wow Lupus, unfortunately games like those are exactly what's giving Ubuntu gaming a bad name. Yes there are huge amounts of free games that look like they're from the 80's but I was specifically trying to point out that there are games worth paying for on Ubuntu.
 
the use if Linux is not really to compete with an client OS like Win 7

Linux IMO is better for servers as the overheads are very low, Ubuntu and the like are wonderful, used them before but i dont think i'd ever use it as a client OS....
 
If I did not play so many other games I would use linux just because my games run so much smoother and my pc just feels way more powerful.

As for won't use it for clients so true unless that person only wants email and facebook. Since I am so sick of going to a client and all they do is facebook and email yet they have a nasty virus and adware spyware and what not on their pc and they don't understand why. The thing is to teach them the basics of linux so they understand it does not work like win but is just as easy onces you learned it a bit.
 
Crzwaco I don't think that's what he meant by "client". I use Ubuntu on my gaming desktop, my work laptop, my netbook and even my media centre PC (my TV). There is literally nothing I can't do in Ubuntu in a general sense, I play the games mentioned in the article, I watch movies, listen to music, surf the web, write articles, everything. I do however still use my Windows boot to play games like Crysis 2, if they'd make those games run in Ubuntu I'd have no need for Windows whatsoever.
 
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OpenTangent said:
Crzwaco I don't think that's what he meant by "client". I use Ubuntu on my gaming desktop, my work laptop, my netbook and even my media centre PC (my TV). There is literally nothing I can't do in Ubuntu in a general sense, I play the games mentioned in the article, I watch movies, listen to music, surf the web, write articles, everything. I do however still use my Windows boot to play games like Crysis 2, if they'd make those games run in Ubuntu I'd have no need for Windows whatsoever.
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Yeah see that now read it wrong.
 
One thing I hate about linux is the need for compiling drivers.
So many times have I completely messed up my installation by compiling a driver using online guides.
Maybe its my own fault for reading how-to guides for hours on end as Im a linux noob ,
still would be nice if driver installations was a double click process.
(I know Yum and some others try to do that but ive seen my share of failed installations to know that there is alot of room for improvement)
 
kerbyross said:
One thing I hate about linux is the need for compiling drivers.
So many times have I completely messed up my installation by compiling a driver using online guides.
Maybe its my own fault for reading how-to guides for hours on end as Im a linux noob ,
still would be nice if driver installations was a double click process.
(I know Yum and some others try to do that but ive seen my share of failed installations to know that there is alot of room for improvement)
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Of all the distributions that pack in all those finnicky closed source drivers, Ubuntu does the best job. I installed the new driver via synaptic and it's a breeze.

The thing is, if something goes wrong and you're a novice on Linux, try to find some help on forums and do try to understand what went wrong. Code compilation is never for the faint of heart.
 
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