Linux Gaming

[Asad3ainJalout]

Linux is a dynamic OS, which means that it adapts to the needs of the user community. If more gamers were to switch to Linux, there would be a great improvement.

You think that you would not switch to Linux because of the lack of games, when really, it's the other way around: games in Linux are not great because there is not a big gaming demand from Linux users.

pepelapiu2004 in reply to Asger1703 5 days ago 2

So, since majority of us here are hardcore gamers, its almost a requirement to have a PC with Windows installed on it. I currently have my gaming laptop dual booted with 100 GB to Windows and 200 GB to Linux Mint 12. Since its a laptop I need every little bit of system resources I can squeeze out of it. Currently the 3 games I can play on it are Savage 2, Heroes of Newerth, and Minecraft (Not counting Gameboy Emulators etc).

Anyways, I know most if not all of you do not use Linux at all, i think I'm the only one who has a desktop with only Linux installed. However, if you do use Linux on the side, for programming, windows troubleshooting, taking a class, networking (*gasp* hacking), and you do not feel like switching to your windows partition here are the top most polished games that do work on Linux.

Watch on youtube.com

Of course the due missed a few including the fact valve is moving steam and it's source engine to Linux (Left 4 dead is the first one to be ported over).

Assallamu Alaikum
Asad3ainjalout

P.S. Gerzis and i were discussing this earlier and it sort of got me googling things so, uh, here are the results.

[Fadi]

Anyways, I know most if not all of you do not use Linux at all, i think I'm the only one who has a desktop with only Linux installed.

I had Arch Linux on a second partition for awhile... I haven't put it back on though since I put together my current computer.

[Rizwan1]

I have Ubuntu on a cd, its really useful when windows won't play ball and you need ti recover all your files so you can do a fresh install.

Linux gaming would awesome, the os is really light so more resources are put into the game.

[gengis]

ok thats it, ill download it. Gimme a good instructions link asad.

[Abdallah]

Why Linux Mint 12 and not Ubuntu?

[AbrarSyed]

Mint is lighte.. and is closer to windows in its UI.

I have ubuntu on my portable HD, I need to change that to mint...

[Abdallah]

but what are the pros and cons of mint and ubuntu?

[AbrarSyed]

Ubuntu: more drivers, generally more compatible with hardware
Mint: less drivers, may be incompatible with your hardware. However, it comes with a bunch of nice thing built in like Java and Flash and stuff. ASk asad for more details.