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| Thread ID: 74796 | 2006-12-05 09:49:00 | linux + windows games = failure? | motorbyclist (188) | Press F1 |
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| 504447 | 2006-12-05 09:49:00 | ok, i know this may seem a silly question, but how difficult would it be to get windows applications (namely games such as FEAR, Farcry, Battlefield etc etc) to run on linux, specifically ubuntu 6.06 LTS? and if the answer is "not very difficult at all", would it matter if i use the 64bit version or the 32bit version? my brother's registry got raped by a virus and now he wants to give linux a go, but i have been under the understanding linux isn't any good for gaming which is the sole purpose for his rig - am i wrong (i hope i am) i did try google but to avail also, is networking going to become notworking? all the other machines on our network are windows xp pro, so i don't know how well the file sharing will work:confused: cheers, i do want to learn more about linux, so any hints and/or tips are totally welcome, just try not to argue over which linux flavour is better unless it pertains to my original question:rolleyes: |
motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 504448 | 2006-12-05 10:29:00 | Go here: www.transgaming.com and read..It may cost a bit (no idea) but I've heard that Cedega is a good Linux/Windows gaming tool. hope this helps Al |
estarriol (3131) | ||
| 504449 | 2006-12-05 10:54:00 | well it sounds good and somewhat confirms my supspicions about linux gaming.... the reason for the shift to linux is that it is much less vunerable to viruses, and is free - paying for that isn't going to happen if we can avoid it cheers for your first post anyway:thumbs: welcome to pf1:D |
motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 504450 | 2006-12-05 11:59:00 | Switching to Linux purely for cost reasons is almost inevitably a foolish decision. There are plenty of other reasons to switch, but I won't rant here. I don't believe any of the games mentioned have a positive report in the WINE application database (http://appdb.winehq.org). Transgaming's offering may have better support for DirectX and as a result work properly with these games, although I haven't tried it. I'm afraid to say that the best way to run Windows games is with Windows. Getting a binary application to run on a platform it hasn't been designed for is difficult at best, and support is still pretty patchy. I would recommend using Windows for trivial activities (i.e. gaming) while saving Ubuntu or the Linux distribution of your choice for the serious work. For Windows network file sharing on a Linux desktop you need to set up Samba. This package provides fully-functional support for Windows networking, is free software and is completely cross-platform. It even does network authentication. You will also need to open the port in your firewall (I believe the port number is 445). I'm not sure what sort of tools Ubuntu comes with by default for managing shares. I also tend to use KDE so I'm not sure about GNOME support. You can share both folders and printers on the network. I use OpenSUSE, so you might like to get more specific advice from the Ubuntu community on how to use Samba on there. The manual for Samba is truly enormous so you might like community advice on the easy ways of doing things :) . |
TGoddard (7263) | ||
| 504451 | 2006-12-05 14:00:00 | ok, i thought so... he will be most disappointed i do realise cost is not a good reason for some, but some of us don't have much money to throw at things that may not work, which is why we wouldn't invest in linux without any sort of guarantee - and with the prices and licencing of vista i think MS will be encouraging the change to linux/mac/piracy:groan: and cost isn't the only reason either.... perhaps we'll have to settle for dual boot.... |
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| 504452 | 2006-12-05 15:30:00 | [edit: message removed]. | Greg (193) | ||
| 504453 | 2006-12-05 18:34:00 | Damn I missed Greg's comment. | roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 504454 | 2006-12-05 22:17:00 | Damn I missed Greg's comment.You didn't miss much. It was directed at estarriol, but someone in their ultimate wisdom didn't agree with me that his post was blatantly promoting a pay service for which he's an affiliate. | Greg (193) | ||
| 504455 | 2006-12-06 00:33:00 | but how difficult would it be to get games such as FEAR, Farcry, Battlefield etc etcto run on linux, specifically ubuntu 6.06 LTS? Forget it. Everything is DirectX. Until they put DX into Linux you'd spend most of your time pulling your hair out. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 504456 | 2006-12-06 00:47:00 | Forget it. Everything is DirectX. Until they put DX into Linux you'd spend most of your time pulling your hair out. cheers, that's what i needed to know |
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