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Lutris: A New Universal Gaming Platform for Linux is in Development

cj2003 — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:05:07 +0000

Lutris is a new gaming platform for Linux that aims at providing easy game installation, configuration and launching system for games. It is different from other services like PlayOnLinux as it integrates a large number of games from a number of different systems that includes console emulators also. More here

Free Damn Small Linux Games – Part 1

cj2003 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:29:21 +0000

Many people find that Damn Small Linux is an excellent tool for mastering Linux commands and running the Linux operating system. But what if you have no interest in becoming a computer nerd; can this software still be useful to regular people? More here

Free Linux Games

cj2003 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:06:02 +0000

This article presents several free games that are immediately available once you have downloaded and installed Damn Small Linux. Read part one and part two

Damn Small Linux can be an excellent tool for learning Linux commands and running the Linux operating system. But it’s also great for playing games. This article presents several free games that are immediately available once you have downloaded and installed Damn Small Linux.

Free Damn Small Linux Games

cj2003 — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:30:26 +0000

You can use this tiny operating system whether or not you want to learn the sometimes gruesome details of operating systems. This article presents several free games that are immediately available once you have downloaded and installed Damn Small Linux. More here

HowTo: Enemy Territory on Debian Linux

cj2003 — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:48:55 +0000

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is a free multiplayer FPS that takes place in the World World II pitting two teams (Allies and Axis) against each other for victory. In this post I’ll detail the steps required to install and update Enemy Territory, the ET Pro mod, PunkBuster and XQF on Debian GNU/Linux. Read it here

How-To: Compile and Install Wesnoth 1.6 from Source in Debian Lenny and Ubuntu 8.10

cj2003 — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:34:50 +0000

The Battle for Wesnoth is a free turn-based strategy game licensed under the GPL. After over one year of constant development, a new stable version, 1.6, was released on March 22, 2009, featuring many graphics and gameplay improvements. More here

To count just a few, you can now log into the multiplayer server using the username and password from the Wesnoth forums; the game includes new graphics for terrain and units (including several new portraits); a new campaign, called ‘The Legend of Wesmere’ is also available, and it allows the AI to control an allied side.

35 Free High-Quality Games for Linux

cj2003 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:43:41 +0000

As the operating system has grown and morphed, however, this is slowly changing, with more companies releasing their online games with Linux support (Americas Army) and 3D games being created specifically for it (Urban Terror). Here is a list of 35 high-quality, well-working games that will run smoothly on Linux See them here