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Gaming via Wine tools

2009-08-16T12:24:50Z

Teebones: /* External Links */

Nowadays, it's possible to run many Windows games direclty from GNU/Linux. While Linux doesn't support .exe files, there is a solution in the name of [[Wine]].
Wine comes in several flavor, each tailored to specific needs. E.g. geared towards business applications, or gaming.
For gaming you have the choices of [[Wine]]/[[Cedega]]/[[CrossOver Games]].
Wine, Cedega, and CrossOver Games are projects that, in a nutshell, tries to substitute the Windows API's with it's own API's, in such way that the application run inside it, will be fooled into thinking they are running on a Windows machine. For gaming, in many cases DirectX is required to run the software, Luckely for us, Wine (and other based on projects) have made it possible to substitute the DirectX API's for most part (DX7/8/9).

== WINE ==

[[Wine]], (made by [[WineHQ]]), is the project where it all began. It's not solely geared towards gaming, but windows applications in general.

== Cedega ==

[[Cedega]] is a wine based project, made by Transgaming. It's completely geared towards running Windows games on GNU/Linux. Where Wine is free, Cedega (formally known as WineX) is proprietary, and needs a license for utilizing it. The main difference with Wine itself, is that Transgaming added some proprietary code to the Wine base, and therefor exending the functionality. Pricing information can be found here [http://www.cedega.com/subscription/subscribe.html]

== CrossOver Games ==

[[CrossOver games]], is a fairly new product made by [[CodeWeavers]] based on their famous [[CrossOver]] products. CrossOver Games is tailored for gaming, and less for generic applications. They tweaked the Wine project code, for gaming. [[CodeWeavers]] and [[WineHQ]] work very closely. CodeWeavers frequently submits their code back to the original project, while Transgaming does rarely. CrossOver Games is a commercial product, but the license costs are mainly to fund development and provide support.

==Currently supported games==

Games that have been reported to work on [[Wine]]/[[Cedega]]//[[CrossOver games]] include Starcraft, Warcraft III - Reign of Chaos and Warcraft III - The Frozen Throne, GTA 3 - Vice City, Jedi Knight 2 - Jedi Outcast, Half Life2 and its many modifications, including Counter-Strike, and many more. Note that games coming from [http://www.idsoftware.com ID Software], such as Quake 3 Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Enemy Territory, run natively on Linux (i.e. without the need for Wine). Unreal Tournament 2004 also runs natively on Linux out-of-the-box. If you turn the box around and look at the bottom, you'll see Tux!

==System Requirements==

For 3D games to work on Linux, you must have a supported graphic card with 3D capabilities, and having the Manufacturers driver installed.
Currently nVIDIA and ATI cards are supported for 3d under Linux. Note: ATI cards, have more complex to get running compared to nVIDIA cards.

A simple way to determine if your graphic drivers are setup correctly is to open up a console window and type "glxgears." A window with spinning gears should appear, and the console window will regularly print out the framerates. If the framerates are obscenely high, your 3D acceleration is working. If they are low, you need to install the drivers from NVIDIA or ATI.

==External Links==

*[http://www.winehq.org WINE's homepage]
*[http://www.cedega.com Cedega's homepage]
*[http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/ CrossOver Games homepage]

Gaming via Wine tools

2009-08-16T12:24:29Z

Teebones: /* Games */

Nowadays, it's possible to run many Windows games direclty from GNU/Linux. While Linux doesn't support .exe files, there is a solution in the name of [[Wine]].
Wine comes in several flavor, each tailored to specific needs. E.g. geared towards business applications, or gaming.
For gaming you have the choices of [[Wine]]/[[Cedega]]/[[CrossOver Games]].
Wine, Cedega, and CrossOver Games are projects that, in a nutshell, tries to substitute the Windows API's with it's own API's, in such way that the application run inside it, will be fooled into thinking they are running on a Windows machine. For gaming, in many cases DirectX is required to run the software, Luckely for us, Wine (and other based on projects) have made it possible to substitute the DirectX API's for most part (DX7/8/9).

== WINE ==

[[Wine]], (made by [[WineHQ]]), is the project where it all began. It's not solely geared towards gaming, but windows applications in general.

== Cedega ==

[[Cedega]] is a wine based project, made by Transgaming. It's completely geared towards running Windows games on GNU/Linux. Where Wine is free, Cedega (formally known as WineX) is proprietary, and needs a license for utilizing it. The main difference with Wine itself, is that Transgaming added some proprietary code to the Wine base, and therefor exending the functionality. Pricing information can be found here [http://www.cedega.com/subscription/subscribe.html]

== CrossOver Games ==

[[CrossOver games]], is a fairly new product made by [[CodeWeavers]] based on their famous [[CrossOver]] products. CrossOver Games is tailored for gaming, and less for generic applications. They tweaked the Wine project code, for gaming. [[CodeWeavers]] and [[WineHQ]] work very closely. CodeWeavers frequently submits their code back to the original project, while Transgaming does rarely. CrossOver Games is a commercial product, but the license costs are mainly to fund development and provide support.

==Currently supported games==

Games that have been reported to work on [[Wine]]/[[Cedega]]//[[CrossOver games]] include Starcraft, Warcraft III - Reign of Chaos and Warcraft III - The Frozen Throne, GTA 3 - Vice City, Jedi Knight 2 - Jedi Outcast, Half Life2 and its many modifications, including Counter-Strike, and many more. Note that games coming from [http://www.idsoftware.com ID Software], such as Quake 3 Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Enemy Territory, run natively on Linux (i.e. without the need for Wine). Unreal Tournament 2004 also runs natively on Linux out-of-the-box. If you turn the box around and look at the bottom, you'll see Tux!

==System Requirements==

For 3D games to work on Linux, you must have a supported graphic card with 3D capabilities, and having the Manufacturers driver installed.
Currently nVIDIA and ATI cards are supported for 3d under Linux. Note: ATI cards, have more complex to get running compared to nVIDIA cards.

A simple way to determine if your graphic drivers are setup correctly is to open up a console window and type "glxgears." A window with spinning gears should appear, and the console window will regularly print out the framerates. If the framerates are obscenely high, your 3D acceleration is working. If they are low, you need to install the drivers from NVIDIA or ATI.

==External Links==

*[http://www.winehq.org WINE's homepage] (''www.winehq.org'')
*[http://www.cedega.com Cedega's homepage] (''www.cedega.com'')
*[http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/ CrossOver Games homepage] (''www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/'')

Gaming via Wine tools

2009-08-16T12:23:58Z

Teebones: /* WINE */

Nowadays, it's possible to run many Windows games direclty from GNU/Linux. While Linux doesn't support .exe files, there is a solution in the name of [[Wine]].
Wine comes in several flavor, each tailored to specific needs. E.g. geared towards business applications, or gaming.
For gaming you have the choices of [[Wine]]/[[Cedega]]/[[CrossOver Games]].
Wine, Cedega, and CrossOver Games are projects that, in a nutshell, tries to substitute the Windows API's with it's own API's, in such way that the application run inside it, will be fooled into thinking they are running on a Windows machine. For gaming, in many cases DirectX is required to run the software, Luckely for us, Wine (and other based on projects) have made it possible to substitute the DirectX API's for most part (DX7/8/9).

== WINE ==

[[Wine]], (made by [[WineHQ]]), is the project where it all began. It's not solely geared towards gaming, but windows applications in general.

== Cedega ==

[[Cedega]] is a wine based project, made by Transgaming. It's completely geared towards running Windows games on GNU/Linux. Where Wine is free, Cedega (formally known as WineX) is proprietary, and needs a license for utilizing it. The main difference with Wine itself, is that Transgaming added some proprietary code to the Wine base, and therefor exending the functionality. Pricing information can be found here [http://www.cedega.com/subscription/subscribe.html]

== CrossOver Games ==

[[CrossOver games]], is a fairly new product made by [[CodeWeavers]] based on their famous [[CrossOver]] products. CrossOver Games is tailored for gaming, and less for generic applications. They tweaked the Wine project code, for gaming. [[CodeWeavers]] and [[WineHQ]] work very closely. CodeWeavers frequently submits their code back to the original project, while Transgaming does rarely. CrossOver Games is a commercial product, but the license costs are mainly to fund development and provide support.

=== Games ===

These games are known to work via Wine:

# [http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Linux TES IV: Oblivion]
# [http://www.fsckin.com/2008/02/21/how-to-run-call-of-duty-4-cod4-modern-combat-in-linux/ Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]
# [http://www.fsckin.com/tag/wine/ World of Warcraft & The Burning Crusade]
# [http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Play-Half-Life-2-on-Ubuntu-74731.shtml Half-Life 2 ''et al'']

==Currently supported games==

Games that have been reported to work on [[Wine]]/[[Cedega]]//[[CrossOver games]] include Starcraft, Warcraft III - Reign of Chaos and Warcraft III - The Frozen Throne, GTA 3 - Vice City, Jedi Knight 2 - Jedi Outcast, Half Life2 and its many modifications, including Counter-Strike, and many more. Note that games coming from [http://www.idsoftware.com ID Software], such as Quake 3 Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Enemy Territory, run natively on Linux (i.e. without the need for Wine). Unreal Tournament 2004 also runs natively on Linux out-of-the-box. If you turn the box around and look at the bottom, you'll see Tux!

==System Requirements==

For 3D games to work on Linux, you must have a supported graphic card with 3D capabilities, and having the Manufacturers driver installed.
Currently nVIDIA and ATI cards are supported for 3d under Linux. Note: ATI cards, have more complex to get running compared to nVIDIA cards.

A simple way to determine if your graphic drivers are setup correctly is to open up a console window and type "glxgears." A window with spinning gears should appear, and the console window will regularly print out the framerates. If the framerates are obscenely high, your 3D acceleration is working. If they are low, you need to install the drivers from NVIDIA or ATI.

==External Links==

*[http://www.winehq.org WINE's homepage] (''www.winehq.org'')
*[http://www.cedega.com Cedega's homepage] (''www.cedega.com'')
*[http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/ CrossOver Games homepage] (''www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/'')

Gaming via Wine tools

2009-08-16T12:22:33Z

Teebones: /* HowTos */

Nowadays, it's possible to run many Windows games direclty from GNU/Linux. While Linux doesn't support .exe files, there is a solution in the name of [[Wine]].
Wine comes in several flavor, each tailored to specific needs. E.g. geared towards business applications, or gaming.
For gaming you have the choices of [[Wine]]/[[Cedega]]/[[CrossOver Games]].
Wine, Cedega, and CrossOver Games are projects that, in a nutshell, tries to substitute the Windows API's with it's own API's, in such way that the application run inside it, will be fooled into thinking they are running on a Windows machine. For gaming, in many cases DirectX is required to run the software, Luckely for us, Wine (and other based on projects) have made it possible to substitute the DirectX API's for most part (DX7/8/9).

== WINE ==

[[Wine]] is the project where it all began. It's not solely geared towards gaming, but windows applications in general.

== Cedega ==

[[Cedega]] is a wine based project, made by Transgaming. It's completely geared towards running Windows games on GNU/Linux. Where Wine is free, Cedega (formally known as WineX) is proprietary, and needs a license for utilizing it. The main difference with Wine itself, is that Transgaming added some proprietary code to the Wine base, and therefor exending the functionality. Pricing information can be found here [http://www.cedega.com/subscription/subscribe.html]

== CrossOver Games ==

[[CrossOver games]], is a fairly new product made by [[CodeWeavers]] based on their famous [[CrossOver]] products. CrossOver Games is tailored for gaming, and less for generic applications. They tweaked the Wine project code, for gaming. [[CodeWeavers]] and [[WineHQ]] work very closely. CodeWeavers frequently submits their code back to the original project, while Transgaming does rarely. CrossOver Games is a commercial product, but the license costs are mainly to fund development and provide support.

=== Games ===

These games are known to work via Wine:

# [http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Linux TES IV: Oblivion]
# [http://www.fsckin.com/2008/02/21/how-to-run-call-of-duty-4-cod4-modern-combat-in-linux/ Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]
# [http://www.fsckin.com/tag/wine/ World of Warcraft & The Burning Crusade]
# [http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Play-Half-Life-2-on-Ubuntu-74731.shtml Half-Life 2 ''et al'']

==Currently supported games==

Games that have been reported to work on [[Wine]]/[[Cedega]]//[[CrossOver games]] include Starcraft, Warcraft III - Reign of Chaos and Warcraft III - The Frozen Throne, GTA 3 - Vice City, Jedi Knight 2 - Jedi Outcast, Half Life2 and its many modifications, including Counter-Strike, and many more. Note that games coming from [http://www.idsoftware.com ID Software], such as Quake 3 Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Enemy Territory, run natively on Linux (i.e. without the need for Wine). Unreal Tournament 2004 also runs natively on Linux out-of-the-box. If you turn the box around and look at the bottom, you'll see Tux!

==System Requirements==

For 3D games to work on Linux, you must have a supported graphic card with 3D capabilities, and having the Manufacturers driver installed.
Currently nVIDIA and ATI cards are supported for 3d under Linux. Note: ATI cards, have more complex to get running compared to nVIDIA cards.

A simple way to determine if your graphic drivers are setup correctly is to open up a console window and type "glxgears." A window with spinning gears should appear, and the console window will regularly print out the framerates. If the framerates are obscenely high, your 3D acceleration is working. If they are low, you need to install the drivers from NVIDIA or ATI.

==External Links==

*[http://www.winehq.org WINE's homepage] (''www.winehq.org'')
*[http://www.cedega.com Cedega's homepage] (''www.cedega.com'')
*[http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/ CrossOver Games homepage] (''www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/'')

Gaming via Wine tools

2009-08-16T12:22:12Z

Teebones: /* Cedega */

Nowadays, it's possible to run many Windows games direclty from GNU/Linux. While Linux doesn't support .exe files, there is a solution in the name of [[Wine]].
Wine comes in several flavor, each tailored to specific needs. E.g. geared towards business applications, or gaming.
For gaming you have the choices of [[Wine]]/[[Cedega]]/[[CrossOver Games]].
Wine, Cedega, and CrossOver Games are projects that, in a nutshell, tries to substitute the Windows API's with it's own API's, in such way that the application run inside it, will be fooled into thinking they are running on a Windows machine. For gaming, in many cases DirectX is required to run the software, Luckely for us, Wine (and other based on projects) have made it possible to substitute the DirectX API's for most part (DX7/8/9).

== WINE ==

[[Wine]] is the project where it all began. It's not solely geared towards gaming, but windows applications in general.

== Cedega ==

[[Cedega]] is a wine based project, made by Transgaming. It's completely geared towards running Windows games on GNU/Linux. Where Wine is free, Cedega (formally known as WineX) is proprietary, and needs a license for utilizing it. The main difference with Wine itself, is that Transgaming added some proprietary code to the Wine base, and therefor exending the functionality. Pricing information can be found here [http://www.cedega.com/subscription/subscribe.html]

== CrossOver Games ==

[[CrossOver games]], is a fairly new product made by [[CodeWeavers]] based on their famous [[CrossOver]] products. CrossOver Games is tailored for gaming, and less for generic applications. They tweaked the Wine project code, for gaming. [[CodeWeavers]] and [[WineHQ]] work very closely. CodeWeavers frequently submits their code back to the original project, while Transgaming does rarely. CrossOver Games is a commercial product, but the license costs are mainly to fund development and provide support.

=== HowTos ===

* [http://www.winehq.org WINE's homepage] - how to make a certain app/game work
* [http://frankscorner.org Frank's Corner] - tutorials for Windows games and apps

=== Games ===

These games are known to work via Wine:

# [http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Linux TES IV: Oblivion]
# [http://www.fsckin.com/2008/02/21/how-to-run-call-of-duty-4-cod4-modern-combat-in-linux/ Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]
# [http://www.fsckin.com/tag/wine/ World of Warcraft & The Burning Crusade]
# [http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Play-Half-Life-2-on-Ubuntu-74731.shtml Half-Life 2 ''et al'']

==Currently supported games==

Games that have been reported to work on [[Wine]]/[[Cedega]]//[[CrossOver games]] include Starcraft, Warcraft III - Reign of Chaos and Warcraft III - The Frozen Throne, GTA 3 - Vice City, Jedi Knight 2 - Jedi Outcast, Half Life2 and its many modifications, including Counter-Strike, and many more. Note that games coming from [http://www.idsoftware.com ID Software], such as Quake 3 Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Enemy Territory, run natively on Linux (i.e. without the need for Wine). Unreal Tournament 2004 also runs natively on Linux out-of-the-box. If you turn the box around and look at the bottom, you'll see Tux!

==System Requirements==

For 3D games to work on Linux, you must have a supported graphic card with 3D capabilities, and having the Manufacturers driver installed.
Currently nVIDIA and ATI cards are supported for 3d under Linux. Note: ATI cards, have more complex to get running compared to nVIDIA cards.

A simple way to determine if your graphic drivers are setup correctly is to open up a console window and type "glxgears." A window with spinning gears should appear, and the console window will regularly print out the framerates. If the framerates are obscenely high, your 3D acceleration is working. If they are low, you need to install the drivers from NVIDIA or ATI.

==External Links==

*[http://www.winehq.org WINE's homepage] (''www.winehq.org'')
*[http://www.cedega.com Cedega's homepage] (''www.cedega.com'')
*[http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/ CrossOver Games homepage] (''www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/'')

Gaming via Wine tools

2009-08-16T12:20:11Z

Teebones: /* CHOICES */

Nowadays, it's possible to run many Windows games direclty from GNU/Linux. While Linux doesn't support .exe files, there is a solution in the name of [[Wine]].
Wine comes in several flavor, each tailored to specific needs. E.g. geared towards business applications, or gaming.
For gaming you have the choices of [[Wine]]/[[Cedega]]/[[CrossOver Games]].
Wine, Cedega, and CrossOver Games are projects that, in a nutshell, tries to substitute the Windows API's with it's own API's, in such way that the application run inside it, will be fooled into thinking they are running on a Windows machine. For gaming, in many cases DirectX is required to run the software, Luckely for us, Wine (and other based on projects) have made it possible to substitute the DirectX API's for most part (DX7/8/9).

== WINE ==

[[Wine]] is the project where it all began. It's not solely geared towards gaming, but windows applications in general.

== Cedega ==

[[Cedega]] is a wine based project, made by Transgaming. It's completely geared towards running Windows games on GNU/Linux. Where Wine is free, Cedega (formally known as WineX) is proprietary, and needs a license for utilizing it. The main difference with Wine itself, is that Transgaming added some proprietary code to the Wine base, and therefor exending the functionality. Pricing information can be found here [http://www.transgaming.com]

== CrossOver Games ==

[[CrossOver games]], is a fairly new product made by [[CodeWeavers]] based on their famous [[CrossOver]] products. CrossOver Games is tailored for gaming, and less for generic applications. They tweaked the Wine project code, for gaming. [[CodeWeavers]] and [[WineHQ]] work very closely. CodeWeavers frequently submits their code back to the original project, while Transgaming does rarely. CrossOver Games is a commercial product, but the license costs are mainly to fund development and provide support.

=== HowTos ===

* [http://www.winehq.org WINE's homepage] - how to make a certain app/game work
* [http://frankscorner.org Frank's Corner] - tutorials for Windows games and apps

=== Games ===

These games are known to work via Wine:

# [http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Linux TES IV: Oblivion]
# [http://www.fsckin.com/2008/02/21/how-to-run-call-of-duty-4-cod4-modern-combat-in-linux/ Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]
# [http://www.fsckin.com/tag/wine/ World of Warcraft & The Burning Crusade]
# [http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Play-Half-Life-2-on-Ubuntu-74731.shtml Half-Life 2 ''et al'']

==Currently supported games==

Games that have been reported to work on [[Wine]]/[[Cedega]]//[[CrossOver games]] include Starcraft, Warcraft III - Reign of Chaos and Warcraft III - The Frozen Throne, GTA 3 - Vice City, Jedi Knight 2 - Jedi Outcast, Half Life2 and its many modifications, including Counter-Strike, and many more. Note that games coming from [http://www.idsoftware.com ID Software], such as Quake 3 Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Enemy Territory, run natively on Linux (i.e. without the need for Wine). Unreal Tournament 2004 also runs natively on Linux out-of-the-box. If you turn the box around and look at the bottom, you'll see Tux!

==System Requirements==

For 3D games to work on Linux, you must have a supported graphic card with 3D capabilities, and having the Manufacturers driver installed.
Currently nVIDIA and ATI cards are supported for 3d under Linux. Note: ATI cards, have more complex to get running compared to nVIDIA cards.

A simple way to determine if your graphic drivers are setup correctly is to open up a console window and type "glxgears." A window with spinning gears should appear, and the console window will regularly print out the framerates. If the framerates are obscenely high, your 3D acceleration is working. If they are low, you need to install the drivers from NVIDIA or ATI.

==External Links==

*[http://www.winehq.org WINE's homepage] (''www.winehq.org'')
*[http://www.cedega.com Cedega's homepage] (''www.cedega.com'')
*[http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/ CrossOver Games homepage] (''www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/'')

Gaming via Wine tools

2009-08-16T12:19:50Z

Teebones:

Nowadays, it's possible to run many Windows games direclty from GNU/Linux. While Linux doesn't support .exe files, there is a solution in the name of [[Wine]].
Wine comes in several flavor, each tailored to specific needs. E.g. geared towards business applications, or gaming.
For gaming you have the choices of [[Wine]]/[[Cedega]]/[[CrossOver Games]].
Wine, Cedega, and CrossOver Games are projects that, in a nutshell, tries to substitute the Windows API's with it's own API's, in such way that the application run inside it, will be fooled into thinking they are running on a Windows machine. For gaming, in many cases DirectX is required to run the software, Luckely for us, Wine (and other based on projects) have made it possible to substitute the DirectX API's for most part (DX7/8/9).

== CHOICES ==

== WINE ==

[[Wine]] is the project where it all began. It's not solely geared towards gaming, but windows applications in general.

== Cedega ==

[[Cedega]] is a wine based project, made by Transgaming. It's completely geared towards running Windows games on GNU/Linux. Where Wine is free, Cedega (formally known as WineX) is proprietary, and needs a license for utilizing it. The main difference with Wine itself, is that Transgaming added some proprietary code to the Wine base, and therefor exending the functionality. Pricing information can be found here [http://www.transgaming.com]

== CrossOver Games ==

[[CrossOver games]], is a fairly new product made by [[CodeWeavers]] based on their famous [[CrossOver]] products. CrossOver Games is tailored for gaming, and less for generic applications. They tweaked the Wine project code, for gaming. [[CodeWeavers]] and [[WineHQ]] work very closely. CodeWeavers frequently submits their code back to the original project, while Transgaming does rarely. CrossOver Games is a commercial product, but the license costs are mainly to fund development and provide support.

=== HowTos ===

* [http://www.winehq.org WINE's homepage] - how to make a certain app/game work
* [http://frankscorner.org Frank's Corner] - tutorials for Windows games and apps

=== Games ===

These games are known to work via Wine:

# [http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Linux TES IV: Oblivion]
# [http://www.fsckin.com/2008/02/21/how-to-run-call-of-duty-4-cod4-modern-combat-in-linux/ Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]
# [http://www.fsckin.com/tag/wine/ World of Warcraft & The Burning Crusade]
# [http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Play-Half-Life-2-on-Ubuntu-74731.shtml Half-Life 2 ''et al'']

==Currently supported games==

Games that have been reported to work on [[Wine]]/[[Cedega]]//[[CrossOver games]] include Starcraft, Warcraft III - Reign of Chaos and Warcraft III - The Frozen Throne, GTA 3 - Vice City, Jedi Knight 2 - Jedi Outcast, Half Life2 and its many modifications, including Counter-Strike, and many more. Note that games coming from [http://www.idsoftware.com ID Software], such as Quake 3 Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Enemy Territory, run natively on Linux (i.e. without the need for Wine). Unreal Tournament 2004 also runs natively on Linux out-of-the-box. If you turn the box around and look at the bottom, you'll see Tux!

==System Requirements==

For 3D games to work on Linux, you must have a supported graphic card with 3D capabilities, and having the Manufacturers driver installed.
Currently nVIDIA and ATI cards are supported for 3d under Linux. Note: ATI cards, have more complex to get running compared to nVIDIA cards.

A simple way to determine if your graphic drivers are setup correctly is to open up a console window and type "glxgears." A window with spinning gears should appear, and the console window will regularly print out the framerates. If the framerates are obscenely high, your 3D acceleration is working. If they are low, you need to install the drivers from NVIDIA or ATI.

==External Links==

*[http://www.winehq.org WINE's homepage] (''www.winehq.org'')
*[http://www.cedega.com Cedega's homepage] (''www.cedega.com'')
*[http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/ CrossOver Games homepage] (''www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/'')

Gaming via Wine tools

2009-08-16T11:52:57Z

Teebones: Created page with 'Many Windows games (and applications) can be run in GNU/Linux. This is normally (since there are other Windows emulators as well) done with Wine/Cedega. Wine and Cede...'

Many Windows games (and applications) can be run in GNU/Linux. This is normally (since there are other Windows [[emulator]]s as well) done with [[Wine]]/[[Cedega]]. Wine and Cedega are projects that, in a nutshell, try to replace the Windows base so that your Windows apps and games work properly on GNU/Linux.

While Wine is free to use, [http://www.transgaming.com Transgaming] (the company that develops [[Cedega]]--formerly known as [[WineX]]) does charge a monthly fee ($5 per month, 3 month minimum) for easy-to-install packages and updates. It is possible, though, to use Cedega for free, but the process involves downloading and compiling older versions. The advantage is that Cedega is more thoroughly tested for games, so you have a much greater chance to play. It is also focused on getting the Direct 3D layer of Windows working on Linux.

== Wine ==

Wine is [[alpha]] [[software]] to run generic [[Windows]] [[applications]] under [[Linux]].
You can find Wine prepackaged and ready to install in most major distributions; if you want newer (or perhaps older) builds, you'll have to [http://www.winehq.org/site/download download] them from the website.

=== HowTos ===

* [http://www.winehq.com WINE's homepage] - how to make a certain app/game work
* [http://frankscorner.org Frank's Corner] - tutorials for Windows games and apps

=== Games ===

These games are known to work via Wine:

# [http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Linux TES IV: Oblivion]
# [http://www.fsckin.com/2008/02/21/how-to-run-call-of-duty-4-cod4-modern-combat-in-linux/ Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]
# [http://www.fsckin.com/tag/wine/ World of Warcraft & The Burning Crusade]
# [http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Play-Half-Life-2-on-Ubuntu-74731.shtml Half-Life 2 ''et al'']

==Cedega==

Transgaming maintains a [http://transgaming.org/gamesdb/ database] of the games currently supported, and their actual usability on Linux, varying between 0 (Doesn't install nor work) and 5 (as in Windows). Remember, when you search, to use full names instead of game acronyms (Diablo 2 instead of D2 for instance). Results will link you to pages that have a compatibility rating, screen shots, and a message board for the game you searched for. However, the database is often out of date.

The message board is important, as the compatibility rating is not always accurate. Reading through it can provide a better idea as to the actual compatability.

It's also important to frequently check the TransGaming website (listed above) for Cedega as new versions come out regularly that solve older problems. (for example, [http://steampowered.com/ Steam] now works in 3.3).

==Currently supported games==

Games that have been reported to work on [[Wine]]/[[WineX]] include Starcraft, Warcraft III - Reign of Chaos and Warcraft III - The Frozen Throne, GTA 3 - Vice City, Jedi Knight 2 - Jedi Outcast, Half Life and its many modifications, including Counter-Strike, and many more. Note that games coming from [http://www.idsoftware.com ID Software], such as Quake 3 Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Enemy Territory, run natively on Linux (i.e. without the need for Wine). Unreal Tournament 2004 also runs natively on Linux out-of-the-box. If you turn the box around and look at the bottom, you'll see Tux!

==System Requirements==

For 3D games to work on Linux, you must have a supported graphic card with 3D capabilities. At the moment, these include nVIDIA cards (very good drivers) and ATI cards (also good).

A simple way to determine if your graphic drivers are setup correctly is to open up a console window and type "glxgears." A window with spinning gears should appear, and the console window will regularly print out the framerates. If the framerates are obscenely high, your 3D acceleration is working. If they are low, you need to install the drivers from NVIDIA or ATI.

==External Links==

*[http://www.winehq.com WINE's homepage] (''www.winehq.com'')

Games

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In order to play under [[Linux]], you can:
* Play with a native game, i.e. a game that has been written for Linux (Quake 3...).
* Use [[Loki]], which provides [[install]]ers for several games
* Use [[Wine]], which allows to run [[Windows]] [[applications]] under Linux
* Use [[Cedega]], which is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_(software_development) fork] of Wine but game-oriented. Its [[package]]d version is not free of charge unlike its [[CVS]] version.
* Use [[Java]] Webstart (embedded in Java 1.6) to install cross-platform games very easily
* Use your [[web browser]] to launch [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web web]-games (applets using Java, Flash, Actionscript ...)
* Use an [[operating system]] [[emulator]] like [[dosBox]]

= See also =

* [[Game List]] - List of native games
* [[Gaming via Wine tools]]
* [[Emulators and virtual machines]] - For running your favorite games from other devices
* [[Game programming]]

[[Category:Game]]

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The hosts file, is a file on an Operating system (such a Linux, or BSD, ) to convert hostnames to IP adresses, locally.
Using this file, the system can lookup hostnames, defined in the file, without the need of querying a DNS server.
This is essentially handy for internal hostnames inside a LAN. Most LAN's utilize private IP space for the computers, which are not accessible from the internet.
Think of 192.168.x.x/24 or 10.x.x.x/24 ip spaces.
Putting a computers hostname inside the hosts file on another computer inside the lan, makes it easier for that computer to find the other computer.
Instead of pinging based on IP address number, you can ping the name of the machine

A typical hostname example looks like this:

<code>
#hosts file edited on <date>

#machine definitions:

#localloop:
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain

#marks computer
192.168.1.1 computer-mark

#teebones computer
192.168.1.2 computer-teebones

</code>

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