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morbius

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Which Linux/Unix for Games?
« on: 14 March 2003, 12:55 »
I am looking at changing my OS from Win XP to a Unix/Linux system, but I wanted to know which OS would be the best primarily for playing games?  And is it possible to dual boot that OS with Win XP until I get the grasp of how it works and toss XP out.
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« Reply #1 on: 14 March 2003, 13:28 »
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« Reply #2 on: 15 March 2003, 14:39 »
Any version of Linux as long as it is a bit modern. If it is your first try i'd say use some easy to use distro like Red Hat, SuSE or Mandrake and get WineX(http://www.transgaming.com)
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« Reply #3 on: 17 March 2003, 12:09 »
Thanks Guys.  I'm in the process of getting Mandrake 9.
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morbius

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« Reply #4 on: 18 March 2003, 14:11 »
I'm in QLD.  I finally got Mandrake 9 and it's up and running.  a little bit daunting at first but I'm getting the hang of it.  I wanted to know if my downlad managers like kazaa, direct connect and the like will work with linux(probably a stupid question).
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« Reply #5 on: 18 March 2003, 18:13 »
direct connect should have a Linux client IIRC. And Kazaa Lite works a little buggy with me in Wine but it does work.
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« Reply #6 on: 18 March 2003, 18:42 »
For a list of Linux games, don't forget also to visit Happypenguin.   ;)  Have fun!
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