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    Linux Ubuntu Gaming

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Nocturnal310, Jan 9, 2008.

  1. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Hi, i was thinking of dual-booting my comp to Vista + Ubuntu ...

    Do u think i can play Counter-strike on Ubuntu?
     
    Nocturnal310, Jan 9, 2008
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Google is your friend:

    Link
     
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    agree agree... but cs:source runs a little better in wine, cedega is not free.... :cool:
     
    4ndr3, Jan 9, 2008
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    phish Notebook Consultant

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    I just got my 1530 and I am running only Ubuntu on it. I installed Wine and then Steam, after some googling it all worked fine. It takes a little more work than on windows, but it still is not very hard and I can run it on full settings in 1280x800 on my 8400 GS.
     
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  5. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    not PnP then ..hmm good atleast it ll run
     
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    don't know about cs:source, but quake4 works just fine!
     
    benx009, Jan 9, 2008
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    You can read this.
     
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    CS:S will run almost as good as it will on Windows, works great for me
     
    phish, Jan 11, 2008
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    Ben, are you talking the native linux Q4: Enemy Territory? I might have to check that one out if I've got my facts straight.
     
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    Fittersman Wanna trade?

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    i had alot of trouble with ubuntu 7.10 + CS:S but it did work great on fedora 7... not really sure why though :S
     
    Fittersman, Jan 12, 2008
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    To the people with CS:S and other Steam games: how much faster (if at all) does it run over Windows (XP or Vista)?
    If you could list average FPS for both Linux and Windows that would be great :)
     
    geauxtigers, Jan 12, 2008
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    Fittersman Wanna trade?

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    vista i got about 90fps on cs_office and on fedora 7 i got about 80fps on cs_office, so i noticed a drop of about 10fps (but, when the fps is that high it really doesnt matter)

    another thing to note is that there are newer linux nvidia drivers out which i never used, i was using one from early 2007 i believe for linux and for vista i had the latest one.
     
    Fittersman, Jan 12, 2008
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    Well thats good to know. Personally, I would be happy with a 10% fps drop
     
    geauxtigers, Jan 12, 2008
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  15. Amol

    Amol APH! NBR Reviewer

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    It's not a 10 % drop, it's plain 10 - there's a difference. :p.

    Anyway, gaming is quite possible in Linux these days. Just look around =)
     
    Amol, Jan 13, 2008
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    Yeah I meant 10fps drop, don't know why I put the % :cool:
     
    geauxtigers, Jan 13, 2008
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    lol i was thinking about installing cs into my external hard drive where i just installed ubuntu to. Took me a whole day trying to get it working! :) . Think about the loading time on the game, but somehow i think itll load little slower than the desktop :p
     
    someone777, Jan 13, 2008
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  18. Amol

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    Hey, as long as it worked :p.

    Were you troubleshooting the whole day or would it simply not install?
     
    Amol, Jan 13, 2008
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