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Learning Debian GNU/Linux
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Learning Debian GNU/Linux

by Bill McCarty
October 1999
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
360 pages
10h 18m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Chapter 9. Playing Linux Games

In the last chapter you learned how to use Linux to help you work; in this chapter you’ll learn how to use Linux to help you play. A variety of challenging and exciting games is available for Linux; many of them are free. In addition, you can use WINE to run a variety of commercial games originally written for Microsoft Windows.

A Survey of Linux Games

Linux includes several popular games. In addition, many Linux games are available on the Web. Table 9-1 lists some of the most popular sites offering Linux games and Table 9-2 describes some of the most popular Linux games. However, you’ll find almost every game you could want on the Debian web site, http://www.debian.org/.

Table 9-1. Popular Linux Game Web Sites

Table 9-2. Some Popular Linux Games

Game

Type

Description

BZFlag

Action

Multi-player tank battle game.

Civilization: Call To Power

Strategy

A commercial Linux version of the sequel to Micropose’s Civilization. Supports network play.

CrossFire

Role Playing

Resembles Rogue. Supports multi-player network play.

DOOM

Action

Classic action game. Requires doom.wad file from licensed copy of game.

Freeciv

Strategy ...

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