Questions about games and gaming on Ubuntu. Most other gaming-related questions can be asked on the Gaming StackExchange site - http://gaming.stackexchange.com/
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Is SLI in Nouveau and Nvidia drivers going somewhere?
It seems that SLI is not working properly under Linux at the moment, at all!
I haven't tested, but in recent forum posts, people deem it unusable and suggest instead single GPUs for the time being. ...
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What essentials do I need to start using Ubuntu instead of windows? [closed]
I would like to dual boot ubuntu with windows 8 after I fix my windows 8 (Ubuntu is just way too pretty!). I found this tutorial about dual-booting the two without problems ...
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Different Pictures For Items
On my desktop I have alot of different shell files that run a game. I want to replace those ugly shell file looks on your desktop and replace it with the game's logo. Is there a way to do this?
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How can I install an older version of LOVE Games Development?
I want to play OMG!Words (Check the last game in the article) but I can't get it to run because it needs LOVE 0.7 and the ppa I added has the latest stable version, LOVE 0.8.0. My version of Ubuntu is ...
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How can I download/install Second Life? [closed]
I have heard about Second Life, but I have no idea where to download it from, nor how to download it.
What should I do?
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Neverwinter Nights does not run in 13.04
I installed Neverwinter Nights on this very machine while running 12.10, following the instructions here. Since upgrading to 13.04, nwn hangs when I run it. This is a strace log file generated by my ...
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Wine 1.4 - Audio/Game Running Too Fast
The game in question is Osu!, which at one point I had working somewhat acceptably, but as of now I cannot get it to function because the game is running exceedingly fast (not depending on framerate). ...
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Will “World Of Tanks” run on Ubuntu? [closed]
I play world of tanks (a Game) in windows. Will it work on ubuntu? Better, worse, same? I would like to try Ubuntu but not if w.o.t won't work.
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Windows compatible games on ubuntu 13.04
Chess Planet (ru) installed through wine on ubuntu 13.04. The desktop shortcut says invalid
encoding.Double click does not open the game.
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how to install warzone 2100 ver3.1game from tar.gz file
I tried ./configure but resulted in error :
"checking for GLEW... configure: error: Package requirements (glew >= 1.5.2) were not met:
No package 'glew' found
Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH ...
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Problems with GTA San Andreas and DirectX 9.0 [closed]
I have a problem with GTA San Andreas. Anytime I run the .exe file, a window pops up and it says " Grand Theft Auto requires at least DirectX version 9.0"
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Is gaming on ubuntu possible (choice of games) [duplicate]
So im updating my old pc preferable for gaming.
Are the games (mainly first person shooters) on the market able to be played on Ubuntu?
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Diablo 3 under Wine is safe? [closed]
I heard a lot about Blizzard banning a lot people who used Wine to run Diablo 3 on Linux. After that I also heard that they actually were cheaters - and that's the only reason of ban.
Can someone ...
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Running games in windowed mode
I have problems with mouse behavior when I run game in windowed mode. I can't use alt + left click and alt + right click in game since first moves window and seconds opens popup with window options.
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Age of Empires 2 HD not working good
i have Ubuntu 13.04, i have just installed Age of empires 2 HD on wine 1.5.29, i can start the game and open the campaigns but it displays a black screen after then:
is the problem from wine, or ...
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Is there any way I can have two users on my system playing games simultaneously?
I have a fairly powerful desktop computer where I can run two instances of a game (one natively and one in a win7-64 bit virtualbox). I was wondering if I there was any way to connect a laptop to my ...
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How can use a different HDD with another OS to use as a Steam Library?
2nd HDD have XP while 1st have Ubuntu.But the Ubuntu drive is almost full and can't fit other games.The second HDD has enought space but when I try to use it it shows this error:
"New Steam library ...
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How to instal nogravity game under Ubuntu?
There is a freeware game Nogravity for Linux (http://www.nogravitythegame.com/classic/linux.html) but it is not in Ubuntu repository. Official steps to install (to run the .package file - ...
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Can't figure out how to install “humble double fine bundle”
I just bought the Humble Double Fine Bundle and downloaded the .bin file, and it says it uses the mojo installer.
When I'm trying to open the installer I get this error:
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How can I install my Sims 3 expansion packs? [duplicate]
I just installed Ubuntu 13.04 and I like it.
However, I can't figure out how to install my sims3 expsansion packs from origin through winehq. Usually on Windows's I'm able to play my sims 3 after ...
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How can I share an HDD with Windows XP and Ubuntu on Steam?
My Ubuntu is installed on a disk drive F: while my Windows XP is on a disk C:.
F: is 20 GB while C: is 320GB.
When I try to open a Steam library it says:
"New Steam library folder must be on a ...
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Gaming on 13.04 using more advanced drivers for Intel 3000 HD lagging?
I recently found a beta version of portal for steam. I install the beta version and started it up to find the graphics didn't look right at all. I looked through the comments from OmgUbuntu seeing ...
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Best graphics card brand/ drivers for gaming on Ubuntu?
I'm making up plans for when I eventually want to build my own gaming desktop with Ubuntu installed and use the steam client Linux version. The only thing I'm having problems with is what are the best ...
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Shift sometimes does not respond
when i'm in game I need shift key and and press and hold shift it is good but then after 8 seconds or less it stops i'm still holding shift but it is not responding?
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Sound problem while gaming on HP Pavilion DV4
I get a weird behavior with my volume every time I try to play a game with Desmume or even if I try to play Trine in Steam.
Volume goes up and down and it doesn't stop which makes gaming impossible. ...
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How to start a PlayOnLinux game windowed
I am using PlayOnLinux 4.1.1 under Ubuntu 13.04
The game I am trying to run is Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete.
It runs perfectly well in fullscreen mode, but I want to run it in windowed ...
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How to install latest version of Urban Terror on Ubuntu 12.04?
I am new to Ubuntu. Please tell me how to install the latest version Urban Terror. Step by step answer would be great.
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Game playing on both screens
I have dual monitors setup on 13.04 with an ATI card using the propitiatory driver.
In install Steam then Amnesia and started the game up. The displays are mirroring instead of the game just playing ...
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How to start freecell, installed from software center
Freecell Solitarire won't load on Ubuntu 13.04. In the software center it appears as Installed but doesn't appear in Search.
Uninstalling and reinstalling did not help.
As a workaround, would it be ...
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Install non-Linux games via Steam
Is it possible to install non-Linux games on Ubuntu via Steam?
I have some games on my account and I hoped to run them via Wine. But Steam didn't let me to download them.
I've tried to use Virtual ...
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Installing Call of Duty 1 with CD, error while changing CD :(
So, I am new with Ubuntu and all, and I'm trying to install Call of Duty 1 with the installation key. I have Wine installed and I open the CD file with it. It starts installing, everything is fine. ...
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How to download the latest NVidia GeForce drivers in Ubuntu 12.04? (x64) [duplicate]
Long-time ATI user here and I finally made the fortunate switch to a GeForce GTX 660 (Ti). I know too much about how AMD does it, so I'm wondering what's the best way to get up-to-date drivers for ...
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Game Dev Tycoon: error loading libXrandr
I bought it from there site. I got a fresh install of Ubuntu 13.04. When I try to run Game Dev Tycoon from the terminal I get the following error:
gamedevtycoon: error while loading shared libraries: ...
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How to force minimize or switch a video / game - Bug?
I'm comming from Windows 7, and something that I loved there was to Alt+Tab in any Game or video and switch to another app without problem.
Here, I tried with Age of Mythology (Wine), that I play it ...
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I want to download mmorpg games ubuntu as far as i know doesn't have software for it any help? [closed]
now i would like to download mmorpg games but they are all basically for windows how am I able to download it for ubuntu ?
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I want to install ubuntu instead of my microsoft xp
i want to install ubuntu after clearing my system but i dont want to do anything that will mess up the install or my computer. what should i do. i really would like to use ubuntu but my computer is ...
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How to diagnose/fix TF2 performance issues, despite good FPS?
I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 with an AMD 6630M and the AMD 13.4 drivers. I run Team Fortress on Windows on the same machine, and despite getting 30-40 fps, the game is quite playable, very smooth and ...
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Graphics Performance is Worse in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS than Windows XP: Using- Intel® 945G x86/MMX/SSE2 [closed]
Graphics Performance is Worse in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS than Windows XP: Using- Intel® 945G x86/MMX/SSE2
In Windows XP Professional, the graphics process much more effectively. I can watch HD videos ...
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Mahjongg scoring system has been broken in 13.04 [closed]
I have just upgraded 3 machines from Quantal to Raring and find that the way mahjongg scores are saved and reported have changed. Instead of saving/displaying scores in ranking order (i.e. name and ...
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Which's better for WINE?
I have a little question: Which version of Ubuntu works better with WINE? The actual version (13.04) or LTS? (12.04)
Because I'd like to play MTA San Andreas in Linux and the most of people says I ...
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League of Legends client continuous patch using Playonlinux?
I am using wine 1.5.28 and im not really sure which POL I am using it was an updated one though. I installed league using POL and ran the client. It installed fine and patched fine except for taking ...
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What kind of harware configuration choose for a game-oriented Ubuntu PC? [closed]
I am considering buying newer hardware for my Ubuntu-only Box. The main purpose of the PC is gaming, mainly Humble Bundle games, some old Windows games with wine and web-based games (the facebook ...
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New to Ubuntu, trying to install and run WoW MOP & LoL
I am new to Ubuntu Linux, just came from windows 7 after a recommendation from one of my guild mates on GW2. Sadly I should have grilled him more on how to install all of the games and run them. I ...
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Gaming with Virtualbox, has it worked for you?
Currently I am using Windows 8. I have a virtual box with Ubuntu set up for development. Aside from that I sometimes just want to relax and enjoy a game (Battlefield 3, Skyrim, Saints Row: The Third, ...
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Countre Strike [steam] Lunix version Probleme !
i have allready installed steam in ubuntu , and i downloaded counter strike from it , that's mean i'm working in lunix version without wine . . ..
so i run it and it work fine , but when i want to ...
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Psychonauts bug (A game on Steam) Ubuntu 12.04 [closed]
I have Ubuntu 12.04, downloaded Psychonauts on Steam and runs so far BUT
the character moves without me pushing the "up" buttom. It keeps running.
How to solve this bug? This didn't happen on ...
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Armegetron Ubuntu Vsync
How do i disable vsync for a specific program in ubuntu
Im using an Nvidia 8800GTS 512 for video with 314 drivers.
It could be something in xServer but im not sure.
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playing scrabble on Internet Scrabble Club server/website
I have downloaded ISC Wordbiz for linux. I am able to log on, seek, and start a game, but as soon as I make a move, the screen locks up and wont allow me to take any action. I uninstalled Wordbiz, ...
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Getting Star Wars - Rogue Squadron working on linux
I've tried using mupen64plus and project64 2.0 under wine, but both have failed to run correctly. The video is completely blank, although the audio seems to run fine. Even when I fullscreen the ...
