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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What native games are available?
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Gaming performance difference between windows and Ubuntu
What are the pros/cons switching from windows 7 to ubuntu ?
I mainly develop software and play games.
I obviously don't play games on my laptop that's why I give ubuntu a try. But the whole OS looks ...
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How do I use a gamepad?
I'm planning on buying a game-pad for playing games on emulators (like ZSNES) and I have read a few articles on the net related to some game-pads not working in Linux especially when playing games via ...
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Sharkoon Drakonia Gaming Mouse doesn't work at all
I've got a new Mouse "Sharkoon Drakonia", a gaming mouse with 11 buttons and high changable resolution.
The problem is, that the mouse doesn't work. Only the LEDs are visible, but wether the buttons ...
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How to install World of Warcraft?
I need a tutorial on how to install World of Warcraft for Ubuntu.
I use Ubuntu 10.10 64 bit
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How to install Diablo 2 Lord of Destruction?
I first tried to install Diablo 2 LOD from an iso image using acetone iso. However, after acetone iso mounted the image, it said "Please install the labelled disc".
I then tried with Gmount, and, ...
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How do I install Half-Life 1 and 2?
How do I install Half-Life 1 and 2 on Ubuntu 12.04 if I already have the game on a Windows installer CD and on Steam. I tried it with Steam, but the game didn't launch. I also tried it on wine with ...
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Will Ubuntu allow me to play games like I do in Windows?
I was wondering if Ubuntu would let me play games like a Windows7 computer would.
ie:Team Fortress 2, Minecraft, etc
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How can I remove all default installed games?
I want to remove all the games that are installed by default.
How can I do it all at once?
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Remapping both mouse and keyboard to a gamepad
Since Halloween, I have been really enjoying Frictional Games' Amnesia on Ubuntu. My next goal is to get the other offerings they have.
Unfortunately, there is not a gamepad setting for this game ...
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No such file or directory? But the file exists!
I've downloaded a game (Shank) but the bin file doesn't run. The error that is shown when I try to launch the executable is:
bash: ./shank-linux-120720110-1-bin: No such file or directory
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Where can I find websites that list games for Ubuntu? [closed]
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How do I run Angry Birds?
I see that there is an HTML version of Angry Birds. How do I use it? I'd also like to have the icon on my launcher so I can run it as it's own application.
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Typing tutor games with good playablity
Are there any linux typing tutor games which are enjoyable games in their own right?
I'm a computer professional, but have never learned to type properly. I also don't want my kids to pick up my bad ...
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What 2D/3D engines and game SDKs are available?
What 2D/3D engines and game development SDKs are available that run natively on Ubuntu?
Please limit one engine/sdk per answer - and include why you enjoy the engine/sdk.
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Gaming makes my CPU Temp & GPU Core Temp 85C+
Why playing Games in Ubuntu 10.04 using Wine makes my CPU Temp & GPU Core Temp 85C+ , also using flash player or browsing sites that use shock-wave flash plug in leads to the same problem "CPU ...
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Is there a way to get Team Fortress 2 working?
Team Fortress 2 is now free to play! Is there an easy way to get a copy working on Ubuntu Natty?
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How can I change focus when a game locks it?
I am playing Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, and when I play it in windowed mode, I can't change focus from the game to something else (Alt+Tab doesn't work).
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HIB Games (Aquaria & Penumbra) cannot find libGL.so.1 even though it exists
I'm trying to play some Humble Indie Bundle (HIB) games, but I'm getting errors with Aquaria and Penumbra: Overture that are related to the libGL.so.1 file.
Aquaria gives this error on launch:
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Is there a way to run MS-DOS alongside/within Ubuntu?
Is there a version of MS-DOS that I can add to Ubuntu? I have old MS-DOS games.
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Ubuntu cant open .deb files - how can I correct this?
I've downloaded Ubuntu because my Windows 7 kept showing a black screen with a cursor on it and and wouldn't boot up properly. So I thought that maybe Linux would work.
It worked perfectly but I ...
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How do I install mupen64plus?
I'm new to Ubuntu and Linux and I just downloaded mupen64plus 1.99.5 and it came as a *.tar.gz file. I found some guides about how to install a .tar.gz file with the terminal but it doesn't work. How ...
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Is there a program that bans me from using a program for a certain amount of time?
So school just restarted and i'm crazy addicted to league of Legend. Is there anyway I can block myself from running it for like 1-2 days. I'm looking for a program. I believe there is one like this ...
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Amnesia just closes after I select New Game
I have a laptop with Intel GMA 4500M integrated graphics, 4GB of RAM and a 2.2GHz dual core processor with Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit. I recently bought the Humble Indie Bundle 5 and I was able to install ...
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Where can I get games for Ubuntu's Unity Engine?
I'm new to Ubuntu, but I installed it because Windows gave me too many virus problems. I heard that Unity is a cross-platform engine, so I can run good graphics games on Linux.
Where I can get a list ...
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Installing and running games
I installed some classic games, one being Starcraft, and when attempting to open and play the game with Wine, all I get is the option to Play Starcraft. Once I select the option, nothing happens. The ...
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What new games are available for Ubuntu in 2011? [closed]
I know there have been other questions like "What native games are available?" and they often have issues because they turn into a never-ending list of every game ever released for Linux.
But I'd ...
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“Limbo” game has no sound
I just bought a game called Limbo in Humble Bundle V. The site says that all games are cross-platform but in my computer the game has no sound. I've searched in google and looked in the official FAQ, ...
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The connection of Wine and PlayOnLinux
I'm about to install wine on my new ubuntu 10.10 installation, however I can't determaine if I should install Wine or PlayOnLinux. I've already read over the following page ...
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Game Console Emulators (Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64, Gameboy…)
What gaming console emulators are available in the latest 11.10 version.
If my english is wrong about gaming console emulator I am referring to Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Gameboy and ...
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How to install Windows games on Ubuntu?
Would you please tell me how to install Windows games on Ubuntu? I really need it.
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Screen Resolution change after play game
I installed supertuxkart. I played this game in fullscreen. After close the game my screen resolution has been changed. It is happening every time when i play any game in fullscreen mode. Is it a bug ...
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How can I install 'Revenge of the Titans'?
Revenge of the Titans is one of the games from the Humble Indie Bundle. I downloaded the i386 .deb file (I'm on a 32bit installation) and tried to install it using the Software Centre. However, when ...
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Games stuttering about every 7 minutes
Whenever I play a game on my Linux machine, it stutters every 7 minutes or so for about 5 seconds. Seems like not a serious problem but it is still a bit annoying. So any ideas on how to even trace ...
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How do I get my Xbox360 controller to work in Ubuntu 12.10?
I'm trying to play The Walking Dead Game on Ubuntu 12.10 with my Xbox360 controller like I do in Windows. The thing is the game start and only lets my use the mouse and keyboard. In windows when the ...
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Frozen Synapse started crashing with a “Unable to initialize OpenGL” error after upgrade
I just played Frozen Synapse 2 days ago using Ubuntu 11.04. Now with a clean upgrade of 11.10, I cannot play the game anymore. When I run the game in terminal I get this error:
Alert: Error Unable ...
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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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Gnome-Shell top panel over fullscreen games
I've been using gnome-shell for the last two months, and I realised that whenever I try to run games like psychonauts or trine2 in fullscreen, the shell's top panel is still visible.
The strange ...
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Wine games resolution not working properly
From: Wine games resolution/sound problems
For some reason, in all the games I've tried (Battle Realms, Worms Armageddon, and StarCraft I), the resolution for the game is really small. I have virtual ...
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LXDE also affects gaming performance?
Can somebody clear this up for me please? I always thought LXDE comes without a compositor or an element that is present in other desktop environments (DE's) that causes other desktop environments to ...
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No sound on Wolfenstien: ET
I am trying to play wolfenstien ET and everything works fine, except the sound... I can't hear anything, doesn't matter if it speakers or headphones..
Anyone have any ideas?
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Prevent a fullscreen game from disabling the volume control keys
I just installed Puddle which automatically goes to full-screen when you start it. As soon as it starts, the keyboard shortcuts for increasing/decreasing the volume (Fn+F5 and Fn+F6) stop working. (I ...
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Fix 'no-sound' issue for game family-farm
I have played the family-farm demo game for few days and then I bought the game through the Ubuntu Software Center.
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Which are the proprietary and paid games for linux do you know - Commercial games [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What native games are available?
I know only 2 games... quake 4 and Doom 3
Have any others you know ?
Paid/proprietary games... (commercial games )
These type of games i ...
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Gaming on Ubuntu - How far can you take it?
I'm looking in to gaming on Ubuntu (using PlayOnLinux - i.e. wine). What is the most modern game you have run at an acceptable framerate and what hardware were you running? Did you have to tweak your ...
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Psychonauts Humble Indie Bundle V error
When I try to load Psychonauts it crashes and this is the result I get when running from teminal. Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
shaneo@laptop:~$ cd psychonauts/
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When will the Humble Indie Bundle 6 games be supported on 12.10? [duplicate]
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There's an issue with an Alpha/Beta Release of Ubuntu, what should I do?
Currently, I can see them in the software center, but they say its not supported for my ...
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wine for games?
I seem to remember hearing about a special version of Wine that was optimized for games. What is this Wine called and where can I get it?
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How to I run Dwarf Fortress?
I have downloaded Dwarf Fortress, collected the required files I believe but there is a problem, I click on the df file, it asks me some things, I click on "Run," but nothing happens. The games just ...
