What Distro are you running?

[Rettj]

Powerful

[stormlord]

Have you tried Lubuntu:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubuntu

Please note I haven't tried Linux yet, but OMG I'm closer to trying it than I've ever been.

I've probably try Mint or KDE.

General link about gaming in Linux:
http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cf...re=3410&bhcp=1

Another about Linux-friendly MMO's:
mmohuts.com/editorials/linux-mmorpgs

As a Wurm Online player for 2 years, I'd recommend it, as long as it doesn't crash for you. It has corpse runs and no gps on its in-game map and no mini-radars. It feels like an old school game, but it's much more than an old school game. It's more like a upgraded Ultima Online, and UO was well ahead of its time.

It's clearly not a popular game because it has so little hand holding, and lots of grind. However, I loved it when I played it in 2012 and it's easily the best MMO I've ever played. It eclipses EQ 1. I think it's a better game if you play it alone after joining a village, but it's also a lot harder to play alone. It's important to join a village when you first start to learn how the game works. Why is it better alone afterwards? I think when you join villages the game becomes grindier because there're less things to do. In villages and cities, it becomes much more about digging huge trenches and building/imping endless floors and walls and specializing in just a few skills. Villages tend to be deeded too which means there's no real threat from monsters because of deed guards. Despite all that, it's still good to join villages off and on (like for social reasons), especially on pvp servers. Beyond that, the game also has some epic pvp servers where there're almost no rules.

(just sayin all this because it's Linux-friendly)

[Orruar]

I use the Windows 7 distro, because I want a computer where installing any new software doesn't take all night and a few cups of coffee. I also like being able to play pretty much any game ever made without much hassle.

[r00t]

Originally Posted by Orruar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I use the Windows 7 distro, because I want a computer where installing any new software doesn't take all night and a few cups of coffee. I also like being able to play pretty much any game ever made without much hassle.

Installing new software on linux doesnt take all night. In fact, Linux package managers are much easier and efficient to use than windows installers. I mean this in a big way too, such as setting up a server in the enterprise with all the libraries and bells and whistles you need on it. Simple example: one command line to set up LAMP vs. having to go through like 420 install screens to set up WAMP.

Also Wine plays pretty much every game without much hassle. Certainly every modern game.

[LulzSect]

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[moklianne]

Originally Posted by r00t [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Also Wine plays pretty much every game without much hassle. Certainly every modern game.

Some MMO's cheat detection engine's don't play nice with WINE or virtualization at all. Lineage 2 had a serious issue with WINE years ago. You just have to be aware and not simply jump in head first.

On Linux itself, I use Ubuntu for my MythTV back and front ends, simply for the great community support. If you don't know the ins and outs of Linux, you may never find a solution to your issue on your own and need community support. If you are using a distro that not many use, well, you may be out of luck.

Does WINE have a directx wrapper? When I was using it, for any type of acceptable performance I had to use OpenGL and most games are designed with one or the other in mind, not both.

[Rettj]

Which one is best for p99+"desktop apps"?

[Hailto]

Did you ever come back after rage quitting from dying in Unrest naez?

[khanable]

osx distro cause i'm civilized and like my printers to work

[Orruar]

Originally Posted by r00t [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Installing new software on linux doesnt take all night. In fact, Linux package managers are much easier and efficient to use than windows installers. I mean this in a big way too, such as setting up a server in the enterprise with all the libraries and bells and whistles you need on it. Simple example: one command line to set up LAMP vs. having to go through like 420 install screens to set up WAMP.

Also Wine plays pretty much every game without much hassle. Certainly every modern game.

There are an insane number of problems with using Wine with modern games. When I was doing work to get PhysX up and running on a linux system, I came across no shortage of people upset that they spent $60 on a game they couldn't really use because of a problem with Wine or their particular distro. If you need a computer to just do a few simple tasks reliably, Linux is the way to go. Otherwise, it's way more hassle than its worth.