Linux and game community

Preface:
So, in the light of the Ubuntu 10 release released today.10 Maverick Meercat (officially went out today, 10.10 at 10:10:10 on UTC, at 14:10 in Moscow), decided to write a small cycle of small articles about Linux with a slight deviation towards the game industry.

So, as they say, we will arrange everything (or almost everything, within the framework of today’s article) of the point above LINux. On points.

What is Linux and what it is eaten with.

Linux (hereinafter, so as not to weight the topic, I will leave links, after which you can find out more information, if necessary or just the reader has such a desire) – this is the operating system (hereinafter: OS, Operations, sometimes a system), which is one of the OS options such as Unix. It was originally created by Linus Benedict Torvalds as a version of UNIX OS for IBM-compatible personal computers. The source codes of the new OS were published by Torvalds back in September 91st (the first laid out source codes are dated to the 17th number). September 17, 1991 and is considered many a certain starting point for Linux. You can read more in the links that I gave (will also be indicated at the end of the article). Starting from this day, independent developers began to connect to the project, which became more and more. Today, Linux is the fastest -based, as well as a stable system that can be used both in various servers and on home and office computers.
There are dozens of Linux distributions, and all of them, counting the forks – several thousand. There are also commercial (paid), but I will not touch them now. And the scope of application is usually different.

The most common and friendly to https://nonukcasinosites.co.uk/paynplay/ the user is the Ubuntu distribution. In this article, I will try to describe it, although much applies to other distributions.
The distribution is quite stable, regularly updated, has a huge community and is very popular throughout the globe (although, of course, Windows is still far away, but the gap is reduced by rapidly).

Are there any games for linux.

Linux games are. Moreover, there are a lot of them and the vast majority of them are free. True, basically, if you look at all their diversity, these are small arcade or logical games, but the set of the game is also very extensive. To Windows, of course, (so far) far, but also at the moment, if you want to play under Linux, there is something to choose from. Even if you do not initially be considered fra-specific/multi-platform projects and games that are ported with Windows, as well as the launch of Windows-IGR in/under Wine (this will be below).
Some, even rather large, developers of the releases of their games under Linux. Of the latest «novelties» you can immediately recall, for example, Amnesia: The Dark Descent (although it goes well under Wine), the demo of which, under three main platforms, can be downloaded to off. site.

There is also a wonderful site Linux Game Database
I myself play Teeworlds and Hedgeware (though I rarely play)

What is Wine

Wine (or Wine-both spelling is correct) is a program (or rather, a software environment and a shell), with which you can run a Windows applications (in T. h. and games).
Wine is constantly updated and improved, due to which it becomes possible to launch an increasing number of programs and games in Linux, originally designed for launching from under Windows, if the versions under Linux do not exist or it does not suit you for some reason. However, Wine is an alternative implementation of Windows API, and T. To. Microsoft does not really like to share the source codes, with the launch and work of some programs, problems can arise (to include until the impossibility of starting). Nevertheless, the list of games and applications that successfully launch and work under Wine is impressive (and the number of programs that work perfectly, but no more impressive in any lists).
You can see if a specific application is launched here (provided that there is a record of this application or game. If there is no program on the list or the last record has been for a long time, then it makes sense to check for yourself. It is possible that it will not arise with launch and work).
However, of course, there are a lot of things to start under Wine, most likely it will not be possible. For example, BIOSHOCK 2 installed, but to work in any (so far) does not want.
But Starcraft II It goes just wonderful (yes, it seems, all the games of Blizzard or studios, where the employees of this company once went. I, of course, did not conduct detailed research).
Also, also, usually, they are going on World of Warcraft, games on the Source engine (including Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source) and also loved by many The Sims 3. Judging by the reviews, Call of Duty 6: Modern Warfare 2 It also goes wonderful (thanks to Infinity Ward and Activision).
From curious facts: some games under Wine are better than Windows. This is due to the excessive gluttony of the latest incarnations of the Microsoft product, as well as with better than Linux with memory.

So, playing under Linux is quite possible and even there is something)
Recently, for example, Linux Game Publishing has been released Sacred: Gold under linux, and back in 2006 Jets’N’GUNS, The recently flashed in liva (or rather, a whole life was dedicated to her).

Waiting for comments. Write which of you uses Linux, what experience you have in it, including game. Healthy criticism, wishes and instructions are welcome.