Linux... (gaming, pb, etc)

[xirtam]

How do I set it up? I want to know how to install/ where to go to get info on how to install it under... I'm running Mandrake 8.1 at the moment.

Link me?

Also, do I have to buy a linux version or is there a download somewhere? I've never done any kind of serious gaming on linux... want to give it a shot. Also, how's the directx/directplay coming along for linux? Is that port still being worked on? Because one of the only things still keeping me with a windows partition is this awesome game called Age of Kings with the Conquerors expansion that will only play afaik under windows.

Oh, and one more thing. Is anybody working on a powerbuilder port for linux? Because I'd rather just go all linux since I'm running a cvs server and an ftp server on a linux box and would rather just utilize a more efficient OS than half to deal with M$oft BS.

Thanks.

 

[manly]

If gaming is your *primary* interest, then stick with Windows.

If gaming is just one of your interests, Linux might be a great learning experience. I'd recommend a dual-boot setup.

One place to download Linux is http://www.linuxiso.org

However, you shouldn't just go download 1 GB of CDs and think that's how to get started.

First off, go do some reading and decide which flavor of Linux you want to test out:

http://www.distrowatch.com

http://www.transgaming.com WineX is the DirectX port to Linux; I'm not sure how it's coming along these days. To get the WineX binary releases, you have to subscribe at $5/mo I think. You *can* checkout their source tree from CVS, but whether or not it cleanly integrates into a working system is another issue.

Finally, since PowerBuilder is a niche product (owned by Sybase I think), I doubt it'll be ported to Linux anytime soon.

 

[EHobaX]

WineX is the bomb. I got Madden 2k2 running (i.e. DirectX 8.0 game). Sound is a little messed up, but gameplay is great.
You can check out the whole list of games it supports on their website. The WineX 2.0 comes in a .tgz format as well as the .rpm and .deb packages.