Linux...Should I Try??!!??

~~Brook77~~ · Dec 24, 2007, 08:10 AM

I keep hearing all of these things about Linux, and some people like it more than Windows. I was just wondering if I should try it out? I know nothing...nothing about Linux, and if you guys can give me some info, that would be nice. I'm reading about it right now...
Also, will it give me better performance on games? Such as Day of Defeat: Source? Guild Wars, Oblivion...
So, I might try out Linux soon, and I would like your help, I would like to try Dual-Botting XP Pro and Linux (Ubuntu?)

thunderclap · Dec 24, 2007, 09:10 AM

To my knowledge the games you mentioned won't run in Linux natively and will only work, if at all, through emulation. Emulation generally slows down performance so it may not be worthwhile for you to run Linux.

Al_Vampyre · Dec 24, 2007, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by thunderclap

To my knowledge the games you mentioned won't run in Linux natively and will only work, if at all, through emulation. Emulation generally slows down performance so it may not be worthwhile for you to run Linux.

/\ What he said!

If you use your machine primarily for games then Windows is your best bet...by all means dual boot and play with Linux, my media centre runs on Mythbuntu, which is a specialised Ubuntu build for MythTV...My gaming PC is Vista 64 though

**kris23** · Dec 24, 2007, 07:56 PM

lol no gaming on linux man.....

its a pointless OS for anyone but those who need ROCK SOLID stability and do only basic things like word processing, media playing, simple editing, etc

theres a huge amount of freeware apps that are based off the best windows programs though....

RoyBatty · Dec 24, 2007, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kris23

media playing

Not even that if you are a linux beginner.

For example - when I try to play a MP3 file in Kubuntu 7.10 the Amarok player pops up saying that the MP3 support is not currently installed and asks if I want to install it. I click Install, it is installing something for a while and after that it says I need to restart the player - I do it and it's the same - "do you want to install MP3 support?". When I want to play some video the player crashes immediately.

After this it seems to me that Linux has an application for everything but none of them actually works. And rather than searching the internet for a solution (which is not possible since my ADSL internet connection doesn't work in Linux) I boot into Windows

**kris23** · Dec 24, 2007, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RoyBatty

Not even that if you are a linux beginner.

For example - when I try to play a MP3 file in Kubuntu 7.10 the Amarok player pops up saying that the MP3 support is not currently installed and asks if I want to install it. I click Install, it is installing something for a while and after that it says I need to restart the player - I do it and it's the same - "do you want to install MP3 support?". When I want to play some video the player crashes immediately.

After this it seems to me that Linux has an application for everything but none of them actually works. And rather than searching the internet for a solution (which is not possible since my ADSL internet connection doesn't work in Linux) I boot into Windows

wow thats harsh..... but its freeware so what u expect?

RoyBatty · Dec 24, 2007, 10:33 PM

But I must admit that Linux is faster in rendering for example. I did some tests and it's 10 to 30 percent (depends on settings) faster than in Windows. It handles the heavy CPU load better.

**kris23** · Dec 24, 2007, 10:38 PM

thats some powerful stuff!

Raitei · Apr 14, 2008, 02:23 AM

hmm..i want to know more about that...so you say, that xome games wont run on linux?

Al_Vampyre · Apr 14, 2008, 01:20 PM

No games written for Windows will run natively in Linux. You either need Linux versions, or you can run some of them with a wrapper called WINE (Wine Is Not an Emulator), or you could try cedega or wine doors instead.

If you're mainly a gamer then stick with windows, I have 4 PC's in the house, my games machine runs Vista 64, my media centre runs Mythbuntu, my laptop runs Linux Mint (ubuntu derivative and my favorite), and my almost complete server will run Ubuntu.

khelben1979 · Apr 27, 2008, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by kris23

lol no gaming on linux man.....

its a pointless OS for anyone but those who need ROCK SOLID stability and do only basic things like word processing, media playing, simple editing, etc

theres a huge amount of freeware apps that are based off the best windows programs though....

What a joke...

With Linux you can for instance play World of Warcraft with good performance and play many more Windows games.

webarchitect · May 22, 2008, 12:13 AM

Well in fairness, both Windows and Linux are really good OS's. Linux caters more to developers and designers however. The fact that it is free and open-source is a good incentive. Windows is purely commercial.

H3X4D3C1M4L · May 29, 2008, 06:48 AM

Those games are all fairly popular... with the right video card I don't see why Cedega + Linux couldn't permenantly replace the windows installation.

Al_Vampyre · May 30, 2008, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

Those games are all fairly popular... with the right video card I don't see why Cedega + Linux couldn't permenantly replace the windows installation.

DX10 is why, although hopefully that will change, I would love to see Cedega + Linux working flawlessly...

Syndicate2083 · Jun 11, 2008, 04:42 PM

I use a nix box primarily as my bastion host, net server, and if you know what you are doing can make it into it's own router really, and my dev center for MUD programming (though i do the actual coding in windows via textpad :P).

Linux is pretty sweet, but for gaming I prefer Windows. You *can* get *most* of your games to run in linux, however, it can be a pita, and you lack true support. Also there can be performance issues (read can, not will be), and you might need to do some extensive research and installs to get certain things to run properly.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jun 25, 2008, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Al_Vampyre

DX10 is why, although hopefully that will change, I would love to see Cedega + Linux working flawlessly...

Flawles is something you'll never see ANY computer program pull off

I agree that for primary gamers there's really little sense in trying to make Linux your primary operating system. For people who game and do other things with their systems, dual booting is always a good option. Its a simple case of one O/S being better suited to one thing and other O/S's being better suited to other things. Windows with its longstanding DirectX support is going to be better for gaming. Any *nix based operating system can do essentially anything else just as easily as Windows can if you take the time to do the reading and research. You get out of it what you put in (at least most of the time

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Dec 24, 2007, 08:10 AM	#1
~~Brook77~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Linux...Should I Try??!!?? I keep hearing all of these things about Linux, and some people like it more than Windows. I was just wondering if I should try it out? I know nothing...nothing about Linux, and if you guys can give me some info, that would be nice. I'm reading about it right now... Also, will it give me better performance on games? Such as Day of Defeat: Source? Guild Wars, Oblivion... So, I might try out Linux soon, and I would like your help, I would like to try Dual-Botting XP Pro and Linux (Ubuntu?)

Dec 24, 2007, 09:10 AM	#2
thunderclap HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 348 Rep Power: 33	To my knowledge the games you mentioned won't run in Linux natively and will only work, if at all, through emulation. Emulation generally slows down performance so it may not be worthwhile for you to run Linux. __________________ Marc B. Genrefinity.net - Your source for all things in the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres

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kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,017 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	lol no gaming on linux man..... its a pointless OS for anyone but those who need ROCK SOLID stability and do only basic things like word processing, media playing, simple editing, etc theres a huge amount of freeware apps that are based off the best windows programs though.... __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

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Al_Vampyre HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,532 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	No games written for Windows will run natively in Linux. You either need Linux versions, or you can run some of them with a wrapper called WINE (Wine Is Not an Emulator), or you could try cedega or wine doors instead. If you're mainly a gamer then stick with windows, I have 4 PC's in the house, my games machine runs Vista 64, my media centre runs Mythbuntu, my laptop runs Linux Mint (ubuntu derivative and my favorite), and my almost complete server will run Ubuntu. __________________ "Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad" - Brian O'Driscoll - Ireland Rugby Team 2009 Grand Slam winning Captain.

Dec 24, 2007, 10:33 PM	#7
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,941 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	But I must admit that Linux is faster in rendering for example. I did some tests and it's 10 to 30 percent (depends on settings) faster than in Windows. It handles the heavy CPU load better.

Apr 14, 2008, 02:23 AM	#9
Raitei DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	hmm..i want to know more about that...so you say, that xome games wont run on linux?

May 22, 2008, 12:13 AM	#12
webarchitect DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vienna, Virginia Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Well in fairness, both Windows and Linux are really good OS's. Linux caters more to developers and designers however. The fact that it is free and open-source is a good incentive. Windows is purely commercial.

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H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Those games are all fairly popular... with the right video card I don't see why Cedega + Linux couldn't permenantly replace the windows installation.

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Syndicate2083 HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Framingham, MA Posts: 228 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I use a nix box primarily as my bastion host, net server, and if you know what you are doing can make it into it's own router really, and my dev center for MUD programming (though i do the actual coding in windows via textpad :P). Linux is pretty sweet, but for gaming I prefer Windows. You can get most of your games to run in linux, however, it can be a pita, and you lack true support. Also there can be performance issues (read can, not will be), and you might need to do some extensive research and installs to get certain things to run properly. __________________ -Crash the silence for the sake of memory. Intrinsic Realities, Veteran-USN.