Gaming On Linux
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We are the supporters of all gaming done under the Linux operating system, through Desura and all other channels of Linux games! Visit the website at www.gamingonlinux.com
Release 20130514
Today we're announcing our long-overdue "Mammoth May Madness" release. In the last 7 months, 26 authors have contributed more than 1,100 individual changes and improvements.
May 13, 2013 OpenRA News
“Life on a tiny earth, the symbolic ages” released for Linux !
“Life on a tiny earth, the symbolic ages”, unique blend of arcade, puzzle games and Pac-Man, has just been released for Linux systems! Enjoy the launch period discount ! LOATE is available for PC and...
Apr 19, 2013 Life on a tiny earth, the symbolic ages News
GamingOnLinux.com new look!
I have been hard at work on the new look for GOL and it's now up so be sure to come and take a look, it's more awesome than ever!
Jan 20, 2013 News
Meet us at GamesCom 2012
Meet doomdragon, ENTE and Kai at GamesCom in Cologne on Thursday, August 16th. It's the biggest international gaming expo of Europe. See you there!
Aug 15, 2012 World of Padman News
Community Mapping Contest 2012 extended
We decided to rearrange the schedule for the WoP Community Mapping Contest 2012. Stay tuned, and sorry for the delay.
Aug 3, 2012 World of Padman NewsOnly registered members can share their thoughts. So come on! Join the community today (totally free - or sign in with your social account on the right) and join in the conversation.
The turn off ad-block nag-screen is pretty annoying. Can't even register for the site. I already ticked "allow unobtrusive ads". That should be sufficient. Otherwise a great site. >130 pages of blog entries is pretty impressive and very resourceful.
I am happy to see there are oppurtunites for us linux users i wish we could get more first person shooter games avialable to us however its still pretty sweet love you desura people!!!
Hy is there anyone who has got at beta key for steam for linux ? when yes whats your experience with it?
For those who are interested, I just wrote a blog post on how I try to unify my my game management on Linux.
Desura.com
It also has links to useful little things I cooked up like 80x15 badges for PlayDeb and GOG.com and a Python script for setting custom icons on entries in the games list.
Howdy folks. Zek The Penguin checking in! Look forward to chatting with you all soon.
I take the freedom to make a desura app at Jolicloud(JoliOS), but the icon didn,t fit well.
If you have a newer card (starting from the HD-series) I'd recommend the official AMD LInux driver:http://www.amd.com/us/Pages/AMDHomePage.aspx
here's how you can install them after you've finished downloading (starting 4:20):
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no it is an older one " x1950 pro"
@killgore_94 - I would say that the last AMD proprietary driver to support your card under Linux was from 2009 and this driver will not work with the latest versions of xorg-server, Linux kernel and other components of the Linux desktop. When installing Ubuntu, you will be using the open source drivers by default (I think R300g) which are still being developed and improved over time. If you want more advanced drivers you would need to pull stuff from development repositories which is not recommended for people who do not have advanced Linux knowledge (even I do not do it). Anyway, here is a site which shows you the current state of the radeon support in the open source drivers: X.org
Also, every time you upgrade your Ubuntu install or do a fresh install of a new version, you will get updated open source drivers which should improve OpenGL support.
Hope this helps a bit.
thank you very much