To that end, I want to tell
you first how to get hold of games that already run well in Linux and then how to get games working
in Linux that are intended for other platforms (particularly Windows and some classic gaming
consoles).
Basic Linux Gaming Information
There isn??™t much you need to know to run basic X Window??“based games that come with Linux.
The following sections describe basic information about Linux gaming.
Where to Get Information about Linux Gaming
Many Web sites provide information about the latest games available for Linux, as well as links to
download sites. If you??™re looking for information about Linux gaming, start with your distribution??™s
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home page (www.redhat.com, for example) or the home page of your desktop environment
(www.kde.org or www.gnome.com, for example), or simply search for ???Linux Games??? or your
favorite game title and ???Linux??? in any search engine. Here are several sites to get you started:
TransGaming Technologies (www.transgaming.com)??”This company??™s mission is to
bring games from other platforms to Linux. It is the provider of Cedega, formerly known
as WineX, a powerful tool that enables you to play hundreds of PC games on your Linux
system.
The Linux Game Tome (http://happypenguin.
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