Playing Games on Linux?

If you think Linux can not run the game like in Windows, you are wrong. Now on Linux you can even taste the Windows games. Do not believe? I myself was not initially believe it, but after looking for information that is accurate, then I ventured to write this article. This is a proof that I believe!

Well I will discuss how to get Linux to run Windows games such as Warcraft III, GTA 4, Call of Duty, etc.

The answer is to use the emulator. Emulators are used? Using the emulator "PlayOnLinux".

PlayOnLinux itself is a collection of Open Source software with Wine as the main base and a number of Bash and Python scripts for easy installation and configuration of Windows games on Linux Operating System. This system provides a shell script wrapper with the file extension. Pol who determines the Wine configuration needed to install and run certain applications. PlayOnLinux using an online database of scripts to be applied to various applications which require special configuration, if the game is not in the database, a manual installation can be done. In addition to games, other programs can be installed and each placed in different containers (WINEPREFIX) to prevent interference from one program to another. PlayOnLinux allows users to install some applications that are profitable in the world of Windows, such as Apple iTunes and Safari, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Internet Explorer v. 6 / 7, AutoCAD, Mono,. NET Framework 2.0, Fireworks MX, Flash MX, and many who lainnya.Aplikasi installed and remain separate from one another. The possibility of using different versions and appropriate configuration of Wine. The installation is managed by PlayOnLinux in the software itself unconditionally to install Wine separately.

Actually PlayOnLinux already implemented in the Ubuntu Ultimate Edition 2.8.

And in it was in the bundle with the game:

· Armagetronad;

· Gunroar;

· Kobo Deluxe;

· Hedgewars;

· Pingus;

· Urbanterror;

· Bzflag;

· Gridwars 2;

· Chromium-BSU;

· Criticalmass;

· Assaultcube;

· Defendguin;

· Kapman;

· Frozen-bubble;

· Kblocks;

· Fretsonfire;

· Gtkboard games (32 board games);

· Vgacard games (4 card games);

· Warzone 2100;

· Barrage;

· Glest;

· Scorched3D;

· Enemy-territory;

· Boswars;

· Orbital-sniper-Eunuchs;

· Performous;

· Warsow.

When this article was written PlayOnLinux has reached version 3.8.12.

PlayOnLinux available repository for ArchLinux distro, Debian, Fedora, Frugalware, Gentoo, Mandriva, NuTyX, OpenSuse, Pardus, Sabayon, Ubuntu.

To download the generic version can click the link below

PlayOnLinux: PlayOnLinux_3.8.12. Tar.gz