So linux

[SnowBurst]

Im pretty nifty with computers but this has me stumped as im not INCREDIBLY familiar with ubuntu/linux. so i got dual boot windows 7 and ubuntu (cant remem which ubuntu pretty sure its the latest one, and i have games on windows (main reason i only use windows) and i noticed quite a while ago some games i can just wander on into the directory on C: on the windows partition through ubuntu and directly run the game flawlessly via executeing the .exe file by right clicking and properties n something in there, but some games dont work like this. so was wondering if any way i can do this for all of them, also i got steam and so if i run steam in linux n point it to the windows directory will it just simply run the game? main games im looking at are Guild Wars 2, Battlefield 3, Dota 2 and total war series of games the latter 2 being through steam

 

[SnowBurst]

also when steam come out with their linux official version can i just run the games through that steam? basicly what i dont want to do is install the games twice i want them on windows and access them on ubuntu i know it can work so if you say "herp derp impossible" then gtfo your not needed here

 

[ohnoitsabear]

I'm no Linux guru, but I can assure you that there is no way you'd be able to run every windows game on Linux, and there is no universal way to run the games that you can run. You're best bet is probably to just look it up for each individual game. However, I can say that most of the methods to get windows games working on linux involve some form of emulation, and the newer a game is, the less likely it is to work with that emulation.

As for steam for linux, it will only work with games that have an official linux version, which right off the bat will mostly consist of Left for Dead 2 and games that have been in a Humble Bundle. And even then, you're probably going to have to make a separate installation for them. That said, these games are going to be running natively on Linux, so the performance is probably going to be much better than running them with emulation.

then gtfo your not needed here

Also, some friendly advice. If you want people to help you out, you're much likely to get it if you don't say stuff like this.

 

[Lucem712]

Best/easiest way to run windows applications is WINE, and 'PlayonLinux' which is a GUI to install games via wine (or at-least that's what I think it is.) If you got to winehq.org [http://www.winehq.org/], you can search the application and you can see what rating it has in each release. You can also download custom scripts in 'Playonlinux' to install games.

sudo apt-get install wine

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sudo apt-get install playonlinux

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[small]'sudo' only if you aren't running root[/small]

 

[SnowBurst]

Best/easiest way to run windows applications is WINE, and 'PlayonLinux' which is a GUI to install games via wine (or at-least that's what I think it is.) If you got to winehq.org [http://www.winehq.org/], you can search the application and you can see what rating it has in each release. You can also download custom scripts in 'Playonlinux' to install games.

sudo apt-get install wine

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sudo apt-get install playonlinux

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[small]'sudo' only if you aren't running root[/small]

allready got them pretty first thing to do really lol, got steam working just with play on linux which is just the windows versions so i dnt see the point of steam on linux if you cant run games off it, bu can u install steam then point the steam library to the one in windows by either somewhere in steam or making a link in the place steam is installed on linux to point the games to thee windows ones? also where are wine apps installed ive forgotten the place where ubuntu installs stuff lol

 

[SnowBurst]

I'm no Linux guru, but I can assure you that there is no way you'd be able to run every windows game on Linux, and there is no universal way to run the games that you can run. You're best bet is probably to just look it up for each individual game. However, I can say that most of the methods to get windows games working on linux involve some form of emulation, and the newer a game is, the less likely it is to work with that emulation.

As for steam for linux, it will only work with games that have an official linux version, which right off the bat will mostly consist of Left for Dead 2 and games that have been in a Humble Bundle. And even then, you're probably going to have to make a separate installation for them. That said, these games are going to be running natively on Linux, so the performance is probably going to be much better than running them with emulation.

then gtfo your not needed here

Also, some friendly advice. If you want people to help you out, you're much likely to get it if you don't say stuff like this.

it is possible for some and if people are gonna just say "impossible" then wtf is the point in posting cuz i KNOW it is possible ive done it in the past so people like tht arnt needed

 

[Penguinis Weirdus]

When the Linux version of steam is released you will have to install the games in the linux partition. Becuase the windows exes are calling on Driect X libraries (amongst other things) which are native to the windows environment. So yeah you'd need WINE and playonlinux for your windows games.
With WINE you'll have to check on their website to see how stable the game is under WINE

 

[Lucem712]

allready got them pretty first thing to do really lol, got steam working just with play on linux which is just the windows versions so i dnt see the point of steam on linux if you cant run games off it, bu can u install steam then point the steam library to the one in windows by either somewhere in steam or making a link in the place steam is installed on linux to point the games to thee windows ones? also where are wine apps installed ive forgotten the place where ubuntu installs stuff lol

Well, if you press the super button/windows button and search 'C:', a folder called 'Browse C: Drive" should pop up. This is where Wine installs all your programs, unless changed it.

Well, a native program is always better than an emulated one. Good thing about Linux and Mac is that they both use 'openGL' oppose to 'directx' which, I've heard makes it easier to port from Mac to Linux than Windows to Mac. So, there's no reason why it shouldn't have a library equal to Mac.

 

[DoPo]

Well, a native program is always better than an emulated one. Good thing about Linux and Mac is that they both use 'openGL' oppose to 'directx' which, I've heard makes it easier to port from Mac to Linux than Windows to Mac. So, there's no reason why it shouldn't have a library equal to Mac.

Unless it's proprietry by Apple or something, but that just means that a free Linux version would be coming out soon (if it's not out already).

OT: You'd most probably need to install the games twice if you want them on Windows and Linux. That's how it currently works with Mac/Windows versions of games, they show up as two separate entries on the list.

 

[Toriver]

That said, Linux's sound libraries are still notoriously finicky, even though they've improved in leaps and bounds since I started using it.

I freaking hate whatever version of pulse audio they put into Ubuntu 12.04. It took me days to make my headset mic work. Literally days.

 

[DazZ.]

Don't see why you couldn't point to the Windows drive installation via a symlink through Wine.

But that's for already installed things and Wine, anything with a native build I'd put on the Linux partition. So with the Steam installs they're going to have different builds (most of the time) than the Windows ones, so would be better to redownload those.

 

[SnowBurst]

but the thing is weirdly i can install a game on windows 7 n access it n play it on the ubuntu partition i cant remember which but i know i could do it so thats what i was getting at

 

[Zyst]

My restart time from browsing in Linux to being fully booted in Windows is around 1 minute, I usually play super competitive games (DotA 2 among them) so I don't really alt-tab while playing or anything. After I'm done I just restart and voala! Linux again.

 

[SnowBurst]

My restart time from browsing in Linux to being fully booted in Windows is around 1 minute, I usually play super competitive games (DotA 2 among them) so I don't really alt-tab while playing or anything. After I'm done I just restart and voala! Linux again.

point is if i did that id have absolutely no reason to go to linux again i just want to make windows not as important because i like how linux is made looks and is used like for example ubuntu looks great with unity and everything i need is in the top bar like messaging and email and weather n time etc n its free so wud rather have stuff like bf3 (i know its impossible because directx 11 isnt on linux) and dota 2 (love dota) and stuff like total war and hearts of iron but i have what like a 500gb hdd and cant physically install everything on both if i cud get steam on linux (i can but its hardly stable) and i know its going linux soon so tht problem will be gone soon but not many games come with it hoping dota 2 will be can u get linux steam right now legit? or whens it out probably? just ive played games installed on windows and played them on linux via running the .exe in wine so dno how tht works on some but not all. wud be good to be able to install the games n then point windows and ubuntu to the same directories cuz i dont think it install diff in wine to in windows cuz wine just emulates windows environment. tried getting dota 2 to work just loads the window up and nothing else

 

[Esotera]

The thing about games on Linux is that the code isn't really there to officially support it yet. My laptop will play 90s games flawlessly on Windows 7, but the fan will go into overdrive if I do it in WINE, as the graphics card driver isn't very good in Linux.

Your best bet for gaming on PC is to stick to Windows, at least until Steam comes out with official support for Linux with some of its games. Even then, it's not like every game on Steam is going to get a Linux port.

 

[Zyst]

My restart time from browsing in Linux to being fully booted in Windows is around 1 minute, I usually play super competitive games (DotA 2 among them) so I don't really alt-tab while playing or anything. After I'm done I just restart and voala! Linux again.

point is if i did that id have absolutely no reason to go to linux again i just want to make windows not as important because i like how linux is made looks and is used like for example ubuntu looks great with unity and everything i need is in the top bar like messaging and email and weather n time etc n its free so wud rather have stuff like bf3 (i know its impossible because directx 11 isnt on linux) and dota 2 (love dota) and stuff like total war and hearts of iron but i have what like a 500gb hdd and cant physically install everything on both if i cud get steam on linux (i can but its hardly stable) and i know its going linux soon so tht problem will be gone soon but not many games come with it hoping dota 2 will be can u get linux steam right now legit? or whens it out probably? just ive played games installed on windows and played them on linux via running the .exe in wine so dno how tht works on some but not all. wud be good to be able to install the games n then point windows and ubuntu to the same directories cuz i dont think it install diff in wine to in windows cuz wine just emulates windows environment. tried getting dota 2 to work just loads the window up and nothing else

First of all use proper grammar, reading that excuse of a paragraph was painful.

Anyway, Steam is porting to Linux and making Source Engine compatible, meaning games that run on source (DotA 2, CS:GO, HL, Portal, TF...) should run on Linux with no problems. But you can NOT get Steam yet on Linux and running non-natively is way inferior most of the time (There are some freak cases where for some reason it runs faster) anyway, that's about it. Changing OS to play and to work/procrastinate is what I like best. I would recommend it but it's up to you in the end.

Also Unity is pretty shitty, try using Gnome3 or KDE. I personally run Gnome3 with Cairo Dock and some fun Conky scripts but I also got KDE installed for some dependencies.

EDIT: Also about your opening statement "No use for Linux anymore..." Dude, if you don't like it don't force yourself. I like it because developing is painless here, mostly getting applications and keeping everything up to day with a:

sudo apt-get upgrade && apt-get update

But really, just use what you feel comfortable with. Also it's just better to keep your partitions and stuff separate. With Gaming being one of my main 'escapism' mechanisms (From Assignments of whatever) I create a "wall" called Linux. And if I'm about to reboot to go on windows I think "Oh crap, I still gotta do the Cryptography assignment" so I decide to not let myself play until I do the assignment. After I'm done I can boot up, and it just keeps work and play separate (Although I do have tons of things I use to procrastinate here) Anyway, that's just how it is for me, and that's why I find the split convenient.

 

[SnowBurst]

My restart time from browsing in Linux to being fully booted in Windows is around 1 minute, I usually play super competitive games (DotA 2 among them) so I don't really alt-tab while playing or anything. After I'm done I just restart and voala! Linux again.

point is if i did that id have absolutely no reason to go to linux again i just want to make windows not as important because i like how linux is made looks and is used like for example ubuntu looks great with unity and everything i need is in the top bar like messaging and email and weather n time etc n its free so wud rather have stuff like bf3 (i know its impossible because directx 11 isnt on linux) and dota 2 (love dota) and stuff like total war and hearts of iron but i have what like a 500gb hdd and cant physically install everything on both if i cud get steam on linux (i can but its hardly stable) and i know its going linux soon so tht problem will be gone soon but not many games come with it hoping dota 2 will be can u get linux steam right now legit? or whens it out probably? just ive played games installed on windows and played them on linux via running the .exe in wine so dno how tht works on some but not all. wud be good to be able to install the games n then point windows and ubuntu to the same directories cuz i dont think it install diff in wine to in windows cuz wine just emulates windows environment. tried getting dota 2 to work just loads the window up and nothing else

First of all use proper grammar, reading that excuse of a paragraph was painful.

Anyway, Steam is porting to Linux and making Source Engine compatible, meaning games that run on source (DotA 2, CS:GO, HL, Portal, TF...) should run on Linux with no problems. But you can NOT get Steam yet on Linux and running non-natively is way inferior most of the time (There are some freak cases where for some reason it runs faster) anyway, that's about it. Changing OS to play and to work/procrastinate is what I like best. I would recommend it but it's up to you in the end.

Also Unity is pretty shitty, try using Gnome3 or KDE. I personally run Gnome3 with Cairo Dock and some fun Conky scripts but I also got KDE installed for some dependencies.

EDIT: Also about your opening statement "No use for Linux anymore..." Dude, if you don't like it don't force yourself. I like it because developing is painless here, mostly getting applications and keeping everything up to day with a:

sudo apt-get upgrade && apt-get update

But really, just use what you feel comfortable with. Also it's just better to keep your partitions and stuff separate. With Gaming being one of my main 'escapism' mechanisms (From Assignments of whatever) I create a "wall" called Linux. And if I'm about to reboot to go on windows I think "Oh crap, I still gotta do the Cryptography assignment" so I decide to not let myself play until I do the assignment. After I'm done I can boot up, and it just keeps work and play separate (Although I do have tons of things I use to procrastinate here) Anyway, that's just how it is for me, and that's why I find the split convenient.

1)no cba 2)unity is good its just a shell for gnome 3)why the hell would i be asking this if i didnt like linux... think it through

The thing about games on Linux is that the code isn't really there to officially support it yet. My laptop will play 90s games flawlessly on Windows 7, but the fan will go into overdrive if I do it in WINE, as the graphics card driver isn't very good in Linux.

Your best bet for gaming on PC is to stick to Windows, at least until Steam comes out with official support for Linux with some of its games. Even then, it's not like every game on Steam is going to get a Linux port.

its the fact direct x isnt open source and most games support direct x = why linux doesnt have windows games wine just emulates windows and runs direct x that way