How to Game on Linux




Is Linux a viable alternative to using Windows for gaming?

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  1. If you are on Linux and you really want to game check this out https://lutris.net/

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  2. Can just feel how hard he tried not to step on any linux elitist's toes here. ;P

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  3. for gamers:
    windows 10 is the best believe me. if the problem is the money than install a cracked windows os. a lot of people do this, but don't ever think of installing linux to play games. at least you will sure 100% that the game will run on windows

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  4. minecraft on arch linux
    we havin' good times over here

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  5. ... piratebay windows 10 iso pre-patched = voila

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  6. worth it to avoid that b** Cortana

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  7. Question: what would it take for AMD or intel and the GPU makers to create hardware that could run 2 OSes at once? I'm not talking about VMs, I mean to OSes that could be switched between with native access to hardware.

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  8. east west every where linux is best

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  9. How To Get A Windows Computer WITHOUT Microsoft Disk:
    1. Get any Computer
    2. Go to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
    3. Download Windows 10 ISO
    4. Get A Flash disk and a Empty CD
    5. Burn it On A CD
    6. Install Windows








    (if you have any problems with it, Try Using a Virtual Machine)

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  10. Linux is not an open source operating system...

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  11. no the cracked windows is answer to my problem :|

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  12. Nice :D the more we can get away from this shitty windows, the better 👍👍

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  13. I just want to play fortnite --__--

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  14. about that. What about every normie with a macbook?

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  15. Just crack it or get the free version which is fine.

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  16. Oooooor, you download windows illegally... No? No, because that would be wrong... XD

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  17. tfw your family sends you to alcohol rehabilitation because you had 3000 searches about Wine in your history

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  18. When you install the nvidia driver on ubuntu or mint please use the one in the repos (sudo apt install nvidia-390), you may have to wait a week or two to get the latest driver there but you it is low maintenance (you did not need to reinstall the driver after a kernel update)

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