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How to change the default “fullscreen” monitor?
I have to monitors, one attached to my Nvidia graphics card using HDMI, the other one using VGA (using a DVI-VGA adapter). Most fullscreen games (that even recognizes that there are two monitors) uses ...
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Linux: Current correct/recommended use of games-group?
What is currently considered the correct/recommended/best-practice use of the games-group...
As a "device group" for game-ports and joy-sticks, unassociated with the games-user (except for being one ...
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How do you play this old unix game?
I recently tried the simh emulator, pdp11.
The disk image I used can be found on the internet, and instructions for booting it are here.
Presumably it belonged to Dennis Ritchie, as the username is ...
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What would it take for game developers to have more regard for Linux? [closed]
Of the few Linux users I know, most of them keep it dual-boot for one reason: games run easier on Windows. Of the Windows users I've tried to convert, the main reason they don't switch is just that: ...
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How does one get rid of screen flickering
Some time ago I downloaded Warzone 2100, the screen flickered and I thought it was just part of the game but the next time I went on assault cube that flickered as well (It did not flicker before ...
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Forcing a fullscreen game to run windowed?
I'm having some issues with fullscreen games ruining my display and forcing me to reboot.
I'm wondering if there's a way to trick the game into thinking its going in fullscreen, when really I've ...
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Do you know any campaign manager running on linux?
I'm searching for a RPG (roleplaying game) campaign manager running on Linux. The main features are mapping capabilities and intuative layout. Does any of you know one?
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InitDevice::CreateDevice problems with wine
I have a game on my Sony Vaio (Pirates of the Caribbean). Whenever I try to run it under Wine, I get the following error message:
InitDevice::CreateDevice The device does not support the queried ...
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Why am I getting an InitDevice::CreateDevice error when I try to run “Pirates of the Caribbean” with Wine?
I am running Ubuntu 11.04 on a Sony Vaio. I am using wine 1.3 to run a rather complex yet archaic gaming program, "Pirates of the Caribbean" (2003; not based off the movie). I started it up and after ...
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Running mame on Linux
I tried to install mame on Linux, and the icons appear inside the game folder (xmame, xmame.sdl, xmame.x11) but none of them would run. What is the problem?
Edit: It says they are read-only, but I ...
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“Unable to initialize SDL” error when trying to play games
When I run one of my games I get:
Unable to initialize SDL: No available video device
I think that this is due my built-in SIS graphics card, which doesn't have a driver. However, flash games ...
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Where to download Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory for linux?
Hey Guys,
I'm using KUBUNTU 10.10 I would like to use Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory for linux, I know this game is free, right?
Please could someone give me the list of the last version of the game?
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How to install from a Linux live CD that does not support installing?
I tried out the linuX-gamers live DVD and like it so much that I want to have it as the main operating system on my desktop. The FAQ says:
Can I install or copy the medium to my hard disk?
No, ...
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Is there a freeform playing cards deck&table game for Linux?
I am looking for a playing cards "game" where there are no rules and I can just place and move cards as I want. Just a real cards deck and replacement which I can use to play any single-player ...
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Enabling or disabling one monitor in nVidia Twinview on the command line, like with nvidia-settings
For some reasons, most native games as well as Wine have a problem with Twinview. So when starting SC2 I have to manually disable one of my two screens in nvidia-settings. (By going in X Server ...
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games directory?
On a standard filesystem, we have:
/usr/games
/usr/lib/games
/usr/local/games
/usr/share/games
/var/games
/var/lib/games
Is this a joke, or is there some history behind this? What is it for? Why do ...
