Which Version of Linux for a Gamer?
 

Hey All,

Just wanted to get the opiions of people who know. Is there a best version of Linux for Gamers? For compatability and products n stuff.

No, they're all the same. For most newbies, it's more important that they pick one that is fairly easy to learn: (K)Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS, Mepis, ...

Windows - you can run it in a virtual machine, for example, or emulate it. Though it's more efficient to just install a regular Windows side-by-side with your Linux than virtualize it..unless you've got a supercomputer or something.

If you're a real gamer, buy a gaming console - it's a lot lot lot easier that way.

Thanks! I was afraid of that. As for Consoles.... Naaahhh.

What exactly do you mean by supercomputer?

I'm pretty sure if you want to play games for windows you should consider using Cedega.

For someone new to linux I would not recommend gentoo, however that's what the gamers that I know run (gentoo+cedega). Nvidia seems to have the best *nix support from what I hear and have seen.

I have heard various results of success with wine. I haven't fooled with it much yet personally but it seems to be the default option. that's why I asked about what was meant by 'supercomputer'. For example if you had a game that ran at 100fps on your windows machine, would emulating windows drop the performance to an unacceptable rate? I don't think it will, can someone confirm? Like I said I don't have personal experience but this is what I have heard. Conversely, if you have a game that plays @ 30fps on your windows box it would be useless to try to emulate it. Again asking for confirmation but pretty sure.

I thought fedora was pretty easy to learn and is easy to manage. I checked out a book on it @ the library and was up and running very quickly.