WHAT is compatible with linux

AUSTINJAMIE · 05-15-2005, 01:32 PM

im new to linux is there any file sharing programs for linux also can i play windows games on linux

reddazz · 05-15-2005, 01:45 PM

LimeWire, mldonkey, gtk-gnutella, bittorrent etc are some of the file sharing tools available on Linux. You can play some windows games using wine or cedega (which is based on wine).

salparadise · 05-15-2005, 01:46 PM

File sharing - emule is pretty cool. I tried edonkey but had some unwanted uploading to my machine so changed to emule.

Cedega allows for loads of Windows games to install and play. Cedega isn't free. A few £'s/$'s per month for a subscription.
All three Unreal Tournaments play on Linux without cedega. As does Quake3.
Some games install and play with just Wine installed but it's not easy.

Komakino · 05-15-2005, 02:02 PM

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Originally posted by salparadise
File sharing - emule is pretty cool. I tried edonkey but had some unwanted uploading to my machine so changed to emule.

Cedega allows for loads of Windows games to install and play. Cedega isn't free. A few £'s/$'s per month for a subscription.
All three Unreal Tournaments play on Linux without cedega. As does Quake3.
Some games install and play with just Wine installed but it's not easy.

Saying it costs a few $ a month subscription isn't quite accurate. That makes it sound like you're stuck paying every month which isn't the case. AFAIK it's about $5 / month for the first three months to get support and the latest version. After that you can keep using it, you just can't get the latest version.