Steam + TF2 + Ubuntu= err..
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http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/
You can do it with wine, but dang, these guys make it easy. Well worth the $40 if you are spending most of your time in Linux, but still need to run Windows apps. I'm using this all the time when I'm coding and jump into a game for a break.
You can do it with wine, but dang, these guys make it easy. Well worth the $40 if you are spending most of your time in Linux, but still need to run Windows apps. I'm using this all the time when I'm coding and jump into a game for a break.
I play it quite often on my Ubuntu system. The only major flaw is that the chat does not work in the friends window at all, and you cannot shift+tab during the game. If you wish to access Steam (for example to add someone as a friend or accept a request) and you're already playing TF2, you just have to exit the game entirely.
Here's a how-to that I wrote and posted on the justlinux forum. Hope this helps:
http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151354
Here's a how-to that I wrote and posted on the justlinux forum. Hope this helps:
http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151354
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http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/
You can do it with wine, but dang, these guys make it easy. Well worth the $40 if you are spending most of your time in Linux, but still need to run Windows apps. I'm using this all the time when I'm coding and jump into a game for a break.
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Wine has recently surpassed them in terms of game performance. Wine is actually pretty simple, but considering the OP is new to unix I don't really know any easy way to describe how to use it. I would probably start with the wine FAQ, and I don't know if TF2 works with wine either. In the mean time I would suggest reinstalling windows with Avg Anti Virus, imo the best anti virus there is.
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/
You can do it with wine, but dang, these guys make it easy. Well worth the $40 if you are spending most of your time in Linux, but still need to run Windows apps. I'm using this all the time when I'm coding and jump into a game for a break.
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Wine has recently surpassed them in terms of game performance. Wine is actually pretty simple, but considering the OP is new to unix I don't really know any easy way to describe how to use it. I would probably start with the wine FAQ, and I don't know if TF2 works with wine either. In the mean time I would suggest reinstalling windows with Avg Anti Virus, imo the best anti virus there is.
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[quote1211703027=/dev/null]
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/
You can do it with wine, but dang, these guys make it easy. Well worth the $40 if you are spending most of your time in Linux, but still need to run Windows apps. I'm using this all the time when I'm coding and jump into a game for a break.
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Wine has recently surpassed them in terms of game performance. Wine is actually pretty simple, but considering the OP is new to unix I don't really know any easy way to describe how to use it. I would probably start with the wine FAQ, and I don't know if TF2 works with wine either. In the mean time I would suggest reinstalling windows with Avg Anti Virus, imo the best anti virus there is.
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Ah - codeweavers *is* wine. They also include all of the stuff that usually takes a bit of elbow grease and make it easy. That, and they provide formal support if you need it. Works great - when the new raptors make it out, I'll do a WinXP-64 vs Linux+Wine benchmark. You can do it without -- just saying, if you are new to Linux and are looking for a brain dead easy way to run games and other apps, check out the codeweaver variant.
[quote1211703027=/dev/null]
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/
You can do it with wine, but dang, these guys make it easy. Well worth the $40 if you are spending most of your time in Linux, but still need to run Windows apps. I'm using this all the time when I'm coding and jump into a game for a break.
[/quote1211703027]
Wine has recently surpassed them in terms of game performance. Wine is actually pretty simple, but considering the OP is new to unix I don't really know any easy way to describe how to use it. I would probably start with the wine FAQ, and I don't know if TF2 works with wine either. In the mean time I would suggest reinstalling windows with Avg Anti Virus, imo the best anti virus there is.
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Ah - codeweavers *is* wine. They also include all of the stuff that usually takes a bit of elbow grease and make it easy. That, and they provide formal support if you need it. Works great - when the new raptors make it out, I'll do a WinXP-64 vs Linux+Wine benchmark. You can do it without -- just saying, if you are new to Linux and are looking for a brain dead easy way to run games and other apps, check out the codeweaver variant.
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Dont need to buy codeweavers. Ubuntus default wine, is really good. Best ive seen cross distros. Anyhow just follow this guide. Any questions ask.
http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/15/ho...2-half-life-2-hl2-ep-12-in-ubuntu-using-wine/
http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/15/ho...2-half-life-2-hl2-ep-12-in-ubuntu-using-wine/
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Dont need to buy codeweavers. Ubuntus default wine, is really good. Best ive seen cross distros. Anyhow just follow this guide. Any questions ask.
http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/15/ho...2-half-life-2-hl2-ep-12-in-ubuntu-using-wine/
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Umm...has anyone even noticed that I posted a great how-to in my post on May 25th for Ubuntu and Wine? I even have this same link at the bottom of that post (along with many other links to sites that helped me get up and running).
Dont need to buy codeweavers. Ubuntus default wine, is really good. Best ive seen cross distros. Anyhow just follow this guide. Any questions ask.
http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/15/ho...2-half-life-2-hl2-ep-12-in-ubuntu-using-wine/
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Umm...has anyone even noticed that I posted a great how-to in my post on May 25th for Ubuntu and Wine? I even have this same link at the bottom of that post (along with many other links to sites that helped me get up and running).
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Sorry rhyme i failed to notice it. You ask to make it a sticky? Be good to have a guide with links as to how to get it to work under linux.
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http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/
You can do it with wine, but dang, these guys make it easy. Well worth the $40 if you are spending most of your time in Linux, but still need to run Windows apps. I'm using this all the time when I'm coding and jump into a game for a break.
[/quote1211703027]
Wine has recently surpassed them in terms of game performance. Wine is actually pretty simple, but considering the OP is new to unix I don't really know any easy way to describe how to use it. I would probably start with the wine FAQ, and I don't know if TF2 works with wine either. In the mean time I would suggest reinstalling windows with Avg Anti Virus, imo the best anti virus there is.
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Ah - codeweavers *is* wine. They also include all of the stuff that usually takes a bit of elbow grease and make it easy. That, and they provide formal support if you need it. Works great - when the new raptors make it out, I'll do a WinXP-64 vs Linux+Wine benchmark. You can do it without -- just saying, if you are new to Linux and are looking for a brain dead easy way to run games and other apps, check out the codeweaver variant.
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They are based on wine, but an older version they refined and tweaked. The newest version of wine has better support and better framerate ironically, defeated by their parent program
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[quote1211703027=/dev/null]
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/
You can do it with wine, but dang, these guys make it easy. Well worth the $40 if you are spending most of your time in Linux, but still need to run Windows apps. I'm using this all the time when I'm coding and jump into a game for a break.
[/quote1211703027]
Wine has recently surpassed them in terms of game performance. Wine is actually pretty simple, but considering the OP is new to unix I don't really know any easy way to describe how to use it. I would probably start with the wine FAQ, and I don't know if TF2 works with wine either. In the mean time I would suggest reinstalling windows with Avg Anti Virus, imo the best anti virus there is.
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Ah - codeweavers *is* wine. They also include all of the stuff that usually takes a bit of elbow grease and make it easy. That, and they provide formal support if you need it. Works great - when the new raptors make it out, I'll do a WinXP-64 vs Linux+Wine benchmark. You can do it without -- just saying, if you are new to Linux and are looking for a brain dead easy way to run games and other apps, check out the codeweaver variant.
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They are based on wine, but an older version they refined and tweaked. The newest version of wine has better support and better framerate ironically, defeated by their parent program
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Sorry rhyme i failed to notice it. You ask to make it a sticky? Be good to have a guide with links as to how to get it to work under linux.
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No I haven't asked to make it a sticky but if someone wishes to, they are free to do so. I think it may be sufficient as is. Searching the forum for Ubuntu and TF2 related searches does bring up this particular thread...so I don't know if a sticky is really necessary.
I spent quite a bit of time getting everything installed and working properly. If anyone has any questions just ask and I'll see what I can do to help. Again, I would like to say that everything seems to work except for the chat interface. You just flat out cannot use the chat interface through the "steam friends" list that I know of. Also, you cannot use shift+tab in the middle of a game to get to the steam community. It appears the only way to get there is to exit the game. Otherwise it appears to work.
Sorry rhyme i failed to notice it. You ask to make it a sticky? Be good to have a guide with links as to how to get it to work under linux.
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No I haven't asked to make it a sticky but if someone wishes to, they are free to do so. I think it may be sufficient as is. Searching the forum for Ubuntu and TF2 related searches does bring up this particular thread...so I don't know if a sticky is really necessary.
I spent quite a bit of time getting everything installed and working properly. If anyone has any questions just ask and I'll see what I can do to help. Again, I would like to say that everything seems to work except for the chat interface. You just flat out cannot use the chat interface through the "steam friends" list that I know of. Also, you cannot use shift+tab in the middle of a game to get to the steam community. It appears the only way to get there is to exit the game. Otherwise it appears to work.
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I had stupid frame rate issues with TF2 and Halflife 2 in Ubuntu. I played around with it for a while, but ultimately decided that I would just stick to WindowsXP for games, especially since Bioshock and some other games I have and/or want won't work in Ubuntu at all.
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