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Article #190979Re: UT2004 in Linux
From: goPostal
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:07
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:07
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"me" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> {AGUT}DeadMan wrote:
>> me wrote:
>>> Any Linux users out there?
>>>
>>> I've installed PCLinuxOS and am still getting to grips with it. I want
>>> to try running UT2004 in it, so then I'm a step nearer to dumping
>>> Windows.
>>>
>>> Is all that I need supplied on my original DVD? Any other advice
>>> appreciated.
>>
>> Been running it for years on debian. Had to copy the installer (on the
>> disc) over to my home dir in order to run it and mount/unmount cd's and
>> also had to make a link to the bin file but the last may be due to my
>> window mananger (blackbox). Try it and let us know what happens.
>>
>
> I would if I knew what you were talking about.
>
> Thanks anyway.
You might ping the alt.os.linux group. Theres a bunch of gamers that will
help you out. I did the exact same thing last year with Ubuntu and then
Mandriva but the drivers issues became too much of a hassle. True plug and
play is the only thing stopping Linux.
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