What Linux Distribution is the Best for Games?

Posted by Cliff on Wednesday February 9, 2005 @06:19AM from the introducing-the-Lbox dept.

CodeGeekGuy asks: "I've been thinking of doing the big switcheroo from Windows to Linux. I have, in the past, had various levels of success using Linux, but I generally have to give up as soon as I feel like playing a game. I've done dual booting before, but find it a pain if you're waiting for something to finish and just want a quick game of Half Life 2 or WoW. I'm willing to give this another shot (as I hear that Cedega plays HL2 and WoW quite nicely). I've used Mandrake and Fedora Core and even Redhat, is there another distribution out there that is the best distro to use to get Cedega (and ultimately games) to work well? "

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Everytime you use Cedega... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-02-09 07:05 · Score: 3, Funny

...you kill a puppy. It's true.

See: 10 Points to Consider Before Buying Cedega.

Heh.
A follow-on question... by fmaxwell · 2005-02-09 07:31 · Score: 3, Funny

What Linux Distribution is the Best for Games?

And which Lotus is best for off-roading?
Re:Gentoo's manual install is arguably a -good- th by Anonymous Coward · 2005-02-09 08:27 · Score: 1, Funny

I was just going to mention that, but I'm astounded that this guy is yet another certifiable case of Mandrake Expatriate Syndrome.

The guy who wrote that is a freakin genius.