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Desura Game Distribution Service Releases On Linux

Posted by Soulskill on from the gaming-in-a-tux dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Desura is a digital distribution platform for video games, focusing on releases from indie developers and mods rather than AAA titles. After a two-month beta period, Desura has launched a Linux client, which supports the installation and patching of games on any Linux distribution. With this release, Desura is the first client to work on both Windows and Linux systems, enabling games to be installed with a click. They're currently in discussions to release the code under the GPL."

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  1. Awesome software by kallisti5 · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've been beta testing the Linux release for a while now, it's a well designed piece of software! It's nice having all your indie Linux games in one spot with reviews. It also makes a nice support channel when the games don't run right. Debian friendly.

    1. Re:Awesome software by esocid · · Score: 4, Informative

      RPM (Fedora) friendly too. I bought Project Zomboid, which later put it on Desura. It installed no problem, and also ran no problem, which I wasn't expecting.

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  2. Re:Ubuntu Software Center? by recrudescence · · Score: 4, Informative

    Because you now also own the game on windows and mac.

  3. Re:Meh.... by EsbenMoseHansen · · Score: 3, Informative

    I bought and installed Dungeons of Dredmor (which is a fun game, if you like that sort of thing), and it both installs and run through Desura.

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