Counter Strike program

[DaGGer]

ok well i want to know if there are any other programs other than Point2Play that i can use to play Counter Strike on. I don't mind paying for Point2Play but i don't want to have to pay for it.

[DaGGer]

i have noe other question. I know that kbuntu and ubuntu are different because of KDE and Gnome. What are those two things and whats the difference. I have used Linux before but i'm basicly new to the whole thing.

[redactech]

i have noe other question. I know that kbuntu and ubuntu are different because of KDE and Gnome. What are those two things and whats the difference. I have used Linux before but i'm basicly new to the whole thing.

Gnome and KDE are windows managers, because GNU/linux doesn't provide a Graphical User Interface to interact. Unlike Windows, the "interface" is just another program that is running, while windows interface is embeded (you can't run windows without it really)

Gnome and KDE are among the most windows manager, they provide many services to the application that are using their framework (for example when you plug your usb stick it is Gnome that make appear the Icon not the "OS"). Other Windows manager : XFCE, Enlightenment (there's a special port call E17 for breezy search in the forums for it), iceWM, WindowManager, FLuxBox etc. (search and try them in synaptic)

[DaGGer]

ok well i was looking around and found that most people say gnome is more userfriendly and is just simple, so sence i have used it before i will just stick with that lol. I have also been looking around and found that Wine is a program that i can use to install steam with but it seems a lot more complicated that point2play.

[seethru]

atm Point2Play is the way to go, there are some walk-throughs for Wine and Steam however Steams regular updates seem to break the emulation and TransGaming is very quick to fix the issue. Cedega is worth the small amount.

[DaGGer]

well to tell you the truth there aren't to many programs i want to run. Heres a list of what i can think of right now

1.Steam
2.Teamspeak(i know how to install that)
3.HLSW
4.WinSCP
5.Bittorrent(which i know ubuntu already has one)

i mean there will be the ocasionaly demo that i download and install but other than that its pretty much just that game. When i get my 6600Gt i will probaby start to play doom3 again and f.e.a.r and stuff but until then its just CS.

[CyberCam]

If you're a CS fan you must give 'True Combat: Elite' a try,! I too was a CS fan but the Steam thing was getting on my last nerve. Here is the best part... IT'S ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!

TC:E is is made to run on Linux 'natively' (without any windoze emulators), it's very easy to install for a linux new comer!

There's more info posted here:
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=78674

Here is the homepage as well:
http://www.truecombat.com/intro.php

Happy Gaming!!

[DaGGer]

ok well i will try that game, i guess that i will just put out the first $15 for 3 months and then 5 after that, i mean its just that i don't really want to have to spend money on it but if i can't use another program with tons of hassle then screw it.

[Dr.zero1]

lol, then go back to windows...... Thats so far what linux only lacks in is gaming.... But, linux just keeps on expanding and getting better, so just wait till they have the gaming nailed down...... You cant natively run any Windows applications on Linux.

But if you can really wait then download this Linux program: Cadega, it will emulate the windows api. But keep in mind that since that its not good at 3d rendering you will loose fps and wil be a bit laggy...But it works good enough.:)