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Information on this topic is scarce, so please add suggestions, details and success stories below. | Information on this topic is scarce, so please add suggestions, details and success stories below. | ||
== Playing games | == Playing games in Linux == | ||
These should just work! If you have problems, contact the author with your | === Playing games for Linux in Linux === | ||
These should just work! If you have problems, contact the author with your {{Wikipedia|Linux_distribution|distro}} (Ubuntu, Red Hat, ...), version number, and any other relevant details. | |||
To find games, try out [http://feags.sourceforge.net/ Adventure Game Goddess]. This is an open source project that needs developer input. | To find games, try out [http://feags.sourceforge.net/ Adventure Game Goddess]. This is an open source project that needs developer input. | ||
== Playing games for Windows in Linux == | === Playing games for Windows in Linux === | ||
There are 3 ways you are able to run the windows version of a game. | |||
1. Use ags for linux | |||
If you have [https://github.com/adventuregamestudio/ags/ ags for linux] installed, you can either create a launcher, or start the game from a terminal. | |||
The syntax is the same: | |||
ags /path_to_game/ | |||
From a terminal you can run ags --help to get more command line options. | |||
2. Use wine | |||
[http://www.winehq.org/ Wine] is an implementation of the windows API. | |||
[http://www.playonlinux.com/ PlayOnLinux] is a game-oriented front-end for Wine. | |||
Use your file manager to go to the directory and double click on the executable. | |||
3. In a virtual machine | |||
If you have a virtual machine like [http://www.virtualbox.org/ VirtualBox] or [http://www.vmware.com/ VMware] with windows installed in it, you can start that an run the game from there. | |||
The first option will give you the best performance. The second one will be slightly slower. The third option will be much slower. | |||
== Creating games in/for Linux == | |||
== | === Editing games in Linux === | ||
To run the AGS Editor in Linux you will have to use an emulator like Wine (see above). | To run the AGS Editor in Linux you will have to use an emulator like Wine (see above). | ||
== | === Packaging games for (Ubuntu) Linux === | ||
To create a game that others can run in Linux (specifically Ubuntu), you need the AGS runtime binaries for Linux known as the [http://t-vandepoele.be/AGS/ AGS Linux port]. This was originally created by Shawn Walker, and is now maintained by Tom Vandepoele. | To create a game that others can run in Linux (specifically Ubuntu), you need the AGS runtime binaries for Linux known as the [http://t-vandepoele.be/AGS/ AGS Linux port]. This was originally created by Shawn Walker, and is now maintained by Tom Vandepoele. | ||