On Tuesday 15 July 2008 4:34 pm, stu wrote:
> On Tuesday 15 July 2008 3:29 pm, Dazed_75 wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 9:17 AM, stu <wien33@cox.net> wrote:
> > > I'm not much of a gamer myself, but Ultimate Linux (based on Ubuntu)
> > > has their "Gamer Edition" that uses something called Wine Doors that
> > > pretty much installs Eve, WOW, and a bunch of other games with a few
> > > clicks. I have the 64 bit edition running on a Turion X2, and it's one
> > > of the slickest distros I've ever played with.
> > >
> > > Stu
> >
> > I couldn't seem to find this distro in a first search. Then I went to
> > distrowatch and tried searching there. I found
> > http://ultimateedition.info/ and suspect this is the one you are
> > referring to. Can you verify that?
> >
> > Larry
>
> Absolutely! The developer (Thee Mann) calls it "Hearty Hotrod". I haven't
> done much with the 32 bit version, but I found the 64 bit version easier to
> work with following these steps:
> 1. Install
> 2. Install the updates from the update icon (top left of screen)
> 3. Configure video drivers from EnvyNG in the Applications > System Tools
> menu, and then bring up the Compiz icon to configure that (same menu)
> 4. Run the Update icon, choose either normal or gamer edition - both of
> them have "Wine Doors" installed, but the gamer edition includes Nexuiz,
> America's Army, and more FOSS games as well. Choose to listen to the music,
> and Timidity midi player will also be installed
> 5. Enjoy!
>
> Note that on the 64 bit version than there is no 64 bit Flash, and some 64
> bit drivers (esp. wireless) aren't quite ready yet.
>
> That being said, I hope that the CLI types here aren't too offended with
> my "Drag 'n' Drool" instructions! I love dropping into the CLI every now
> and then, myself!
>
> Stu
Sorry, #2 is top *right* of screen, and the Compiz icon takes a right click
to configure it.
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