There isn't much you need to know to run basic X Window­based games that come with Linux. The following sections describe basic information about Linux gaming.
Where to Get Information about Linux Gaming
Many Web sites provide information about the latest games available for Linux, as well as links to download sites. If you're looking for information about Linux gaming, start with your distribution's

home page (www·redhat·com, for example) or the home page of your desktop environment(www·kde·org or www·gnome·com, for example), or simply search for "Linux Games" or your favorite game title and "Linux" in any search engine. Here are several sites to get you started: TransGaming Technologies (www·transgaming·com) - This company's mission is to bring games from other platforms to Linux. It is the provider of Cedega, formerly known as WineX, a powerful tool that enables you to play hundreds of PC games on your Linux system.

The Linux Game Tome (http://happypenguin·org) - Features a database of descriptions and reviews of tons of games that run in Linux. You can do keyword searches for games listed at this site. There are also links to sites where you can get the games and to other gaming sites.

Linuxgames·com (http://linuxgames·com) - This site can give you some very good insight into the state of Linux gaming. There are links to HOWTOs and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), as well as forums for discussing Linux games. There are also links to Web sites that have information about specific games.

id Software (www·idsoftware·com) - Go to the id Software site for information on Linux demo versions for Quake and Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

Linuxgamepublishing·com (www·linuxgamepublishing·com) - Linuxgamepublishing·com aims to be a one-stop shopping portal for native Linux games, as well as for ports of games from other platforms. At the time of this writing, it offers about a dozen games. To purchase games from this site, you must create a user account.

Loki Entertainment Software (www·lokigames·com) - Loki provided ports of best- selling games to Linux but went out of business in 2001. Its products included Linux ver- sions of Civilization: Call to Power, Myth II: Soulblighter, SimCity 3000, Railroad Tycoon II, and Quake III Arena. The Loki Demo Launcher is still available to see demo versions of these games, and some boxed sets are available for very little money. The Loki site also offers a list of commercial resellers for its games, which may or may not still carry those games.

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