Cedega Linux Revives Linux Gaming
Installation and Configuration
Kurt Wall
Tuesday, July 6, 2004 12:04:42 PM
The tarball I was given access to was about 16 MB and was easy to
install: untar it in the root directory. While not flashy, this was a
media preview and I anticipate that the finished, shipping version
will include a user-friendly installer.
There really wasn't anything
to configure because I didn't have a previous version of WineX
installed and didn't have any games installed.
To give myself a test bed, I used the Cedega interface, Point2Play, to
install and start a game of Quake III, one of my personal favorites
for both single-player and on-line gaming.
Everything Just Worked
©: the installer started, I answered the usual questions, and the
installation proceeded as if I was parked in front of a native Windows
system, not Cedega's emulation/translation/port (or whatever you want
to call if) of the Windows API.
Cedega, like CrossOver Office, even
emulated a post-installation reboot. I'd forgotten how much I don't
miss that annoying feature of Windows installations.
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