Last updated: July 20, 2010
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Getting Started
1. Introduction
2. Switching to GNU/Linux
3. Getting openSUSE
4. Installation

Day to Day Use
5. Desktop Environment (KDE)
6. Apps for Common Tasks
7. Security and Root
8. Terminal
9. Administrator Settings (YaST)
10. Installing Software
11. Software Repositories
12. MS Windows Interop

Setup
13. Multimedia Codecs
14. Browser Plugins
15. 3D Drivers
16. Wireless

Appendix
A: Help and Docs
B: Games
C. Under the Hood
D. History and Background
E: Getting Involved
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Appendix B: Games
Not many major, mainstream games run natively on GNU/Linux, but there are still plenty of gaming options - at least for the casual gamer.

B.1 Native GNU/Linux Games
Some major proprietary titles are actually released for GNU/Linux, e.g. Quake IV, Doom III, Neverwinter Nights. Also some free of charge multiplayer games such as America's Army and Return to Castle Wofenstein: Enemy Territory run on GNU/Linux.

Linux Game Publishing buy titles and port them to GNU/Linux, see:
http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com

Lots and lots more of free and non-free games exist - some small and simple, others quite big, and many very good. Check out some of these sites:
http://happypenguin.org/
http://www.tuxgames.com/
http://www.lgdb.org/
http://www.linuxgamingworld.com/

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B.2 Running MS Windows Games
Some software available for GNU/Linux allows you to run games developed for MS Windows on GNU/Linux - ease of use and success rate may vary - however, the more popular the game, the more likely it is to be supported.

B.2.1 Wine
Wine (Wine Is Not an Emulator) is the first option, it's free software installable via the package manager. See the Wine app database for information on running individual games:
http://appdb.winehq.org/appbrowse.php?iCatId=2

Wine is a command line application, the syntax is:
wine /path/to/install.exe

B.2.2 CrossOver Games
A second option is CrossOver Games which is an effort based on Wine. See:
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/

B.2.3 Cedega
Another option that lets you run MS Windows games is Cedega. They have some MS Windows games officially certified for being ran this way. See:
http://www.cedega.com/

B.3 Emulators
Numerous emulators exist, making it possible to run many old classic games of other platforms on GNU/Linux. For example:
tip Usually you can only do this legally, if you own the original hardware/have a licence for it.

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