Moving to Linux fom winblows

[Chrono]

Hi, I'm new here. I am really pissed off about Windows 98 crashing all the time, so I am planning on switching to Linux.  
I have played around with linux on my old computer and I think I am ready to install it on my main computer.
I am planning to install the latest Red Hat distro. The only problem I have is getting all the computer games to work on Linux. I heard you can port 32bit windows game using WINE. I just need to be able to play Quake III, Half-Life, and Unreal Tournament at LAN parties. And everyone else has Windows box. Does anyone know if I would be able to play those games at LAN parties against windows box using Linux?
Also, I have GeForce4 MX and does it work good on Linux? I dont want my video card's power going to waste.

Any help would be appreciated. Even a little piece of info could help me get away from evil Microsoft.

[Ctrl Alt Del 123]

Get a free copy of Windows 2000 and do a dual boot with Linux. Atleast 2000 is JUST an OS, not have a million extra "features" that suck ass that comes with XP.

Also, I think Half Life has a Linux version.

[Chrono]

Bah, if I can afford Win2k, I will just use that. Its pretty stable. Did you say free?

[Master of Reality]

by "free" he means "pirated".
but.... you can get unreal tournament and quake for Linux. And run Half-Life using WineX. WineX is Wine with directX.

[ May 20, 2002: Message edited by: Master of Reality ]

[Vincent]

I'd have to agree with Ctrl, just download Win2k and dual boot it with one of the more user friendly Linux distros like Mandrake or Redhat. Then you can evaluate both OSes in a stable enviroment and determine which is best suited to your needs, after that, simply kill the partition(s) containing the OS you no longer want and use PartitionMagic to resize the leftover one to cover the entire HD.

[voidmain]

Quake III under Linux is faster than under Win*. And don't pirate M$'s filthy software, let alone buy it. And don't listen to CTRL+ALT+DEL, he's admitted to never having actually used Linux so I don't know what kind of valid input he can give on the subject.

[ May 20, 2002: Message edited by: VoidMain ]

[hoojchoons]

I loved the way Ctrl+Alt+Delete discreetly refered to  pirate copies of Windoze 2000 as free. You can also keep using Win 98 on a small partition and dual boot with Linux. As far as I've heard, I agree with VoidMain that QuakeIII runs quicker under Linux.

[voidmain]

Well I can only go by personal experience. More than an additional 20FPS on the Linux side.

[hoojchoons]

Have a look also at this thread  

[Chrono]

Kewl, I didnt know they had Direct X for Linux.  
Hmmmm, so I would be able to play games on Linux? I dont really want to partition my HD and stuff cuz my HD is only 12gig and I download alot of avi movies and stuff.

I need to know if I can play games against windows box on lan parties though. It would really suck going to LAN parties and not being able to play against anyone. Anyone ever tried it?

[Heru]

Never tried a lan party with Linux, but I'm sure someone has.  But as far as I know that should be possible with WineX on Red Hat.

And WineX is available at:  www.transgaming.com

Red Hat is a great choice.  Personally I use Mandrake and love it.  But all Mandrake is, is Red Hat with some extra features and a different way of configuring things, and some other perks that I prefer.

Oh and your GeForce will work.  You can get the actual drivers at Nvidia's website:  www.nvidia.com .  You need to download two rpm's and install them; but they offer a shell script to easily figure out what you need.

[Ctrl Alt Del 123]

VoidMain, he can listen to me if he wants to. If he choosed to ignore me, then so be it. My valid input is very obvious and repective, do a dual boot. Lots of people do it. If you think that isn't valid adivse, get your head examined.

hoojchoons, I hope he knows that would be pirated. Kinda like me saying "get a free car", the only way is to steal, I was hoping the person had half a brain which I think he does. Next time I'll take my time and cover all my bases, since you all love to nit pick.

Heru, nnnnnnnnnnnnnVVVVVVVVViiiiiiiiiiiidddddddddddiiiiiiiiiiiiaaaaaaaaaa, yuuuuummmmmmmm.

[voidmain]

If you want to push your M$ bull shit go to the M$ web site. We're not interested. And if you are suggesting doing something that you have never done yourself then your input is not valid. Period. You *might* get away with it even in the M$ section of this web site, but I doubt it.

[ May 21, 2002: Message edited by: VoidMain ]

[hoojchoons]

Ctrl no irony intended. From my point of view pirating M$ software is even worse than buying it. Let me explain: M$'s coders do deserve to be paid for the software they create no matter how evil a company like M$ is. These guys are just employees there and they have to do their job. As far as I'm concerned if it were up to them they would do a damn good job. But, unfortunately that's not their decision to make. When you have Ballmer or Gates up your ass ordering you to do as much as you can in a very short period of time, then you're prone to make mistakes (it's human for God's sake). M$'s CEO's don't give a fuck if their software is buggy or not, they just want to sell and make money. Profit is their motto!! Hence, if you decide to use Windoze, do pay for your copy. Otherwise, use Linux, Mac OS, FreeBSD or one of the alternatives, which by the way are endless!

[Calum]

also, if a lot of people pirate M$ shitty software, then it still gets eyeball time, and people still think it is the only good software out there. If you pirate M$' software, you help them continue to dominate the computing world.