● 07.22.10
●● Links: Programs and New Games for GNU/Linux Desktops
Posted in GNU/Linux, News Roundup at 2:56 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Summary: News about applications and games that run under GNU/Linux
●●● Applications
DeVeDe 3.16.8, create DVDs from video filesDeVeDe is an application that converts various video file formats into a disc that can be played in a DVD player. Other applications and tool chains can be coaxed into doing this but DeVeDe has the advantage of being a dedicated utility that has been designed for a single function. Three-way mini shootout between GNU screen, tmux and dtach+dvtm7 Of The Best Ubuntu Terminal (Fixed Width) FontsBashQL: Another half-assed project by meInstructionalsSkype on a 64bit Fedora 13 – The solution to : Failed to execute child process “skype” (No such file or directory)Make gnome-terminal profiles work for youHow to configure encrypted LVM on Mandriva 2010 SpringUbuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) Review – Part 2Searching from the Firefox address lineUbuDSL – Configure your ADSL modem under ubuntuThe Persistence of TimeHow to make you own Linux distroFour Ways to get Instant Access to a Terminal in LinuxHow to install Microsoft Windows Fonts on OpenBSDGamesThe Rise of Mac (and Linux) GamingThings may be changing though, over the past couple of years more and more indie games have been released for both PC and Mac, and to a lesser extent, Linux. More significantly, in May Valve updated Steam to include support for Mac, when talking to Doug Lombardi (Valve’s VP of Marketing) he made a bold statement “Steam for the Mac is the biggest news for Steam since the platform was launched in March 2004.” Classic Roguelike : Dungeons of Dredmor Is Coming To GNU/Linux SoonMy friend Hamish Wilson emailed me about a new classic roguelike game named Dungeons of Dredmor and it’s being developed by a new indie GNU/Linux friendly company named Gaslamp The VDrift Racing Game Continues Speeding UpAt the end of last month the VDrift project did their first snapshot release in more than a year for this open-source drift racing game that’s supported on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X operating systems. The VDrift 2010-06-30 snapshot incorporates a great deal of changes, among which are a rewritten physics engine and a new deferred rendering engine that brings a great deal of visual improvements to this free software game. In this article are some screenshots on this OpenGL racing game and more of the new work found within this release. Challenge your friends in Crack Attack — a fun, furious, and free Time-Waster
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