Linux.com: Distribution Review: Knoppix Games | Linux Today

Linux.com: Distribution Review: Knoppix Games

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 6, 2005

“Games Knoppix is an entertainment-oriented version of the
popular Debian-based LiveCD known as Knoppix. The idea behind Games
Knoppix is excellent–a LiveCD that you can give to your friends to
show them some of the more frivolous aspects of GNU/Linux.
Disappointingly, however, many of the games on the CD do not work,
many more are duplicates of the same game, everything is in German,
and there are driver problems with both the 2.4 and 2.6 kernel
options.

“Games Knoppix offers over 100 entries in its games
menu, all of them being free software. There are no proprietary
games such as Unreal Tournament 2004, Quake 3 Arena, NeverWinter
Nights, or any other GNU/Linux-compatible commercial entertainment
programs…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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