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GetDeb, PlayDeb Return, Ubuntu Gamers Rejoice

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 6, 2013

That abysmal moment when you want to play a little Marathon and your favorite games repository is down.. Some of you may have experience the discomfort of this is late December with GetDeb – and subsequently PlayDeb – went down for the count. Get Deb and PlayDeb had been around for years and has been a staple in the Ubuntu gaming community. Their server crash was severe, and most everything seemed lost. But that was not the case???

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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