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Ubuntu is a free operating system that uses the Linux kernel. This tag should be used when the question is specifically about an Ubuntu version of a game, or about gaming on Ubuntu devices, (such as PC and mobile).

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How do you get your Steam games to run on Ubuntu through Wine or something similar?

Ok, I was kind of surprised that this hadn't been asked here before, but maybe it's too technical for this site. You guys decide. I've heard lots of different stories about setting up Wine on Ubuntu, ...
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Minecraft on ARM Linux? (Samsung Chromebook)

So I've been trying for over a week to get Minecraft to run on an install of Ubuntu on a Samsung Chromebook, which has ARM architecture. I've been following these instructions I found on the lwjgl ...
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Minecraft crashes on ubuntu system [closed]

System Specs: Intel DH55HC Intel core i3-550 @ 3.2 GHZ using Java JVM not openjdk. Minecraft works for a while but then it crashes, so I upgraded to 11.04 and graphcs are all choping and the ...
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Why can't I take screenshots in my Steam games?

I installed Steam through Winetricks on Ubuntu, and I can't take any screenshots. I can't get the Steam overlay to come up either. I've checked that the overlay is enabled in multiple places. ...
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How can I remove the "glowing" feature from objects? It is causing CS:GO to lag

Today when playing Nuke I noticed places such as 'T Roof' and 'vent' being 'shiny': Before today they didn't look like that. I haven't made any changes to video settings (they are all set to low). ...
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Minecraft crashes on a ubuntu 11.04 system with an EVGA GT 240 video card [closed]

I have a computer with Minecraft It runs Ubuntu 11.04 The game freezes sometimes and it outputs this bug report: System: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 28 15:07:17 UTC 2011 x86_64 X ...
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Cannot reach more than 60 FPS

Yesterday I installed this game on my PC on Ubuntu 13.04 OS (since for some crazy reason I can't start game on Windows 8) and then I tried to increase FPS at 125 by using: cl_maxfps 125. But the thing ...
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