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Traditionally, few games have been made available for Linux. This is slowly changing, as more indie developers are releasing Linx versions of their games. Not only this, but Valve is working on a version of Steam for linux which should be out within a year.<ref>www.engadget.com/2012/04/25/steam-for-linux/</ref>
 
 
 
==Terminal commands==
 
<code>$ lshw</code> lists hardware.<br/>
 
<code>$ lspci</code> lists all PCI devices.<br/>
 
<code>$ lsusb</code> lists all USB devices.
 
 
 
To create a text document of the Terminal output, append > filename.txt to the command.
 
 
 
<code>$ lshw > lshw.txt</code>
 
 
 
To have the text document on the desktop:
 
 
 
<code>$ lshw > ~/Desktop/lshw.txt</code>
 
 
 
===Wine===
 
[[Wine]] is a compatibility layer that aims to make Windows games playable on Linux systems. The number of games that work properly is steadily growing, although not all games are supported.
 
 
 
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[[Category: Guide]]
 
[[Category: Linux]]
 

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