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Desura, a digital distribution service for gamers, puts downloadable games, mods and downloadable content into gamers' hands directly from the developers. Think of it like xbox live for your PC. After a 2 month beta period, Desura has released their Linux version of their software. This article explains how to install it.
First, download the latest (Desura downloadhttp://www.desura.com/desura-i686.tar.gz) version of Desura and unpack it:
Their README states:
So - cd into the desura directory and run the desura script:
This will open up a nice looking download/install box.
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Once it's installed, it will present you with a login box. If you aren't a member yet click 'create account' and get going with it!
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Once you're logged in, you can peruse through tons (65 currently) games for Linux.
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Next time you want to run it, you'll see that it auto-installed itself as a launcher in gnome-shell..
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Now go give it a shot and let us know what you think!
First, download the latest (Desura downloadhttp://www.desura.com/desura-i686.tar.gz) version of Desura and unpack it:
Code:
[rob@station-222 Downloads]$ tar zxvf desura-i686.tar.gz
desura/
desura/README
desura/desura
Their README states:
Installation:
Extract the 'desura' binary to any location where your user has write
permissions, and run. It will download the rest of the components required
and install itself into a folder called 'desura', unless it's already in one.
So - cd into the desura directory and run the desura script:
Code:
[rob@station-222 Downloads]$ cd desura
[rob@station-222 desura]$ ./desura &
This will open up a nice looking download/install box.
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Once it's installed, it will present you with a login box. If you aren't a member yet click 'create account' and get going with it!
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Once you're logged in, you can peruse through tons (65 currently) games for Linux.
View attachment 45
Next time you want to run it, you'll see that it auto-installed itself as a launcher in gnome-shell..
View attachment 46
Now go give it a shot and let us know what you think!