Play hl2dm/orange box on Ubuntu/Linux

Who says you can't play games on Linux? Of course you can! Well... not all of them, but at least some of em. Now want to play DM/Orange Box? on UbuntuWithout any further introduction, here's what you need to get started:

YOU NEED:
Wine: http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/E ... -148.shtml

Install and configure Wine

If you don't have Wine installed, here's how to get the latest version:

1. Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) and paste the following commands (one by one):

wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -

sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sou ... gutsy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list

sudo apt-get update


Then close the terminal window.

2. Go to Applications -> Add/Remove, make sure you select the "All available applications" option in the upper-right side of the window, search for wine and install it. When it's done, close the window.


3. Hit ALT+F2 and paste in the following command:

wine iexplore http://appdb.winehq.com/

Click 'Install' when prompted and when you'll see the "Wine Internet Explorer" window and WineHQ website, then you can close it.


4. Search on Google for the Tahoma font with the following string:

tahoma filetype:ttf

Save it on your desktop, then copy it in the wine fonts folder (/home/yourusername/.wine/drive_c/windows/fonts).

Tip: To see the .wine folder, go to View -> Show Hidden Files in your home directory.


1. Log-in into your steam account
2. Download game(s)
3. Play

Remember to close the desktop effects (Right click on the desktop -> Change Desktop Background -> Visual Effects -> None) before you start a game!

Have fun

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thanks for posting this!
I use Ubuntu for my job.

ps. nice background

Wow C this is really nice I will hint to my brother in law that he can also play too ^^.

I've recently been asked for this, idk if there can be a sticky or something?

only....hl2dm has not been ported to OB yet. so this must be a pirat patch. . ..

[EYE] Valar wrote:only....hl2dm has not been ported to OB yet. so this must be a pirat patch. . ..

haha valar did you read this thread? lol hes not saying hl2dm on the orange box, hes saying hl2dm and orange box games can be played on linux.

haha this is what DM/Orange Box reads to someone who reads it haha
?

is there a point in these BS posts other than flamming? is there shortage of life?

I thought it was a decent post, performance has always been so bad for me under linux that I just play on windows..

Rafadagaffer wrote:

I thought it was a decent post, performance has always been so bad for me under linux that I just play on windows..

I think Valar was refering to zmans post, not the Original Post.
I actually found the OP interesting.

[EYE] Valar wrote:is there a point in these BS posts other than flamming? is there shortage of life?

lol sorry wasn't trying to flame you just made me laugh a bit cause if you read the actual topic it kinda explained it >.<

Edge wrote:

[EYE] Valar wrote:is there a point in these BS posts other than flamming? is there shortage of life?

lol sorry wasn't trying to flame you just made me laugh a bit cause if you read the actual topic it kinda explained it >.<

Edge you keep posting exactly what I mean to

when you're calling someone wrong on anything and adding lols and hahas don’t expect them to not take it as offence.
this actually goes without saying.

[EYE] Valar wrote:when you're calling someone wrong on anything and adding lols and hahas don’t expect them to not take it as offence.
this actually goes without saying.

haha only on the internets >.< :] forgot where I was for a second. Thanks for the reality check Valar

Bumpity Bump, got this working today, as good as my vista install