Posted August 18, 2015
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Now updated & reposted here: http://www.gog.com/forum/general/the_try_linux_repostrewrite/
I've noticed a lot of people here express an interest in Linux but with doubts about its ease of use, software/hardware support, concerns that extensive knowledge/use of the terminal is required etc.
I've been using Linux Mint for about the past ~2.5 years and while there was a learning curve the experience was comparable to when I switched from Windows XP to Windows 7. With this giveaway I want to show that now is a great time to consider Linux & encourage people to give it a try, as it really has come a long way in recent years. I've installed it on multiple systems & it's been working out great - I've mostly dumped Windows now.
That said it's not perfect and some systems might have issues at first, so be patient with it - it's a good idea to try it out in the live environment for a while first (the only hardware issue I've encountered so far has been with Realtek notebook wifi cards, which just needed updated drivers). Fortunately with the increase in userbase over the past few years things have been greatly improving, as the more people start using Linux the more incentive manufacturers/developers have to put the effort into supporting it.
Anyway, among the games being given away are a copy of XIII, the complete STALKER series, Shadow Warrior (2013) and The Witcher 3. All of the games in this giveaway are GOG games and all run on Linux either natively or via Wine, except for The Witcher 3 which has a Linux release planned.
This giveaway is actually two in one - there's a main giveaway with the prizes to be awarded at the end, and a second, smaller giveaway that will be running daily for the duration of the main giveaway.
Here is the list of prizes for the main giveaway:
Among the Sleep
Breach & Clear
The Chronicles of Riddick - Assault on Dark Athena
Cities in Motion Collection
Deus Ex GOTY
Divine Divinity + Beyond Divinity
Door Kickers
Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition
The Elder Scrolls Bundle
The Fallout Classics Bundle
Freedom Planet
Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream
Lords of Xulima - Deluxe Edition
Magrunner: Dark Pulse
Mark of the Ninja Special Edition
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault War Chest
Neverwinter Nights: Diamond Edition
Rayman Origins
Rise of the Triad 2013
Risen 1 & 2 Gold
Retro City Rampage DX
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Shadow Warrior (2013)
Shadowrun Returns
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
Space Pirates and Zombies
STALKER complete series
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
System Shock 2
Total Annihilation
Transistor
TRI: Of Friendship and Madness
Trine + Trine 2
Unreal pack
Warhammer 40,000: Final Liberation
Wasteland
Wasteland 2
The Witcher + The Witcher 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
XIII
Ziggurat
To enter, you just need to post here listing the games you want in order of preference. Trying/using Linux is not required, but is strongly encouraged :p
Rules:
- You must have at least 25 rep.
- Keys are for your own use only/not to be traded (except for leftovers from multi-game keys which may be re-gifted but not traded).
- Giveaway will run for about 14 days, ending on 01/09/2015 at around 22:00 UTC (might end up being a little later).
- Winners will be selected randomly after the giveaway ends.
- Each winner will receive one prize - whichever of the remaining prizes is highest on their list.
- Please only enter for games that you don't already have.
- Please only enter for games that your system can run.
- Please only enter for games that you're interested in, intend to play & won't just let rot in a backlog.
- Any keys not redeemed within one week after being awarded will be given to another entrant.
For the second giveaway, each day I will be posting one or more screenshots taken during the recent install of Linux Mint 17.2 KDE I did over the weekend and along with these screenshots I'll also write a little about them, to show off Mint and perhaps offer some advice/suggestions to help new users get started.
Naturally a lot of this will be specific to Mint KDE but most of it will be similar in the other editions of Mint (and a lot will also apply to other distros too, to varying degrees). I'll also be mostly avoiding the terminal, to show that it's for the most part not required for using Mint.
At least one GOG key will be given away each day via these screenshots and/or their accompanying text. Due to the nature of this giveaway it's free for all & I have no control over who gets what, however I ask that you please only redeem keys for games you don't already have, that you're actually interested in & will play.
I will add a link to each update here as they are posted.
First screenshot:
<span class="bold">-> My Desktop <-<span class="bold">
My current KDE desktop.
I highly recommend Linux Mint to anyone thinking about trying Linux. It's based on Ubuntu but features a number of improvements & is much more user-friendly. I prefer the KDE edition, but Cinnamon, MATE and Xfce are all good desktops - they each have their own advantages & disadvantages and all provide a more familiar desktop interface than Ubuntu. It mostly comes down to personal preference, so it's best to try each of them out first to see which you prefer.
Have a look at the Show off your Linux GOG Desktop! thread to see other GOG Linux users' desktops & get an idea of some of the variety that is available.
Read more about & download Linux Mint from http://www.linuxmint.com
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Today's games: The Witcher 2, Space Pirates and Zombies
The Witcher 2: B98X-WYFT-CPTF-A63U (3-4-1-2)
Update #2: The Live Environment
Update #3: Linux Mint's Installer
Update #4: System Settings
Update #5: The Update Manager
Update #6: Software Manager</span>
Update #7: <span class="bold">Dolphin (KDE's file manager) and the Linux filesystem</span>
Update #8: <span class="bold">Methods of installing software</span>
Update #9: <span class="bold">PlayOnLinux</span>
Update #10: <span class="bold">CrossOver</span>
Update #11: <span class="bold">Some of the software included with Mint </span>
Update #12: <span class="bold">KDE Customisation</span>
Update #13: <span class="bold">The Terminal</span>
Update #14: <span class="bold">Final update: Some misc useful/interesting stuff</span>
I've noticed a lot of people here express an interest in Linux but with doubts about its ease of use, software/hardware support, concerns that extensive knowledge/use of the terminal is required etc.
I've been using Linux Mint for about the past ~2.5 years and while there was a learning curve the experience was comparable to when I switched from Windows XP to Windows 7. With this giveaway I want to show that now is a great time to consider Linux & encourage people to give it a try, as it really has come a long way in recent years. I've installed it on multiple systems & it's been working out great - I've mostly dumped Windows now.
That said it's not perfect and some systems might have issues at first, so be patient with it - it's a good idea to try it out in the live environment for a while first (the only hardware issue I've encountered so far has been with Realtek notebook wifi cards, which just needed updated drivers). Fortunately with the increase in userbase over the past few years things have been greatly improving, as the more people start using Linux the more incentive manufacturers/developers have to put the effort into supporting it.
Anyway, among the games being given away are a copy of XIII, the complete STALKER series, Shadow Warrior (2013) and The Witcher 3. All of the games in this giveaway are GOG games and all run on Linux either natively or via Wine, except for The Witcher 3 which has a Linux release planned.
This giveaway is actually two in one - there's a main giveaway with the prizes to be awarded at the end, and a second, smaller giveaway that will be running daily for the duration of the main giveaway.
Here is the list of prizes for the main giveaway:
Among the Sleep
Breach & Clear
The Chronicles of Riddick - Assault on Dark Athena
Cities in Motion Collection
Deus Ex GOTY
Divine Divinity + Beyond Divinity
Door Kickers
Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition
The Elder Scrolls Bundle
The Fallout Classics Bundle
Freedom Planet
Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream
Lords of Xulima - Deluxe Edition
Magrunner: Dark Pulse
Mark of the Ninja Special Edition
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault War Chest
Neverwinter Nights: Diamond Edition
Rayman Origins
Rise of the Triad 2013
Risen 1 & 2 Gold
Retro City Rampage DX
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Shadow Warrior (2013)
Shadowrun Returns
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
Space Pirates and Zombies
STALKER complete series
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
System Shock 2
Total Annihilation
Transistor
TRI: Of Friendship and Madness
Trine + Trine 2
Unreal pack
Warhammer 40,000: Final Liberation
Wasteland
Wasteland 2
The Witcher + The Witcher 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
XIII
Ziggurat
To enter, you just need to post here listing the games you want in order of preference. Trying/using Linux is not required, but is strongly encouraged :p
Rules:
- You must have at least 25 rep.
- Keys are for your own use only/not to be traded (except for leftovers from multi-game keys which may be re-gifted but not traded).
- Giveaway will run for about 14 days, ending on 01/09/2015 at around 22:00 UTC (might end up being a little later).
- Winners will be selected randomly after the giveaway ends.
- Each winner will receive one prize - whichever of the remaining prizes is highest on their list.
- Please only enter for games that you don't already have.
- Please only enter for games that your system can run.
- Please only enter for games that you're interested in, intend to play & won't just let rot in a backlog.
- Any keys not redeemed within one week after being awarded will be given to another entrant.
For the second giveaway, each day I will be posting one or more screenshots taken during the recent install of Linux Mint 17.2 KDE I did over the weekend and along with these screenshots I'll also write a little about them, to show off Mint and perhaps offer some advice/suggestions to help new users get started.
Naturally a lot of this will be specific to Mint KDE but most of it will be similar in the other editions of Mint (and a lot will also apply to other distros too, to varying degrees). I'll also be mostly avoiding the terminal, to show that it's for the most part not required for using Mint.
At least one GOG key will be given away each day via these screenshots and/or their accompanying text. Due to the nature of this giveaway it's free for all & I have no control over who gets what, however I ask that you please only redeem keys for games you don't already have, that you're actually interested in & will play.
I will add a link to each update here as they are posted.
First screenshot:
<span class="bold">-> My Desktop <-<span class="bold">
My current KDE desktop.
I highly recommend Linux Mint to anyone thinking about trying Linux. It's based on Ubuntu but features a number of improvements & is much more user-friendly. I prefer the KDE edition, but Cinnamon, MATE and Xfce are all good desktops - they each have their own advantages & disadvantages and all provide a more familiar desktop interface than Ubuntu. It mostly comes down to personal preference, so it's best to try each of them out first to see which you prefer.
Have a look at the Show off your Linux GOG Desktop! thread to see other GOG Linux users' desktops & get an idea of some of the variety that is available.
Read more about & download Linux Mint from http://www.linuxmint.com
---
Today's games: The Witcher 2, Space Pirates and Zombies
The Witcher 2: B98X-WYFT-CPTF-A63U (3-4-1-2)
Update #2: The Live Environment
Update #3: Linux Mint's Installer
Update #4: System Settings
Update #5: The Update Manager
Update #6: Software Manager</span>
Update #7: <span class="bold">Dolphin (KDE's file manager) and the Linux filesystem</span>
Update #8: <span class="bold">Methods of installing software</span>
Update #9: <span class="bold">PlayOnLinux</span>
Update #10: <span class="bold">CrossOver</span>
Update #11: <span class="bold">Some of the software included with Mint </span>
Update #12: <span class="bold">KDE Customisation</span>
Update #13: <span class="bold">The Terminal</span>
Update #14: <span class="bold">Final update: Some misc useful/interesting stuff</span>
Post edited January 27, 2016 by adamhm
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