From 047014e742ce4c62b85cf11c2fa7a45814956536 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jan Kuparinen Date: Feb 09 2021 19:11:27 +0000 Subject: Renaming of files and gameboy section --- diff --git a/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc b/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc index ddf6e6a..3d0c464 100644 --- a/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc +++ b/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc @@ -1,10 +1,11 @@ * xref:index.adoc[Mission] * xref:communicating.adoc[Getting in touch] * xref:contributing.adoc[Join us] -* xref:gamelinks.adoc[Gaming links] -** xref:gamesites.adoc[Gaming news sites] -** xref:gamelists.adoc[Game list references] -* xref:gameinstallation.adoc[Installations] -* xref:gamedevelopment.adoc[Game development] +* xref:game-installation.adoc[Installations] +** xref:gameboy-emulator.adoc[Gameboy emulator] +* xref:game-development.adoc[Game development] * xref:community.adoc[Gaming community] +* xref:game-links.adoc[Gaming links] +** xref:game-sites.adoc[Gaming news sites] +** xref:game-lists.adoc[Game list references] * xref:faq.adoc[FAQ] diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/game-development.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/game-development.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..648e974 --- /dev/null +++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/game-development.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +== Game development + +Mission for game development: + +Provide developers a platform that has a working production pipeline out of the box where one can boot up a live distro and work through a provided example that results in a working game on Fedora. + +=== Tools === + +Game development tooling that is available on Linux include + +* Gimp +* Inkscape +* Krita +* Synfig +* Blender +* Godot + +=== Possible sample projects === + +Blender and Godot are fantastic pieces of software. diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/game-installation.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/game-installation.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b877cc6 --- /dev/null +++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/game-installation.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +== Game installation + +NOTE: Some of these platforms are not supported out of the box due to current policies, thus requiring some additional steps to use, most common need is setting up RPM-Fusion repository as instructed https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/setup_rpmfusion/[here]. + +Games can be installed and played several different ways, here are some of them: + +=== Lutris === + +On the surface its just a standard launcher for all kinds of games (steam/native/wine/emulated etc) but its so much more. It supports install scripts and everything so you can install native and non-native games from GOG using the correct wine settings without the user having to do anything. You can log in to your existing GOG account as well and directly hit install inside Lutris. This is already in the Fedora repos. + +=== Emulators === + +Some of them are already packaged into Fedora. Most are available as Flatpaks. Retroarch (combined frontend for a lot of older (pre 2000) emulators) is trending these days. Retroarch is already in the repos. + +=== Flatpak === + +Some proprietary but native Linux games have flatpak builds. Ex Runescape or Minecraft. Flatpak is an excellent platform for native proprietary games. + +=== Native open source games === + +The repos have some decent games like xonotic or red eclipse. + +=== Steam === + +Some native Linux Steam games have issues with the lack of 32 bit libraries which can be fixed by using the Flatpak version of Steam instead of the rpm. Steam’s Proton is the single biggest thing that has boosted Linux gaming. When anyone thinks of Linux gaming, they think of Proton. Valve as a company has done a lot to encourage Linux gaming. All of Valve’s self published games are Linux native including Half Life Alyx which is a VR title. + + diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/game-links.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/game-links.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c0ea047 --- /dev/null +++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/game-links.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +== Some gaming links + +We are currently discussing about games on Fedora + +https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/alienarena-7-71-2-release/26310?u=copperi[AlienArena] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/game-lists.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/game-lists.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9b5508e --- /dev/null +++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/game-lists.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +== Game List References + +* https://www.allegro.cc/[Allegro games] Instructions: genre -> listing +-> show options -> "Source" to "yes" -> Apply +* https://packages.debian.org/unstable/games/[Debian games] +* https://openarena.wikia.com/wiki/OtherOpenSourceShooter[First-person +shooters] with different levels of Freeness +* https://libregamewiki.org/List_of_games[Libre game wiki's list of +games] +* https://icculus.org/lgfaq/gamelist.php[Linux Gamers' Game List] +* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_video_games[List of +open source video games] at Wikipedia diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/game-sites.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/game-sites.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2a37559 --- /dev/null +++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/game-sites.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +== Gaming News sites + +* https://freegamer.blogspot.com/[Free Gamer] +* https://libregamewiki.org/[Libregamewiki] +* https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/linux/[Linux games at +MobyGames] CONTAINS NON FREE SOFTWARE +* https://www.linuxgaming.de/[1] (German with Wiki, Forum and News) +* https://unixgames.org[Unixgames Q&A] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/gameboy-emulator.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/gameboy-emulator.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5b99cf6 --- /dev/null +++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/gameboy-emulator.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +== Gameboy emulator == + +This will enable running of Gameboy games (which often have .gba extension) + +=== Installation using software installation program === + +Generic instructions on installations can be found https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/finding-and-installing-linux-applications/[here]. + +On Gnome: + +From _Activities_ menu choose _software_ and search for: +*VisualBoyAdvance-M* + +Choose *install* + +Program can be then be found as *VBA-M* on your desktop (and alternatively under _applications .. games_, if you have applications menu enabled). + +You can now choose Launch from the software installer. + +=== Installation using dnf === + +---- +sudo dnf install visualboyadvance-m +---- + +=== running the emulator === + +First you need a ROM file, one site providing them is https://emulator.games/ + +From VBA-M choose file .. open .. gba-file + +You can choose (and verify) your game-keys from: +Options .. input .. configure + + + + diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/gamedevelopment.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/gamedevelopment.adoc deleted file mode 100644 index 648e974..0000000 --- a/modules/ROOT/pages/gamedevelopment.adoc +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -== Game development - -Mission for game development: - -Provide developers a platform that has a working production pipeline out of the box where one can boot up a live distro and work through a provided example that results in a working game on Fedora. - -=== Tools === - -Game development tooling that is available on Linux include - -* Gimp -* Inkscape -* Krita -* Synfig -* Blender -* Godot - -=== Possible sample projects === - -Blender and Godot are fantastic pieces of software. diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/gameinstallation.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/gameinstallation.adoc deleted file mode 100644 index 78b0136..0000000 --- a/modules/ROOT/pages/gameinstallation.adoc +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -== Game installation - -NOTE: Some of these platforms are not supported out of the box due to current policies, thus requiring some additional steps to use, but below are some instructions on how to get started with them. - -Games can be installed and played several different ways, here are some of them: - -=== Lutris === - -On the surface its just a standard launcher for all kinds of games (steam/native/wine/emulated etc) but its so much more. It supports install scripts and everything so you can install native and non-native games from GOG using the correct wine settings without the user having to do anything. You can log in to your existing GOG account as well and directly hit install inside Lutris. This is already in the Fedora repos. - -=== Emulators === - -Some of them are already packaged into Fedora. Most are available as Flatpaks. Retroarch (combined frontend for a lot of older (pre 2000) emulators) is trending these days. Retroarch is already in the repos. - -=== Flatpak === - -Some proprietary but native Linux games have flatpak builds. Ex Runescape or Minecraft. Flatpak is an excellent platform for native proprietary games. - -=== Native open source games === - -The repos have some decent games like xonotic or red eclipse. - -=== Steam === - -Some native Linux Steam games have issues with the lack of 32 bit libraries which can be fixed by using the Flatpak version of Steam instead of the rpm. Steam’s Proton is the single biggest thing that has boosted Linux gaming. When anyone thinks of Linux gaming, they think of Proton. Valve as a company has done a lot to encourage Linux gaming. All of Valve’s self published games are Linux native including Half Life Alyx which is a VR title. - - diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/gamelinks.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/gamelinks.adoc deleted file mode 100644 index c0ea047..0000000 --- a/modules/ROOT/pages/gamelinks.adoc +++ /dev/null @@ -1,5 +0,0 @@ -== Some gaming links - -We are currently discussing about games on Fedora - -https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/alienarena-7-71-2-release/26310?u=copperi[AlienArena] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/gamelists.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/gamelists.adoc deleted file mode 100644 index 9b5508e..0000000 --- a/modules/ROOT/pages/gamelists.adoc +++ /dev/null @@ -1,12 +0,0 @@ -== Game List References - -* https://www.allegro.cc/[Allegro games] Instructions: genre -> listing --> show options -> "Source" to "yes" -> Apply -* https://packages.debian.org/unstable/games/[Debian games] -* https://openarena.wikia.com/wiki/OtherOpenSourceShooter[First-person -shooters] with different levels of Freeness -* https://libregamewiki.org/List_of_games[Libre game wiki's list of -games] -* https://icculus.org/lgfaq/gamelist.php[Linux Gamers' Game List] -* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_video_games[List of -open source video games] at Wikipedia diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/gamesites.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/gamesites.adoc deleted file mode 100644 index 2a37559..0000000 --- a/modules/ROOT/pages/gamesites.adoc +++ /dev/null @@ -1,8 +0,0 @@ -== Gaming News sites - -* https://freegamer.blogspot.com/[Free Gamer] -* https://libregamewiki.org/[Libregamewiki] -* https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/linux/[Linux games at -MobyGames] CONTAINS NON FREE SOFTWARE -* https://www.linuxgaming.de/[1] (German with Wiki, Forum and News) -* https://unixgames.org[Unixgames Q&A] \ No newline at end of file