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Off the Clock: djl is a must-have app for Linux gamers
by Lee Mathews Oct 10th 2009 at 5:00PM
Now that I've managed to pick up a spare laptop on the cheap, I finally have a dedicated Linux machine to experiment with. Priority number one since I'm Off the Clock for the weekend: get some games installed that are more fun than the ones Ubuntu ships (sorry Nibbles and Gnometris).
Enter djl. Think of it as a kind of FOSS version of Steam. Except, of course, that all the games are totally free. Currently, djl's repositories warehouse about 120 games -- all of which can be installed with just a few painless clicks. New games are submitted frequently, and you can read about them on the app's news tab.
Just about every popular game you can think of is available: Battle Tanks, Cube, Hedgewars, Numptyphysics, OpenArena, Urban Terror, Warsow, and many more. If it runs on Linux, you can probably install it with djl. Games you download are added to the -- you guessed it -- games tab. Uninstalling and updating is also a breeze, making djl an awesome way to manage your collection.
There's even a built-in chat where you can talk to other djl users: find out what they're playing, or maybe find yourself an opponent for some head-to-head combat.
[via Unixmen]
Enter djl. Think of it as a kind of FOSS version of Steam. Except, of course, that all the games are totally free. Currently, djl's repositories warehouse about 120 games -- all of which can be installed with just a few painless clicks. New games are submitted frequently, and you can read about them on the app's news tab.
Just about every popular game you can think of is available: Battle Tanks, Cube, Hedgewars, Numptyphysics, OpenArena, Urban Terror, Warsow, and many more. If it runs on Linux, you can probably install it with djl. Games you download are added to the -- you guessed it -- games tab. Uninstalling and updating is also a breeze, making djl an awesome way to manage your collection.
There's even a built-in chat where you can talk to other djl users: find out what they're playing, or maybe find yourself an opponent for some head-to-head combat.
[via Unixmen]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MarkyB86 said 5:47PM on 10-10-2009
This makes me say.. Hmmmmmmmmm Interesting..
It's in my queue for when I'm back on the tuxbox!
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kojo87 said 10:46PM on 10-10-2009
did you really just call Steam bloated and irritating?
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Fred said 10:15AM on 10-11-2009
Yea. How is steam bloated and irritating? It works great on my netbook....
Fred said 10:16AM on 10-11-2009
Exactly, how is steam bloated and irritating? It runs great on my netbook...
maty said 1:05PM on 10-11-2009
Steam is about as un-bloated as you can get and unirritating.
It does what its designed to.
When was the last time you used Steam, Lee?
Gemski said 4:13PM on 10-11-2009
Steam, bloated and irritating? Can you even explain this?
Lee Mathews said 10:58PM on 10-11-2009
Wow, that was some fail. Not working on two posts at the same time while drinking ever again. Even when I AM off the clock.
Thanks for the vigilance, fellas.
Anon said 12:38AM on 10-11-2009
Somebody get these guys a deb package and a repo.
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motang said 2:26AM on 10-11-2009
So what laptop did you get on the cheap, as I am looking one as well as my test machine that I can use to install the next version of Ubuntu and submit bug reports and stuff and not worry about my desktop and laptop which I need for school work, movies, and anime.
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Fred said 10:46AM on 10-11-2009
Neat idea, but who knows how to install it, plus, there have been no updates or forum activity for months.
Meh.
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Zintinio said 10:54AM on 10-11-2009
This is so cool. Some of the games are amazing! I never new Linux could play decent games. Warsow I knew, but grid wars, and a handful of others were excellent as well. to install, cd into the directory, then run ./djl.sh
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