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Fedora Games: Fedora 8, but with lots and lots of games

Fedora Games
Like OS X, Linux is rarely thought of as an operating system for hard core gamers. Sure, you can use WINE and CrossOver to run Windows games on Linux. But if you don't need to run BioShock to be happy, there are thousands of free games available for Linux.

Fedora Games is a new LiveDVD based on Fedora 8, which was released last week. It comes packed with games. Lots and lots of games. You've got your card games, flight simulators, strategy games, arcade games, puzzle games, and so on.

While many Linux games are clones of popular Windows games with clever titles like Freeciv (A Civilization-clone) and OpenArena (an open-source package for Quake III Arena), there are also a few original goodies in there like The Battle for Wesnoth and Tremulous.

To run Fedora Games, you just need to download the disc image and burn it to DVD. You can then boot your PC from the DVD and start playing right away, or install Fedora Games to your hard drive.

[via Digg]

Fedora 8 out today

Fedora 8
Red Hat is releasing the latest version of its Fedora Linux software today, and along with new features for users, Fedora 8 is the first version of the Fedora software that's targeted at developers who want to create their own Fedora-based Linux distributions complete with a new logo. There are already plenty of Linux distros based on other popular platforms like Ubuntu, so it kind of makes sense that if you want to get your name out there, you open the door to developers who might strip your name from the finished product.

As an end user, here are some of the changes you're more likely to notice in Fedora 8:
  • Improved printer support
  • Bluetooth enhancements
  • PulseAudio gives you more control over audio settings for different users and applications
  • GNOME Online Desktop integration
  • Better power management in the kernel
  • Better support for suspend, resume, and monitor backlighting for laptops
And if that's not doing it for you, there's already a list of proposed features for Fedora 9.

[via Extra Tech]

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