Chapter 11. Customizing a Gaming Live Linux CD

If you are interested in computer games, no shortage of opportunities awaits you in Linux. Hundreds of pleasantly diverting games are available, with practically no restrictions on how you use them. Games that can take advantage of 3D hardware-accelerated video cards are also being produced for distribution as open-source games, to produce more eye-popping games.

After you create a gaming Linux live CD, you can hand your children a bootable CD that plays tons of games you’ve hand-picked for them. Or you might create a CD to carry around your favorite open-source games so you don’t get bored when you’re on the road. So much open-source software is available for gaming these days that most gaming live ...

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