Gaming on Alpine: Difference between revisions

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It is possible to game on Alpine Linux.

Installing Games

Like with installing any other package, run the following:

# apk add [game]

Where [game] is the name of the package containing the game, like micro-tetris.

Steam

Wine

wine allows you to run some Windows software, including games, under Linux. A 32-bit Alpine chroot/multiboot might be required to use 32 bit Windows games under Wine. If you use x86_64, you can only run 64 bit Windows programs.

To run windows app/games inside a docker container with alpine Linux, libcap is required to fix issues related to raw sockets

RUN apk add --no-cache libcap
RUN setcap cap_net_raw+epi /usr/bin/wine-preloader

Permissions

To make sure your account is in the "games" group, run the following:

# adduser youruser games

Log-off and then log back on in order for the changes to take effect. Most games don't require this in order to work.

List of games

Below is the list of games packages available in Alpine Linux:

AdvanceMAME (advancemame) - Arcade simulator.
Aisleriot (aisleriot) - Solitaire card games.
DOSBox (dosbox) - DOS-emulator that uses SDL.
Frotz (frotz) - Z machine (Infocom interactive fiction) Interpreter.
FlightGear (flightgear) - Flight simulator.
Freedoom+Chocolate Doom - (freedoom, chocolate-doom) -- a free Doom game and an engine to run it. For a more modern game engine resembling modern FPSes compatible with Doom WADs, try GZDoom - gzdoom (or the legacy version lzdoom).
GNU Chess (gnuchess) - Play chess against the computer.
LBreakout2 (lbreakout2) - Ball-and-paddle game.
LBreakoutHD (lbreakouthd) - The successor to LBreakout2. Note: no level editor available. lbreakout2 is needed for level creation.
LPairs (lpairs2) - Classical memory game.
Micro Tetris (micro-tetris) - A version of Tetris that uses ANSI escape sequences and can fit in embedded devices.
Minetest (minetest) - An inspired Minecraft game.
NetHack - Rogue-like dungeon crawler.
OpenRCT2 - A free and open-source reimplementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 but requires original RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 assets.
OpenTTD (openttd) - A business simulation game.
RetroArch (retroarch) - Frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players using libretro.
SuperTux (supertux) - Classic 2D jump'n'run side-scroller game in a style similar to the original Super Mario games.
SuperTuxKart - Kart racing game with OSS mascots.
Xonotic (xonotic) - A free and open-source FPS.

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-'''Gaming on Alpine''' is a thing.
+It is possible to game on Alpine Linux.
-== Installing games ==
+== Installing Games ==
+Like with installing any other package, run the following:
+{{Cmd|# apk add [game]}}
+Where <code>[game]</code> is the name of the package containing the game, like <code>micro-tetris</code>.
+== Steam ==
+{{Main|Steam}}
+== Wine ==
+{{Pkg|wine}} allows you to run some Windows software, including games, under Linux. A 32-bit Alpine chroot/multiboot might be required to use 32 bit Windows games under Wine.  If you use x86_64, you can only run 64 bit Windows programs.
+To run windows app/games inside a [https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/comments/1fegh0i/winealpine/ docker container] with alpine Linux, {{pkg|libcap}} is required to fix issues related to [https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/FAQ#failed-to-use-icmp-network-ping-this-requires-special-permissions raw sockets]
+<Pre>
+RUN apk add --no-cache libcap
+RUN setcap cap_net_raw+epi /usr/bin/wine-preloader
+</Pre>
- sudo apk add micro-tetris
 == Permissions ==
-To make sure your account is in the games group.  You could do.
+To make sure your account is in the "games" group, run the following:
- sudo gpasswd -a name games
+{{Cmd|# adduser youruser games}}
-Log off then relog back on.
+Log-off and then log back on in order for the changes to take effect. Most games don't require this in order to work.
-== List of games available on Alpine Linux ==
+== List of games ==
-* [http://www.advancemame.it/ AdvanceMAME] - advancemame -- Arcade Simulator
+Below is the list of games packages available in Alpine Linux:
-* [http://frotz.sourceforge.net/ Frotz] - frotz -- Z machine (Infocom interactive fiction) Interpreter
-* [http://home.flightgear.org FlightGear] - flightgear -- Flight Simulator
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Chess GNU Chess] - gnuchess -- Play chess against the computer
-* [https://github.com/troglobit/tetris Micro Tetris] - micro-tetris -- Uses ANSI escape sequences and can fit in embedded devices
-* [https://www.minetest.net/ Minetest] - minetest -- An Inspired Minecraft game
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenTTD OpenTTD] - openttd -- A business simulation game
-* [http://www.xonotic.org/ Xonotic] - xonotic -- A FPS arena game
-== Game related software ==
+* [https://www.advancemame.it/ AdvanceMAME] ({{Pkg|advancemame}}) - Arcade simulator.
+* [https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Aisleriot Aisleriot] ({{Pkg|aisleriot}}) - Solitaire card games.
+* [https://www.dosbox.com/ DOSBox] ({{Pkg|dosbox}}) - DOS-emulator that uses SDL.
+* [https://frotz.sourceforge.net/ Frotz] ({{Pkg|frotz}}) - Z machine (Infocom interactive fiction) Interpreter.
+* [https://home.flightgear.org FlightGear] ({{Pkg|flightgear}}) - Flight simulator.
+* [https://freedoom.github.io/ Freedoom]+[https://www.chocolate-doom.org/ Chocolate Doom] - ({{Pkg|freedoom}}, {{Pkg|chocolate-doom}}) -- a free Doom game and an engine to run it. For a more modern game engine resembling modern FPSes compatible with Doom WADs, try [https://zdoom.org GZDoom] - {{Pkg|gzdoom}} (or the legacy version {{Pkg|lzdoom}}).
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Chess GNU Chess] ({{Pkg|gnuchess}}) - Play chess against the computer.
+* [https://lgames.sourceforge.io/LBreakout2 LBreakout2] ({{Pkg|lbreakout2}}) - Ball-and-paddle game.
+* [https://lgames.sourceforge.io/LBreakoutHD LBreakoutHD] ({{Pkg|lbreakouthd}}) - The successor to LBreakout2. Note: no level editor available. lbreakout2 is needed for level creation.
+* [https://lgames.sourceforge.io/LPairs LPairs] ({{Pkg|lpairs2}}) - Classical memory game.
+* [https://github.com/troglobit/tetris Micro Tetris] ({{Pkg|micro-tetris}}) - A version of Tetris that uses ANSI escape sequences and can fit in embedded devices.
+* [https://www.minetest.net/ Minetest] ({{Pkg|minetest}}) - An inspired Minecraft game.
+* [https://www.nethack.org NetHack] - Rogue-like dungeon crawler.
+* [https://openrct2.org/ OpenRCT2] - A free and open-source reimplementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 but '''requires original RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 assets'''.
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenTTD OpenTTD] ({{Pkg|openttd}}) - A business simulation game.
+* [https://www.retroarch.com RetroArch] ({{Pkg|retroarch}}) - Frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players using libretro.
+* [https://www.supertux.org/ SuperTux] ({{Pkg|supertux}}) - Classic 2D jump'n'run side-scroller game in a style similar to the original Super Mario games.
+* [https://supertuxkart.net/Main_Page SuperTuxKart] - Kart racing game with OSS mascots.
+* [https://www.xonotic.org/ Xonotic] ({{Pkg|xonotic}}) - A free and open-source FPS.
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_(software) Wine] - wine -- It is typically used to play Windows games - You may need to chroot/multiboot as 32-bit Alpine to use 32 bit Windows games.  If you use x86_64, you can only run 64 bit Windows programs.
+== See Also ==
-* [https://obsproject.com/ OBS Studio] - obs-studio -- It is used to live stream a gaming session
+* [[Steam|Steam on Alpine Linux]]
+* [https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/FAQ  Wine FAQ]
+* [https://obsproject.com/ OBS Studio] ({{Pkg|obs-studio}}) - Used by live streamers on streaming platforms such as YouTube and Twitch.
+* [https://wine.htmlvalidator.com/install-wine-on-alpine-linux-3.html  How to Install Wine on Alpine Linux 3]
+[[category:Gaming]]