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'''Gaming on Alpine''' is a thing.
It is possible to game on Alpine Linux.


== Installing games ==
== Installing games ==


sudo apk add micro-tetris
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>.


== Permissions ==
== 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 available on Alpine Linux ==


* [http://www.advancemame.it/ AdvanceMAME] - advancemame -- Arcade Simulator
* [https://www.advancemame.it/ AdvanceMAME] ({{Pkg|advancemame}}) - Arcade simulator.
* [http://frotz.sourceforge.net/ Frotz] - frotz -- Z machine (Infocom interactive fiction) Interpreter
* [https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Aisleriot Aisleriot] ({{Pkg|aisleriot}}) - Solitaire card games.
* [http://home.flightgear.org FlightGear] - flightgear -- Flight Simulator
* [https://www.dosbox.com/ DOSBox] ({{Pkg|dosbox}}) - DOS-emulator that uses SDL.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Chess GNU Chess] - gnuchess -- Play chess against the computer
* [https://frotz.sourceforge.net/ Frotz] ({{Pkg|frotz}}) - Z machine (Infocom interactive fiction) Interpreter.
* [https://github.com/troglobit/tetris Micro Tetris] - micro-tetris -- Uses ANSI escape sequences and can fit in embedded devices
* [https://home.flightgear.org FlightGear] ({{Pkg|flightgear}}) - Flight simulator.
* [https://www.minetest.net/ Minetest] - minetest -- An Inspired Minecraft game
* [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/OpenTTD OpenTTD] - openttd -- A business simulation game
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Chess GNU Chess] ({{Pkg|gnuchess}}) - Play chess against the computer.
* [http://www.xonotic.org/ Xonotic] - xonotic -- A FPS arena game
* [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.
== Game related software ==
* [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
== See Also ==
* [https://obsproject.com/ OBS Studio] - obs-studio -- It is used to live stream a gaming session
* [[Steam]] - It is possible to install Steam on Alpine, but Valve only officially supports using Steam on Ubuntu.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_(software) Wine] ({{Pkg|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.
* [https://obsproject.com/ OBS Studio] ({{Pkg|obs-studio}}) - Used by live streamers on streaming platforms such as YouTube and Twitch.

Latest revision as of 17:03, 7 November 2023

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.

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 available on Alpine Linux

See Also

  • Steam - It is possible to install Steam on Alpine, but Valve only officially supports using Steam on Ubuntu.
  • Wine (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.
  • OBS Studio (obs-studio) - Used by live streamers on streaming platforms such as YouTube and Twitch.