Im planning on running a dedicated counter-strike server. I want to avoid running it on xp/2000 as I want to learn Linux. But which linux do I want? Which linux would be most suited for cs? It will be connecting to the internet via a hub would their be any compatability issues with that? Basically I would like to know how to run counter-strike on a Linux platform. Tnx.
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Linux? Which linux?
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you would have to use Wine, which emulates windows programs to be able to run counter strike....about the server thing, i cant really help you there.....i cna tell you that Redhat 7.3 has Wine built in, but you can also use any other Linux distro and install wine....
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funnyperson1 said:
AHEM, there is a Linux CS server availible.
I recommend using debian, the most powerful distro IMO.
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Lindows has not been realeased yet (only the 'preview' editions). But if you are really new to linux you might want to go with SuSe (http://www.suse.com/index_us.html )
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m2c4u said:
if you havent used Linux yet i suggest Mandrake 8.2 or redhat 7.3, both are easy to install, just as easy as windows...and you dont have to use the pseudo-Linux Lindows crap...
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I have finally decided to go with suse because it seems the easiest and is also very powerful. That is my final choice. Right. Getting it on the net do I need anything special to make it get onto the internet? This is JUST for a dedicated server and wont be used for anything else. Any tips anyone would reccomend for setting it up? Im currently downloading 7.3 so we will see how it goes tommorow. Bet I have more questions then 
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SuSe 8.0 is out...so you may want to get that instead of dling the old one...
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I used to run a dedicated cs clan server (for 1hit) i tried it on both W2K adv serv, and RedHat 7.1. Running the server on W2K just flat out sucked. There would be lag on the server about every 10 secondsand hang for serveral seconds, which at the time was quite common on W2K servers. But running RH it ran great until we got about 18 people on the server, then the server started getting laggy. After all it was only a k6-2 300
Too bad you can't get the source for CS/HL server... it'd run great i'd imagine on a Gentoo box...
Too bad you can't get the source for CS/HL server... it'd run great i'd imagine on a Gentoo box...
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Oh yeah i wouldn't recommend using X... while running the CS server, because it'll take up resources you can use for the game server.
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