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Posted May 10, 2008 at 6:17:21 PM
Subject: Windows Vista Home Premium - Damn Small Linux

Hello, I'm quite new to this, and i had almost no idea what to do, my ultimate goal is to be able to run games using Damn Small Linux, because of the fact how little RAM and CPU it takes up, the problem is i have an Acer Aspire 5100, 1GB ram, 2.21 Ghz AMD, and 256 MB ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 Hyper Memory. and 120GB HDD, (two hdd's) anyway my ultimate goal is to be able to dual boot, so that when i want to play games, and not do anything else, i can launch Damn Small Linux, and play games like Battlefield 2, Counter Strike Source, and Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, (most of all SA-MP 0.2.2 Client) i can play them with increased performance as opposed to Vista eating up all my ram, and leaving me at 70% CPU all the time, so can someone please give me some kind of instruction guide, and tell me now, if i will be able to play the following games:

GTA San Andreas (Including the San Andreas Multiplayer add-on, [http://www.sa-mp.com])
Battlefield 2
Call of Duty 4
Battlefield 2142
Star Wars: Knights of the old Republic
Counter Strike Source

All i really need is some very simple guide, any help whatsoever i will be very grateful for.

Thanks in Advance,

InsoSpyro.

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Ante
Joined Mar 28, 2008
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Posted: May 10, 2008 7:44:23 PM
Subject: Windows Vista Home Premium - Damn Small Linux

you want to use DSL as an operating system for a gaming PC? *shrugs*

WINE should be able to run those games, I see a couple with decent rating on their appDB.
www.winehq.org for WINE

no idea on how to install WINE for DSL, but found a thread on DSL forums about it
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/f/topic-3-14-14951-0.html

the cost of DSL is that it's not that simple to use, and you may have to edit text files and use the terminal, etc etc etc.

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