How to install Gzdoom on Ubuntu and play Russian Overkill easily.

Installing Gzdoom on Linux allows playing Hexen format maps and cool mods on Linux. Installing via Snap was not appealing to me so I downloaded the deb package from the website instead. ┌──[[email protected]]─[~] └──╼ ╼ $ wget https://github.com/coelckers/gzdoom/releases/download/g4.5.0/gzdoom_4.5.0_amd64.deb┌──[[email protected]]─[~] └──╼ ╼ $ wget https://github.com/coelckers/gzdoom/releases/download/g4.5.0/gzdoom_4.5.0_amd64.deb Then I could install the deb package and I was ready to … Read more

Ubuntu 12.04 Unity desktop and many annoying errors.

The Unity desktop in Ubuntu 12.04 is annoying the heck out of me at the moment. I keep getting popups that warn of errors with the Unity desktop and the associated system tray applications. A good reason to use KDE, I seem a little inflexible in my criticism of the Unity desktop interface, but it … Read more