Desura brings gameclient for Linux

Desura has a number of b lwa ta’s the linux version of the same distribution platform released. The game platform offers almost seventy games. Now considering Desura to the client as open source.

After a development phase of two months has Desura the final of its distribution platform for games released. The client supports almost seventy games and runs on virtually any distribution of linux, promises the manufacturer. Moreover, Desura deliver updates to end users. It is not the first time that the distributor is a client has developed; a Windows version is already longer.

Desura is the first major distribution platform for Linux is available. Until recently, it was the lean games according to many developers, one of the main reasons why the open-source OS never on desktop is broken. Thanks to Desura here may change in the future, although many great titles are still missing.

Except Desura sells, among other the Ubuntu Software Center from the same distribution already paid games. There remains the offer, despite names like Unreal Tournament and Doom 3, is quite limited. In addition, Steam-manufacturer Valve reportedly been a variant for the operating system; there would be instructions in the code are found. In addition, the company would a Linux developer, have adopted to date, however, there is still no official client released.

Currently investigating Desura or the client under an open source license don’t want to release. The manufacturer thinks of the same concept as Google to apply with its browser Chrome. Except Chrome brings Google also Chromium, which is fully open source. Or that the plan ultimately is, is still unclear.


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