Download

The deliverables:

This database is updated twice a month, usually the 1st and 16th of the month.

Our deliverables:

• In Tellico format : It’s “The Linux Games Book” in Tellico format. To use it, install Tellico (2.3.5 or above).
  Last update: 03/31/2020.
• RSS file : an RSS address database of a growing number of games. To use it, install an RSS Reader (i recommend you QuiteRSS). Then open it, and find in its menu the option “Import Feeds”.
  – QuiteRSS is the least beautiful but the most complete and the fastest (very powerful)
  – FeedReader is the most beautiful, but at version 2.10, it still does not provide a local (on your hard disk) stream export function.
  Last update: 03/31/2020 (This is the 19th release).

Installation :

• Install Tellico from the Debian/Ubuntu repositories or from the Tellico site.
• Download “The Linux Games Book” above in Tellico format.
• Unzip it.
• In it’s directory, click on the file “Le Bottin des Jeux Linux.tc”
• That’s all folks : Enjoy!

Optional:

• Skins for Tellico: skins & icons
  (Not necessary, improves the readability and appearance. Documentation is included)
  Last update: 06/04/2017.
• To convert this Tellico database into a SQLite database (thanks to Yves MAINGOY): BottinToSQLite v.1.0 (Python script)
  (CC-BY license. Not necessary, allows you to launch all sorts of search queries, and possibly to create a Linux game site with dynamic pages but unfortunately I do not have the time nor the skills for that. Documentation is included)
  Last update: 08/17/2019.
• Filters and tags of this data base on Tellico: Filters and Tags
  (CC-BY license. Not necessary, perhaps usefull for you if you wan’t to create your own game site)
  Last update: 03/22/2020
• Screenshots of games: Screenshots
  (If you want to fork this site for example, we provide below all the Screenshots of this site).
  Last update: 01/19/2019

Licenses of those screenshots:

• For mines (screenshots with a border of window, when i have made a test of the game) : Do with it whatever you want”.
• For others (Mod DB / Indie DB, Steam, Debian, authors of games) : keep on mind you make promotion of games. Even if some of this screenshots wouldn’t be free, i can’t imagine they complain about using their screenshots (99% of them had been created by authors of games themselves).

Some games or tools difficult to find elsewhere:

(Nothing to see with The Linux Games Book, it’s just for some safeguarding of the software heritage)

• AGS (v.3.1.2 beta 3) et AGS (v. 2.72).
• alienbreed2k5x6.zip (by Team 17) (data for the Wiiab game).
• Chocolate Keen (by NY00123) (v. 0.9.4 Alpha (20140429)).
• Doom 3: the official 1.3.1 patch for Linux (by id Software) (v. 1.3.1).
• Fishie Fishie (binary, 32-bit only, v.1.0).
• FunRacing Crazy drift ! (by Clément Slempkes) (v.3.1).
• Gannatsu (by Alpha Secret Base) (v.1.04).
• GoOllie (v.1.3).
• Green island (by Alpha Secret Base) (v.1.0).
• Invasion of the Blobs (by PyMike) (v.0.5).
• Kaiten Patissier (v.1.03).
• Lunaroid (by PyMike) (v.1.0).
• Mr Fuze (by PyMike) (v.1.2).
• Ore Explorer (Linux demo of an old commercial game, with Debian Python package).
• Paratrooper (by Bart Spaans) (v.1.2.3).
• Pixelman 3 (by PyMike) (v.1.0).
• psX emulator (binary, v.1.13).
• Pycadia (v.0.5.1).
• Quake 4 linux installer (v.1.4.2).
• Robolts (by Satanas, PyMike & Geometrian) (v.0.4.7).
• Steel Storm episode 1 (v.1.00.02718).
• StuffIt (v.520.611, an utility to compress/uncompress on “.sit” Mac format).
• Super Mario War (Linux binary v.1.8 Beta2).
• Super Mario War (Windows binary v.1.8 Beta2).
• Super Mario War (Linux source v.1.8 Beta2).
• Super Mario War: Stomp Arena (v.Alpha).
• Target Acquire (v.0.1, src).
• ThrustIIreloaded.love (It works with love 0.9.1 and 0.10.0).
• Tundra (v.0.7).
• Wolfenstein 3D (shareware) (v.1.4).