So the answer to whether you should use Ubuntu for gaming, really comes down to which games you like to play. If you want all games with best performance, you go for Windows. If all the games you play, run on Linux, you go for Linux. I use both systems for example.
Is it possible to play games on Linux?
However, gaming on Linux can be annoying sometimes. Sure, there are over 1,000 games now on Steam that you could play, but sometimes you just want to play a Windows (or alternative) game. It’s hard to admit, but it’s true. Not every Windows game has a Linux version. Far from it.
With Wine and Play, on Linux installed you can easily play popular quality games like “FIFA,” “World of Warcraft” and many more. If you want to further increase your Linux system’s compatibility with Windows games, you could also download Winetricks, though this is not essential.
Is it possible to run Steam games on Ubuntu?
There are lots of applications to run Steam (windows) games on ubuntu or any other GNU/Linux OS eg- wine, crossover linux and many more! But wine might be slow in some of the games you can check the game rating on wine itself and the quality too.
Can ubuntu run exe?
Ubuntu is Linux and linux is not windows. And will not run .exe files natively. You’ll have to use a program called Wine. You can install both of them from the software center.
Another popular query is “Why can’t I run EXE files on Linux?”.
The file structures are incompatible. So .exe files are designed for Windows, not Linux. Therefore they won’t work . Having said that, there are some .exe files that work well in Linux (Ubuntu) through a program called wine. The latest stable version should be in the software centre.
Another thing we asked ourselves was, how do I run an EXE file in Ubuntu?
If the .exe file is a windows executeable, you can’t run it directly in Ubuntu (or other Linux’s). Either you should install Wine and run it through that, or find a utility in Ubuntu that does the same as the windows one.
How can I run Windows programs on Ubuntu?
You can, there is a software to do just that, to Run Windows applications on Linux, BSD, Solaris and Mac OS X. Just open Ubuntu software center and search for Wine and install that. However, not all the .exe programs can run smoothly on Ubuntu, give it a try and hope.
When I was writing we ran into the question “Why can’t Ubuntu run some files that Windows can?”.
This all happens, because Ubuntu has no idea what should it do to run that file. Ubuntu is not knowledgeable about how MS Windows works “behind the curtain”, and therefore it can’t execute the code that’s within them. In technical jargon, one says that Windows and Linux executables are not binary-compatible.