This is a nice, small and fun game that’s available on almost all the major Linux distros. This game is open-source and anyone can build it from source for enjoying in the system as well. It’s almost similar to Mario Kart. Let’s install and play the game!

Installing SuperTuxKart

• Ubuntu

It’s obviously one of the most popular Linux distros of all time. If you’re using Ubuntu, Ubuntu flavors or any other Ubuntu derivatives, then fire up the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

sudo apt install supertuxkart

Alternatively, the game is also available on Ubuntu Software Center.

• Debian

Debian users, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install supertuxkart

• Fedora

sudo dnf install supertuxkart -y

• OpenSUSE

# Leap 15
sudo zypper addrepo http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/games/openSUSE_Leap_15.0/ opensuse-games
sudo zypper in supertuxkart

# Leap 42.3
sudo zypper addrepo http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/games/openSUSE_Leap_42.3/ opensuse-games
sudo zypper in supertuxkart

# Tumbleweed
sudo zypper addrepo http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/games/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/ opensuse-games
sudo zypper in supertuxkart

• Arch Linux

sudo pacman -Syy
sudo pacman -S supertuxkart

• Universal method

If your Linux distro wasn’t listed above, you can follow these steps to install the game on your system.

Download the TAR.XZ package for Linux from SuperTuxKart. Note that the file is a super large one, nearly half a gigabyte. Be patient.

Now, run the following commands:

# Move the compressed file to home directory
cd ~/Downloads
mv supertuxkart-0.9.3-linux.tar.xz

# Extract the archive
tar -xvJf supertuxkart-0.9.3-linux.tar.xz

# Move the launcher shortcut to desktop
cp ~/supertuxkart-0.9.3-linux/data/supertuxkart.desktop ~/Desktop

# Edit the shortcut
nano ~/Desktop/supertuxkart.desktop

# Change the line "Exec", press "Ctrl + O" to save the file and "Ctrl + X" to exit the editor
Exec=sh /home/<username>/supertuxkart-0.9.3-linux/run_game.sh

Voila! The game is installed!

Playing the game

Launch the game from the desktop shortcut.

The game is pretty simple. You can easily create an online account for backing up your progress.

As you’ve noticed, there are different game modes available – story mode, single player and multiplayer. The game is also expandable with a number of add-ons.

Don’t forget to check out other Linux games like Dota 2 and Zero-K!

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Dota 2

Dota 2 has always been one of the top MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) games around the world. Developed and published by Valve Corporation, Dota 2 is a sequel to DotA (Defense of the Ancients). This game features heroes from the Warcraft universe.

The game is played between 2 teams with 5 teammates each. They start their fighting in an arena with a powerful character, known as “hero”. All have their unique abilities and different styles of playing. Different heroes serve different purposes – carry, jungler, durable, pusher, escape etc. They have different attack types – melee or ranged.

The gameplay is from 3^rd-person view in a 3D format. You have to use your mouse to navigate and attack opponents whereas use keyboard to perform the special abilities. Each ability requires manna or energy that regenerates automatically. Upgrade your heroes with different in-game materials and using the XP gained from killing other heroes and minions.

The game is also available for Windows and OS X. For playing Dota 2, you have to have Steam. Get Dota 2.

Zero-K

Get ready to dominate the world of machines, folks! Zero-K is an intense multiplayer game where your target is to dominate the entire continent (map) with a ton of gears and powers. The game’s developed using the Spring game engine. The game also uses Lua scripting heavily for interface, gameplay changes and enhancements.

Your soldiers are marvelous, highly enhanced robots where you control from small sized to massive robots and lead them into action. The world is full of various land types and you can take advantage of that. Moreover, using robots, you can even modify the landscape to your advantage.

At the starting, you’re on your own – only a bipedal mech known as the Commander. Using this bot, you can construct a base of operation and expand to the most powerful stronghold. You’ll be collecting valuable resources into 2 forms – Metal and Energy. Energy is the most used element here, where metal is used only when build projects.

There are two basic modes – PvP and Chicken (tower defense mode). In PvP, you continue building your army of robots to perform a head-to-head attack or sneak attack using mini, sneaky drones. In Chicken, you defend against semi-sentinel aliens and survive until the “Queen” attacks. The mode ends with 2 possible results – either you die, or you defeat the Chicken Queen.

Ready to dominate the arena? Get Zero-K now!

Linux is an awesome OS for having fun. Besides every day’s normal usage, a few more challenges will help you cheer up. Looking for a challenging Linux distro? Check out Anarchy Linux – an Arch-based distro.

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