Use the following instructions:

  1. Install the playdeb package.

  2. Or configure the repository manually:

    Go to System-Administration-Software Sources, Third-Party Software tab, Add:

    deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu karmic-getdeb games

    Add the repository GPG key, open a terminal window and type:

    wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
  3. Click the "Install this now" button below the screenshot of the desired game.

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Version: 0.8.05-1~getdeb1

MoonPy is an open-source remake of the classic strategy game Moonbase Commander. A multiplayer turn-based game. On their turn the player can spend energy points by attacking their opponents and/or adding more buildings to their base. Turns continue until all players either pass or run out of energy. The round then ends, players regain energy, and continue taking turns. All buildings are ground-based and are attached by a tether to the building that created them.

Available for Ubuntu: 9.10

Updated: 2010-03-09 18:58:23

Version: 0.1.3-1~getdeb2

Open Sonic is a free open-source game based on the "Sonic the Hedgehog" universe. It introduces a different style of gameplay called cooperative play, in which it's possible to control 3 characters simultaneously. Unlike most similar games, Open Sonic provides a greater level of interaction between the player and the levels. It's more than just a jump'n'run; the user must come up with some strategy in order to get through the levels.

Available for Ubuntu: 9.10

Updated: 2010-03-09 17:32:03

Version: 0.81.2-1~getdeb1

Stendhal is a fully fledged multiplayer online adventures game (MMORPG) developed using the Arianne game development system.

Available for Ubuntu: 9.10

Updated: 2010-03-09 14:08:05

Version: 0.9.2-1~getdeb1

FreeCol is a turn-based strategy game based on the old game Colonization, and similar to Civilization. The objective of the game is to create an independent nation.

Available for Ubuntu: 9.10

Updated: 2010-03-08 20:28:10

Version: 4.0-1~getdeb1

The program Peces allows to play 33 modalities of tangram (ancient Chinese game that consists on forming figures with 7 polygonal pieces) and it incorporates more than 4600 figures to solve. Moreover, it allows to create new figures and competitions.

Available for Ubuntu: 9.10

Updated: 2010-03-05 22:18:01