Internet
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- How-to open the internet
- Check that your device/computer is registered on the campus network.
- When on-campus, click on: https://inetkey.sun.ac.za and read the website instructions.
- OR you can install http://support.sun.ac.za/Inetkey/InetKeyforLinux
- OR you can install Pynetkey.
- Install social media software
- Install other internet browsers by clicking on the links below
Please read this if using Ubuntu 16.04 desktop.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/766725/annoying-flickering-in-16-04-lts-chrome
- VPN Access
Once you have an internet connection at home/hostel, you can VPN to the campus by following the instructions below;
- Click here to make a VPN connection from off-campus.*Click here to make a VPN connection from off-campus.
- Other internet connections
- Click here to make a campus wireless Wifi internet connection.
- Click here to make a high speed broadband wired ADSL Telkom internet connection.
- Click here to make a wireless mobile device 3G internet connection.
- Further Help Links
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/wiki/ChromiumBrowserVsGoogleChrome
- http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/Internet
- http://www.tricksuniversity.in/2015/09/unblock-all-website-trick-college-office-country.html
- Internet IPV4 vs IPV6
- Game Websites
- Game Shops
- https://www.humblebundle.com
- http://store.steampowered.com
- http://blizzard.com
- http://www.feralinteractive.com/en/linux-games
- Popular Games
- X-Plane - http://www.x-plane.com
- Sauerbraten - http://sauerbraten.org
- Team Fortress - http://www.teamfortress.com
- Enemy Territory - Legacy - https://www.etlegacy.com
- Red Eclipse - http://redeclipse.net
- Urban Terror - http://www.urbanterror.info
- Assault Cube - http://assault.cubers.net
- 0 AD - http://play0ad.com
- Game Servers
- Game Links
- https://steamdb.info/linux
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_gaming
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_games
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_game_engines
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_video_games
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_freeware_first-person_shooters
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Source_engine_mods
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_derived_from_modifications
- http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/how-to-play-your-childhood-nintendo-games-in-linux
- https://itsfoss.com/best-linux-games
- Game Tips
To get old games working in Wine, type the following in a terminal;
sudo apt-get install winetricks
sudo winetricks directx9