Cedega

Cedega (called WineX before) is a Logiciel owner and commercial developed by the company TransGaming of which the goal is to be able to carry out plays Windows under the systems GNU/Linux. Aiming at obtaining a broad compatibility with the latter, its development implies, inter alia, the broadest possible implementation of the application program interface DirectX.

Fork owner of the Free software Wine, this software generated many criticisms; it was one of the causes of the change of license of the software Wine, passing from a license of the type MIT with a license LGPL, not authorizing this kind of re-uses.

Cedega is a paying software but TransGaming places at the disposal freely and free the version CVS of Cedega. The subscription with TransGaming makes it possible to download Cedega parcellings, as well as the Point2Play utility.

Thorough presentation

Cedega is an interpreter Windows based on the free project Wine, with the implementation of the API Microsoft DirectX.

Version CVS of Cedega is available free but it should be compiled (like all versions CVS); and part of the code of Cedega is not under free license, in particular with regard to the API anti-copy of Windows. It is thus not included in version CVS. Moreover, transgaming does not offer any support for Cedega CVS. Following the example Wine, Cedega is often indicated as being an emulator, which is an error. An emulator simulates the material operation of a machine, while Cedega integrates the maximum of libraries of Windows, récrites to be able to be carried out under Linux, it acts here only of one software implementation. Cedega and Wine are thus interpreters Windows, they interpret the instructions required by applications Windows to carry out them under Linux.

That makes it possible to make function applications and video games Windows under Linux. Unfortunately, there remains a certain number of incompatibilities because the entirety of the API of Windows is not included in wine and Cedega. Moreover, these systems are radically different and do not have the same way of functioning.

The fact of being able to make function plays Windows under Linux is a good thing for many linuxiens, but this software is also source of criticisms:

  1. Some consider that it is a brake for the developers in order to carry plays under Linux. Why the developers would spend of the money to carry a play under Linux, whereas Cedega should be able to carry out them.
  2. Cedega is before a whole port of DirectX under Linux, which does not fail to be criticized by those which consider that API departure is already boguée. Therefore, a copy should be all the more boguée.
  3. Wine is completely free and free, whereas Cedega has part of its code under license owner and is paying.

Moreover, in spite of the total support of certain plays, and the guarantee of Transgaming of their operation, their execution is very often hazardous. One is never sure in advance which a play will function or not, which can depend for example on the compatibility or the seniority of the graphics cards or other peripherals.

There is a tutorial installation of the free version has this address:

It should nevertheless be known that Wine improved its support much of DirectX, so much so that certain plays function better with Wine that with Cedega. (with the notable example of S.T.A.L.K.E.R)

See too

Internal bond

External bonds

  • Official site
  • CVS and Blog
  • List of the compatible plays
  • Cedega time demonstration Transgaming time demonstration, run many Windows ranges.
  • nonofficial Wiki of Transgaming

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