[newbie] Armagetron and Tux Racer Games will not run

I recently installed Linux-Mandrake 8.1 on my system. For a Harry Homeowner or a Joe Sixpack like me, I was glad the installer recognized all my devices and installed properly without me having to fiddle with cryptic Unix commands or logging to the dreaded console (which I don't know how to use).

[newbie] Questions, questions and more questions from a potential buyer

Dear Sir/Madam: Good day! I am an avid gamer and I plan to migrate to Linux. The Windows upgrade is too steep and the product requires me to upgrade my computer hardware as well. I am sad that I have to pay expensive licenses and hardware for Windows XP only to get an operating system that is