https://www.ronpub.com/ojwt/OJWT_2019v6i1n01_Peoples.html Channel of the paper: Cathryn Peoples: A Survey of the Ability of the Linux Operating System to Support Online Game Execution, Open Journal of Web Technologies (OJWT), 6 (1), pages 1-15, URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2018122318342028340425, 2019 en-us https://www.ronpub.com/ojwt/OJWT_2019v6i1n01_Peoples.html http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:101:1-2018122318342028340425 Linux has suffered sluggish home user uptake due mainly to the dominance of rivals, and has seen numerous incarnations as a gaming platform fall flat. Gaming is a particularly sensitive application given its intensive bandwidth and system response requirements; these applications therefore place specific demands on the Operating System platform on which game play is supported. In this work, the ability of the Linux operating system to support execution of online games is explored through a survey of the state-of-the-art in this area. Given the recent increase in cloud-based online gaming, it can be concluded that the time is ripe for more widespread Linux uptake, especially in the gaming domain. This is particularly true today given the amount of exposure to Information Technology across society in general, and ongoing deployment of Internet of Things environments: Linux's open source, modular and freely customisable design may therefore not be as daunting as before, and the unique benefits of this platform may be exploited for the experiences it can bring to applications in general and, specific to the context of this work, players in their game play. This paper makes a unique contribution to the field: Although a number of articles are available within the general area of Linux and gameplay, a thorough survey on this issue has not been seen so far. This is therefore the gap to which this paper contributes.