You can pretty much run any linux program no matter what is your desktop
selection is. You can install a tar ball file and as long you met all the
depends for it. Well as long it is not a 3D and does not require a whole lot of
ram. So if you want some games to ticker with.
http://www.happypenguin.org/
Most on the site you'll need to install from source and 2d graphics. So you'll
need how to install from source.