This post shows students and new users steps to install and use Steam on Ubuntu Linux. Steam is a cross-platform digital entertainment platform for purchasing and playing video games. In addition, it offers digital game management, multiplayer servers, social networking, and entertainment services.
There are thousands of games, from action to indie and others for gamers, and Its software is available for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Steam should work and allow you to move between different PC platforms, whether you’re on a Windows or Mac Linux PC.
Also, for students and new users learning Linux, Ubuntu Linux is the most accessible place to start learning. Ubuntu is the modern, open-source Linux operating system for desktops, servers, and other devices.
When you’re ready to install Steam on Ubuntu Linux, follow the steps below.
There are multiple ways to install Steam on Ubuntu Linux. One is via Ubuntu default repository, another is via Steam official package, and you can install Steam built for Windows on Ubuntu using Wine.
How to install Steam from the Ubuntu repository
Installing Steam on Ubuntu is relatively easy. Steam is available by default in the Ubuntu Multiverse repository.
To install Steam from the Ubuntu repository, run the commands below to enable the Multiverse repository, update the package index, and install Steam.
sudo apt update sudo apt install steam-installer
When the installation is done, go to the Activities ==> overview, search for Steam, and launch it.
If you don’t already have an account, you can create one from the screen above. If you do have one, log on and play the latest games.
How to install Steam as a deb package
You can also install Steam via its default DEB package. To do that, run the commands below to install the required packages and dependencies.
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 sudo apt update sudo apt install wget gdebi-core libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386
After installing the packages above, run the commands below to download the official Steam installer.
cd /tmp wget http://media.steampowered.com/client/installer/steam.deb
Once the download is complete, run the commands below to install Steam using the apt command.
sudo apt install ./steam.deb
The official Steam repository will be added to your system during the installation process. The repository allows you to update Steam when new versions are released automatically.
Running the commands below to update Ubuntu Linux will also update Steam when a new version is available.
sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade
That should do it!
Conclusion:
This post showed you how to install Steam on Ubuntu Linux. Please use the comment form below if you find any errors above or have something to add.
