You can download the Linux installer directly from the Steam website and install it using your distribution’s package manager or package installer tool. You don’t have to use the Ubuntu repo to install Steam (though it is easier if you do). Method 2: Install Steam on Ubuntu (Less Easy Way) Once done, scroll to the ‘ Next Steps‘ section. Just copy and paste each of these commands in to the Terminal app, hitting the enter key after each one: sudo add-apt-repository multiverse sudo apt update & sudo apt install steam

You can also do all of the steps above from the command line. Once complete, go to the ‘ Next Steps‘ section. Once refreshed, click the orange button above again and choose to open it in Ubuntu Software.

Check the box next to ‘Ubuntu Software Restricted by Copyright (Multiverse)’Īfter clicking close you will be asked to update the package index.

Open the ‘Software & Updates’ application.If you see a “package not found” error you need to enable the Ubuntu multiverse repository first. Steam is available to install on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ‘Xenial Xerus’, Ubuntu 18.04 ‘Bionic Beaver’, and Ubuntu 20.04 ‘Focal Fossa’ using the Ubuntu Software app, which comes preinstalled with the distro: Method 1: Install Steam on Ubuntu (Easy Way) In this post I show you 2 methods to install Steam on Ubuntu, one easy and one a little more involved.įor the purposes of this guide I assume two things: 1) you already run Ubuntu, and 2) your device is capable of running Steam and/or meets the Steam for Linux system requirements. It seems the installer package distributed on the official Steam website is throwing up a few hurdles for new and long-time users alike. Since the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS release a number of readers have mailed in to ask for help installing Steam on their new install.

So to help, this tutorial shows you all of the steps required to get the world’s biggest gaming platform up and running on your system.

Well, perhaps not as easy as it could be! Now, there’s a good chance you’re reading this post with an egregious look on your face because, after all, it’s easy to install Steam on Ubuntu, right? This post shows you how to install Steam on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and above, as well as on Ubuntu-based distros like Linux Mint and Zorin OS.

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