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For those who don’t know what Steam is, it’s an online platform by Valve where you can download and play thousands of games, and also discuss them with the community. Steam is also great for Linux users because you can use Proton to play Windows games on Linux. The Proton compatibility layer is changing the gaming landscape on Linux, and you can take advantage of it by installing Steam on your system.
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How to Install Steam on Ubuntu or Debian with the GUI
There are two ways to install Steam on Ubuntu: using the Software Center or using the terminal. To install Steam on Ubuntu using the Software Center, find and click on the Ubuntu Software on the sidebar.
If you don’t find it on the sidebar, click on “Show Applications” (nine dots forming a square) followed by “Ubuntu Software.” In Ubuntu Software, start typing “Steam” in the search bar.
Click on the Install button.
You will find the Steam application in the Applications menu. Double-click it to open it, and let the app update before it launches.
Install Steam on Ubuntu or Debian Through the Terminal
You can also install Steam using the apt command line tool in Ubuntu and Debian. Apt is a package manager which gathers resources from repositories and installs them on your Linux distribution. Almost every Debian-based and Ubuntu-based Linux distribution uses apt as its default package manager
To install Steam on Ubuntu or any Ubuntu-based distributions like Linux Mint, Pop!_OS, Elementary OS, and Linux Lite, open the terminal and type the following command. Then hit Enter.
sudo apt install steam
If you’re using Debian, you’ll need to prepare your system first before you can install Steam. Follow the official instructions from the Debian team to do this.
Install Steam on Ubuntu or Debian via the Steam Website
The easiest way to install Steam on Debian is by downloading the DEB package from the official Steam download page.
Open the terminal and cd into the /Downloads folder, then type the following command and hit Enter.
sudo apt install steam_latest.deb
Alternatively, you can just right-click the DEB file, select “Open With Other Application,” and select “Install Manager” to install Steam.
How to Install Steam on Fedora
To install Steam in Fedora using the CLI (Command Line Interface), you’ll first need to add a third-party RPM fusion repository. Open the Terminal, copy and paste the following command, and hit Enter.
sudo dnf install https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm
Now that you have enabled the non-free Fedora repository, use this command to install Steam.
sudo dnf install steam
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