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How To Install Steam on Ubuntu

By Sourabh /  Category: Uncategorized

How to install Steam on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and other Linux Ubuntu Derivatives. Using Steam, one can play games on Ubuntu Linux Systems.

Installing Steam – Hardware and Software Requirements

Steam for Linux requires the following:

  • 1 GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Opteron with 512 megabytes of RAM and 5 gigabytes of hard drive space, or better
  • Internet connection (Cable/DSL speeds recommended)
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, fully updated
  • Latest graphics driver
  • NVidia driver support – For recent cards (e.g. series 8), you will need to install 310.x. For older cards, driver 304.x supports the NVidia 6 and 7 GPU series. To access these drivers, first update your cache and then install the specific driver you need from the list in Additional Drivers.
  • AMD driver support – For recent cards (e.g. series 5 and above), we recommend installing the 12.11 driver. For older cards, Catalyst 13.1 Legacy supports the HD 2400 Pro card and is the latest for the 2 and 4 GPU series.
  • Intel HD 3000/4000 driver support – you will need to use the latest Mesa drivers, Mesa 9 or later. For installation instructions,

Install the Steam for Linux Ubuntu

  1. Download the steam_latest.deb package from this location.
  2. Open a graphical file manager (for Ubuntu 12.04, click the folder icon on the Unity Launch bar).
  3. Navigate to the directory containing steam_latest.deb and double-click it. This launches Ubuntu Software Center and installs the package.
  4. If you prefer to install from the command-line, use gdebi. Install the gdebi-core package (apt-get install gdebi-core) and then install the Steam for Linux package (gdebi steam_latest.deb).
  5. For a list of games supported by Steam for Linux either vist this page or click Store (from the client) and then the Linux tab on the far-right. We recommend that you join the Steam for Linux official game group, located here. You will find future beta announcements and other information posted here as well as an active discussion forum.

Install Steam using Repository

You can also install Steam by running the following commands:

sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get update
sudo add-apt-repository multiverse
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install steam

Please note that when you start Steam for the first time, it will update – which may take a few minutes. To find a list of supported Linux games visit https://store.steampowered.com/linux