How to play Borderlands 3 on Linux – Easy Steps

Borderlands 3 is the third installment in the Borderlands action RPG FPS series. The game was developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games. This is how you can play it on your Linux PC.

Make Borderlands 3 work on Linux

Unlike the other Borderlands games, Borderlands 3 is not a native Linux title. Instead, it is only available to Windows users. However, this game works quite well on Linux, thanks to Proton and Steam Play.

Instalar Steam

Steam Play and Proton are features built into the latest version of Steam for Linux. So you need to install the app for Borderlands 3 to work. Fortunately, installing the Steam app on Linux is easy.

To install Steam on your Linux PC, you will need to open a terminal window on the Linux desktop. You can open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Alternatively, start the terminal by searching for “Terminal” in the application menu.

With the terminal window open, you can begin the installation. By following the instructions below, set up the latest version of the Steam application on your Linux PC.

Ubuntu

In Ubuntu, you will be able to install the Steam program using the apt install command below.

sudo apt install steam

Debian

Steam works on Debian, but you will have to download the DEB package directly from Valve. To get your hands on this DEB pack, use the following wget download command.

wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steam.deb

After downloading the latest version of Steam on your computer, the installation is ready to begin. Using the dpkg command then configure Steam on Debian.

sudo dpkg -i steam.deb

Once the Steam application is set up, you need to correct any dependency issues that occurred during installation. Using the apt-get install -f command, troubleshoot.

sudo apt-get install -f

Arch Linux

If you want to use Steam on Arch Linux, you will need to enable the “multilib” software repository. To do that, open the /etc/pacman.conf file in your favorite text editor (as root).

Inside the text file, locate “multilib” and remove the # symbol. Then remove the # symbol from the lines directly below. Finally, run the pacman command after saving your edits to the file.

sudo pacman -Syy

Finally, install the Steam application on your Linux PC using the pacman command.

sudo pacman -S steam

Fedora / OpenSUSE

Are you using Fedora or OpenSUSE? If so, Steam is easy to install using the software repositories included with your operating system. That being said, the Flatpak version of Steam tends to work better on these operating systems, so we suggest following those instructions.

Flatpak

Do you need the Flatpak version of Steam to work? This is what you should do. First, configure the Flatpak runtime on your computer by following our detailed guide on the subject. Then install the latest version of Steam using the two commands below.

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam

Install Borderlands 3 and Linux

Now that Steam is installed on your computer, launch it. Then log in with your user credentials and follow the step-by-step instructions below to get Borderlands 3 working on Linux.

Paso 1: Find the “Steam” menu and click on it with the mouse. Within the Steam menu, select the “Settings” button to access the Steam settings area. From there, find the “Steam Play” option and click on it with your mouse.

Within the Steam Play area, check the “Enable Steam Play for supported titles” box and the “Enable Steam Play for all other titles” box. Click the “OK” button to confirm your settings.

Paso 2: Find the “Store” button within Steam and click on it to access the Steam store. Locate the search box and select it with your mouse in the Steam store. Then type “Borderlands 3” into the search. Finally, press Get into to see the results.

Paso 3: Look through the search results for “Borderlands 3” and click on it with your mouse. Steam will load the Borderlands 3 store page when you select the game in the search results.

On the Borderlands 3 store page, locate the green “Add to Cart” button and click on it with your mouse. When you select this button, it will add Borderlands 3 to your Steam cart.

Stage 4: After adding Borderlands 3 to your Steam cart, click on the cart icon and purchase Borderlands 3. When done, click on the “Library” button to access your library of Steam games.

Within your Steam game library, find “Borderlands 3” and click on it with your mouse. Then, select the blue “INSTALL” to install the game on your computer. The installation shouldn’t take long to complete.

Paso 5: When the installation process is complete, the blue “INSTALL” button will turn into a green “PLAY” button. Select this button to play Borderlands 3 on your Linux PC.