How to play Elite Dangerous on Linux – Easy Steps

Elite Dangerous is a Space Flight Simulator game developed and published by Frontier Developments. In the game, the player takes control of the “Commander” and undertakes exploration missions. Here’s how to play the game on Linux.

Elite Dangerous works on Linux, but only if you install the Linux version of Steam as it is a Windows game. Therefore, the only way to make the game work on Linux is to make use of the Steam Play feature.

Instalar Steam

In order for the Linux version of Steam to work on your computer, you will need to open a terminal window on the desktop. You can open a terminal window on the desktop by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard or search for “Terminal” in the application menu.

When the terminal window is open and ready to use, follow the installation instructions below that apply to the Linux operating system you use on your computer.

Ubuntu

To get Steam to work on Ubuntu, use the fit to install command below.

sudo apt install steam

Debian

Steam works on Debian, but you will have to get the latest DEB package directly from the Steam website. To do that, you can use the wget download command below.

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

When the DEB package for Steam finishes downloading to your computer, you can start the Steam installation. Using the dpkg command then configure Steam on your Debian system.

sudo dpkg -i steam.deb

Once the Steam DEB package is set up on your computer, use the apt-get install -f command to correct any dependencies that may have arisen during the installation of Steam on your computer.

sudo apt-get install -f

Arch Linux

On Arch Linux, users can install Steam as long as they have the “multilib” software repository enabled on their computer. To enable the repository, open the /etc/pacman.conf text file in your favorite text editor (as root).

Once the text file is open in your favorite text editor, locate the “multilib” line in the file and remove the # symbol from the front. Also, remove the # symbol from the lines directly below it. Then save your edits and run the following command.

sudo pacman -Syy

Finally, install Steam on Arch with Pacman.

sudo pacman -S steam

Fedora / OpenSUSE

Those on Fedora and OpenSUSE will be able to configure Steam on their computers using built-in software repositories. That being said, the Flatpak version of Steam works much better on these operating systems, so we suggest using it instead.

Flatpak

Those who want to use the Flatpak version of Steam on their computers will first need to install the Flatpak runtime on their computer. To configure the Flatpak runtime on your computer, follow our guide on the subject.

After setting up the latest version of the Flatpak runtime on your computer, it’s time to install Steam. Using the two commands below, make the Steam application work.

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

flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam

Instalar Elite Dangerous Linux

After setting up Steam, log into your account with your user credentials. Then follow the step-by-step instructions below to get Elite Dangerous working on your Linux system.

Paso 1: Click on the “Steam” menu within Steam to reveal your options. From there, find the “Settings” button and click on it with your mouse. Then find the “Steam Play” section and click on it with your mouse.

Within the “Steam Play” area, check both the “Enable Steam Play for supported titles” box and the “Enable Steam Play for all other titles” box.

Paso 2: Find the “Shop” button within Steam and click on it with your mouse. After selecting this button, find the search box and type “Elite Dangerous”. Then press the Pay in to view the search results.

Paso 3: Look at the search results for “Elite Dangerous” and click on it to go to the game’s Steam store page. Once on the Steam store page, look for the green “Add to Cart” button and click on it to purchase the game and add it to your account.

Paso 4: Find the “Library” button within Steam and select it with your mouse to go to your Steam library. Then find “Elite Dangerous” in the list of games and select it with the mouse. Once you have chosen your game, look for the blue “INSTALL” button and select it with your mouse to download and install Elite Dangerous on your computer.

Paso 5: Once Elite Dangerous is installed on your computer, the blue “INSTALL” button will turn into a green “PLAY” button. Select this green “PLAY” button to launch Elite Dangerous on your computer.

Enjoy and happy game!