{"id":1526,"date":"2021-12-16T14:43:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T11:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2021\/05\/23\/how-to-play-cities-skylines-on-linux\/https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2021\/05\/23\/how-to-play-cities-skylines-on-linux\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T14:43:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T11:43:40","slug":"how-to-play-cities-skylines-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/1526-how-to-play-cities-skylines-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to play Cities Skylines on Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cities Skylines is a 2015 city-building game developed by Colossal Order and published by Paradox Interactive. The game is single-player and allows for building cities and infrastructure on a massive, realistic scale. In this guide, we\u2019ll show you how to play it on Linux.<\/p>\n

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Cities Skylines works on Linux as a native application, however, the game doesn\u2019t have a standalone downloadable installer. As a result, the only way to play the game on Linux is with the official Steam for Linux app.<\/p>\n

Install Steam<\/h3>\n

To start the installation of Steam on Linux, you\u2019ll need to launch a terminal window. To launch a terminal window press\u00a0Ctrl + Alt + T\u00a0<\/strong>on the keyboard, or search for \u201cTerminal\u201d in the app menu.<\/p>\n

With the terminal window open and ready to use, follow the installation instructions down below to get working with the Linux version of Steam on your Linux PC.<\/p>\n

Ubuntu<\/h4>\n

On Ubuntu, you can easily install the Steam client with the following\u00a0Apt install\u00a0<\/strong>command down below.<\/p>\n

\nsudo apt install steam\n<\/pre>\n
Debian<\/h4>\n
On Debian Linux, the Steam app is best installed via the Valve official website. To get the Steam app working, you will need to download the latest DEB package to your Linux PC.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Downloading the latest DEB package to your Linux PC can best be done with the\u00a0wget\u00a0<\/strong>download command. The reason for this is that\u00a0wget\u00a0<\/strong>can place the DEB package directly on your PC through the terminal, rather than dealing with websites.<\/p>\n
\nwget https:\/\/steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net\/client\/installer\/steam.deb\n<\/pre>\n
Once you\u2019ve downloaded the software to your computer, the installation can begin. Using the\u00a0dpkg\u00a0<\/strong>command below, install the latest release of Steam onto your Debian Linux PC.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nsudo dpkg -i steam.deb\n<\/pre>\n
Following the installation of Steam on your Debian Linux PC, you will need to correct any dependency issues that appeared during the installation of Steam. To correct these issues, use the following command.<\/p>\n
\nsudo apt-get install -f\n<\/pre>\n
Arch Linux<\/h4>\n
To install Steam on Arch Linux, you will first need to enable the \u201cmultilib\u201d software repository. This repository has the Steam app, and it will not work without it. To get it working, you must edit the \/etc\/pacman.conf file on your PC, and enable the \u201cmultilib\u201d software repository.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once the repo is enabled, you\u2019ll need to re-sync pacman with the repo servers. To do that, enter the command below.<\/p>\n
\nsudo pacman -Syy\n<\/pre>\n
Finally, install the latest release of Steam on your Linux PC with the command below.<\/p>\n
\nsudo pacman -S steam\n<\/pre>\n
Fedora\/OpenSUSE<\/h4>\n
Both Fedora and OpenSUSE Linux have Steam packages available in their software repositories, and you can use them to install the Steam app on your computer. However, we suggest using the Flatpak release of Steam as they perform better on these operating systems.<\/p>\n
Flatpak<\/h4>\n
Steam is available as a Flatpak, and if you want to install it, you\u2019ll first need to install the Flatpak package on your computer. This package provides the runtime required to make Flatpak packages like Steam work.<\/p>\n
To get the Flatpak package up and running on your Linux PC, please follow this guide on the subject. Once it is installed, use the\u00a0flatpak remote-add\u00a0<\/strong>command to add the Flathub app store to the system, and the\u00a0flatpak install\u00a0<\/strong>command to install\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nflatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https:\/\/flathub.org\/repo\/flathub.flatpakrepo\n<\/pre>\n
\nflatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam\n<\/pre>\n
Install Cities Skylines on Linux<\/h3>\n
Now that the app is installed, launch Steam on your computer and log in with your user account. Then, follow the step-by-step instructions below.<\/p>\n
Step 1:<\/strong> Log into your Steam account and find the \u201cStore\u201d button. Click on it to access the Steam Storefront. The Steam Storefront is the location where Valve sells all video games on their platform, and you\u2019ll find Cities Skylines in there.<\/p>\n
Step 2:<\/strong> Inside the Store page, find the search box and click on it with the mouse. From there, type out \u201cCities Skylines\u201d, and press the Enter\u00a0<\/strong>key to continue to the search results.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Step 3:<\/strong> Look through the search results and select the result that says \u201cCities Skylines,\u201d and click on it with the mouse. When you click on the search results, it\u2019ll take you to the Cities Skylines Storefront page.<\/p>\n
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Step 4:<\/strong> On the Cities Skylines Storefront page, locate the \u201cAdd to cart\u201d button, and click on it with the mouse. When you select this button, you\u2019ll be able to purchase the game and add it to your account.<\/p>\n
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Step 5:<\/strong> Locate the \u201cLibrary\u201d page, and click on it to go to your Steam library. From there, search through your Steam library for Cities Skylines, and select the blue \u201cInstall\u201d button to download and install the game to your computer.<\/p>\n
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The download will take time. When the process is complete, you\u2019ll be ready to play Cities Skylines on Linux! Enjoy, and happy gaming!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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