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Microsoft Flight Simulator is an aircraft simulator video game for Xbox, as well as Microsoft Windows. It\u2019s one of the longest-running flying simulators for home use to date.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The latest release of Microsoft Flight Simulator was in 2020, and although it was released on Windows, Microsoft has never made plans to release it on Linux. However, with some tweaks, it can run on Linux.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Microsoft Flight Simulator can work on Linux, but only with the technology built into Steam for Linux, known as Steam Play. Due to this fact, you\u2019ll need to install Steam on your Linux PC to play the game.<\/p>\n

Install Steam<\/h3>\n

Getting the Steam app working on Linux is relatively easy. To start the process, open up a terminal window on the Linux desktop. To open up a terminal window, press the Ctrl + Alt + T\u00a0<\/strong>on the keyboard. Or, search for \u201cTerminal\u201d in the app menu and launch it that way.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Once the terminal window is open, the installation can begin. Follow along with the command-line installation instructions outlined below that correspond with the Linux operating system you currently use.<\/p>\n

Ubuntu<\/h4>\n

On Ubuntu, the Steam app is easily installable on your Linux PC by making use of the\u00a0Apt\u00a0<\/strong>command below.<\/p>\n

\nsudo apt install steam\n<\/pre>\n
Debian<\/h4>\n
Are you using Debian? If so, you\u2019ll be happy to know that the Debian operating system supports the Steam app. However, you shouldn\u2019t install the version of Steam included with Debian. Instead, use the wget\u00a0<\/strong>command below to download the latest release of Steam directly from Valve.<\/p>\n
\nwget https:\/\/steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net\/client\/installer\/steam.deb\n<\/pre>\n
Now that the Steam DEB package is done downloading to your computer, the installation of Steam can begin. Using the\u00a0dpkg\u00a0<\/strong>command below, get the Steam DEB package set up.<\/p>\n
\nsudo dpkg -i steam.deb\n<\/pre>\n
Following the installation of Steam on your Linux PC, you will need to execute the\u00a0apt-get install -f\u00a0<\/strong>command to correct any dependencies that may have failed to install during the Steam setup.<\/p>\n
\nsudo apt-get install -f\n<\/pre>\n
Arch Linux<\/h4>\n
On Arch Linux, the Steam application is installable provided the \u201cmultilib\u201d software repository is enabled. To enable it, open up the \/etc\/pacman.conf file and turn on the \u201cmultilib\u201d software repository.<\/p>\n
Once the \u201cmultilib\u201d software repository is enabled, re-sync Pacman using\u00a0pacman -Syy<\/strong>. Then, install Steam with the command below.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nsudo pacman -S steam\n<\/pre>\n
Fedora\/OpenSUSE<\/h4>\n
Both Fedora and OpenSUSE have Steam support, and the app is installable via an RPM package. That said, the installation of Steam on both of these operating systems via RPM isn\u2019t very user-friendly for new users. For this reason, we recommend installing Steam with the Flatpak instructions instead.<\/p>\n
Flatpak<\/h4>\n
To install the Flatpak version of Steam on Linux, you\u2019ll need to enable the Flatpak runtime. To enable the runtime on your system, please follow along with our guide on the subject.<\/p>\n
After setting up Flatpak on your computer, the installation of Steam can begin. To start, enable the Flathub app store. Flathub has the Steam Flatpak app, so this step is critical.<\/p>\n
\nflatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https:\/\/flathub.org\/repo\/flathub.flatpakrepo\n<\/pre>\n
Now that Flathub is set up install Steam by using the command below.<\/p>\n
\nflatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam\n<\/pre>\n
Install Microsoft Flight Simulator on Linux<\/h3>\n
With Steam installed, open up the app by searching for it the app menu. Then, log into your account using your username and password. After that, follow along with the step-by-step instructions down below to get Microsoft Flight Simulator up and running.<\/p>\n
Step 1:\u00a0<\/strong>Click on the \u201cSteam\u201d menu to open it up. Inside the Steam menu, find the \u201cSettings\u201d button, and click on it to open up the Steam settings. Then, find the \u201cSteam Play\u201d area.<\/p>\n
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Inside the Steam Play area, you must check two boxes. These boxes are\u00a0 \u201cEnable Steam Play for supported titles\u201d and \u00a0\u201cEnable Steam Play for all other titles.\u201d Once both boxes are checked, click \u201cOK\u201d to save and close the window.<\/p>\n
Step 2:<\/strong> Find the \u201cSTORE\u201d button in Steam and click on it to move to the Steam Store. Once in the store, find the search box and click on it. Then, type in \u201cMicrosoft Flight Simulator\u201d in the box.<\/p>\n
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Look through the search results for \u201cMicrosoft Flight Simulator.\u201d Then, click on it to go to the game\u2019s Steam Store page.<\/p>\n
Step 3:<\/strong> On the Microsoft Flight Simulator game page, locate the green \u201cAdd to cart\u201d button and click on it to purchase the game for your system.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Step 4:<\/strong> After buying the game, click on \u201cLIBRARY\u201d to access your Steam library. Once inside of your Steam library, find \u201cProperties\u201d and click on it. Then, find \u201cSet launch options\u201d and paste the code below into it.<\/p>\n
-FastLaunch<\/code><\/p>\n
When done, locate the blue \u201cINSTALL\u201d button to download and install the game on your computer.<\/p>\n
Step 5:<\/strong> When the game is installed, the blue \u201cINSTALL\u201d button will become a green \u201cPLAY\u201d button. Click on it to start up the game!<\/p>\n
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Troubleshooting<\/h3>\n
Microsoft Flight Simulator is rated Gold on ProtonDB, so you may run into some issues while playing it. For troubleshooting help, be sure to check out the game\u2019s ProtonDB page.<\/p>\n
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