How to play Borderlands 3 on Linux.
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Borderlands 3 is the third installment in the Borderlands FPS action RPG series. The game was developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games. Here’s how you can play it on your Linux PC.
Making Borderlands 3 work on Linux
Unlike the other Borderlands games, Borderlands 3 is not a native Linux title. Instead, it is only available for Windows users. However, this game runs pretty well on Linux, thanks to Proton and Steam Play.
Install 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’ll need to open a terminal window on your Linux desktop. You can open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Alternatively, launch 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 app on your Linux PC.
ubuntu
On 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’ll have to download the DEB package directly from Valve. To get your hands on this DEB package, 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 go. Using the dpkg command below, configure Steam on Debian.
sudo dpkg -i steam.deb
Once the Steam app is set up, you need to fix any dependency issues that occurred during installation. Using the apt-get install -f command, troubleshoot.
sudo apt-get install -f
ArchLinux
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 app 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 Steam Flatpak version tends to work better on these operating systems, so we suggest following those instructions.
flat pack
Do you need the Flatpak version of Steam to work? This is what you should do. First, set up 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 on 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.
Step 1: Find the “Steam” menu and click on it with your 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.
Step 2 – Look for 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” in the search. Finally, press Enter to see the results.
Step 3: Look at 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, you will add Borderlands 3 to your Steam cart.
Step 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 Steam game library.
Inside 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 too long to complete.
Step 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.
