How to Install Steam on Ubuntu 24.04

Steam is an online platform that connects you to the gaming world. It offers numerous features, including connecting with a community of more than 100 million users and enjoying multiplayer sessions. Steam provides a central hub where you can ask questions, share your experiences, and purchase games.

If you are using Ubuntu 24.04 and want to configure the Steam on your system, this easy and comprehensive guide is for you.

How to Install Steam on Ubuntu 24.04?

Follow the steps below to completely install the Steam gaming platform on your Ubuntu 24.04 system.

Step 1: Update System Cache

Let’s begin the Steam installation by updating your system cache through the provided command:

sudo apt update

After refreshing the system cache files, you may find some outdated packages. For example, we have to upgrade 67 packages on our Ubuntu 24.04 machine.

Step 2: Upgrade Outdated Files

It is a very simple and straightforward command to upgrade all the outdated package files on your Ubuntu 24.04 system. The command is given below for your reference:

sudo apt upgrade -y

Once all is done, you will receive a completion message on your terminal screen.

Step 3: Copy Steam’s Installation Link

When you have completed the above updating steps, now access the Steam store for the latest version of installation media of Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/about/

You can also directly download the “steam.deb” file by clicking the “INSTALL STEAM” button. If you prefer to use your Ubuntu terminal, copy the link as demonstrated above.

Step 4: Download Steam’s Installation Media

In Linux-based systems, the “wget” command is commonly used to download packages from the source link. The following is the complete command for downloading the “steam.deb” file to your local folder:

wget https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/client/installer/steam.deb

As shown above, the steam.deb has been saved to your current directory. Now you can use the media to complete the installation process.

Step 5: Install Steam

To run the .deb setup file, use the “dpkg -i” command in the following way to install the Steam package on your Ubuntu 24.04 system:

sudo dpkg -i steam.deb

If no errors are encountered during the installation process, it indicates that the Steam package has been installed successfully.

Step 6: Launch Steam

You can either use the GUI method or the terminal to launch Steam on your Ubuntu 24.04 machine. Here you will see how to launch Steam using the terminal:

steam

During the configuration process, you will be prompted for a few permissions about updating the package files and dependencies:

Press the Enter button to proceed:

Once the configuration of Steam is complete, a pop-up window for the Steam account will appear on your screen. Provide your account details and sign in.

You can also scan the QR code from your mobile App to safely sign in to the Steam account.

Here you go! The Steam has been successfully configured on your Ubuntu system:

Experience the gaming world with unlimited games and a community of over 100 million Steam users on your Ubuntu 24.04 system.

Conclusion

You can set up the latest release of Steam on your Ubuntu 24.04 using a DEB file. To get the steam.deb media file, visit Steam’s official website, copy the link, and use the “wget” command to download the file into your local directory (i.e. ~/Downloads).

To configure Steam, use the command “sudo dpkg -i steam” from the terminal. Finally, sign in and enjoy the unlimited games on your Ubuntu 24.04 machine.