How to play Far Cry 5 on Linux

Far Cry 5 is an FPS developed by Ubisoft. It’s the fifth installment in the Far Cry series. Here’s how you can get Far Cry 5 working on your Linux PC.

Getting Far Cry 5 working on Linux

Far Cry 5 is rated “Gold” on ProtonDB and works relatively well on most Linux operating systems. However, users can only get the game working via Steam, so the Steam app must be installed.

Install Steam

The Steam Linux app is widely supported, and you’ll be able to get it working on most OSes. Open up a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard to start the installation. Or, search for “Terminal” in the app menu and launch it that way.

The installation can begin with the terminal window open and ready to use. Using the installation instructions down below, set up the Steam app on your computer.

Ubuntu

Run the following apt install command to get the Steam app working on your Ubuntu system.

sudo apt install steam

Debian

Setting up the Steam app on Debian requires downloading the official Steam DEB package from Valve and installing it. To get your hands on the Steam DEB, use the following wget download command.

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

The installation can begin after downloading the latest Steam DEB package to your computer. Using the dpkg command, set up the Steam package.

sudo dpkg -i steam.deb

During the installation process, you may notice some errors. To fix these problems, you’ll need to run the apt-get install -f command.

sudo apt-get install -f

Arch Linux

Steam is available to Arch Linux users. However, the “multilib” software repository must be enabled first. To enable this software repository on your computer, open up the /etc/pacman.conf file in a text editor (as root).

Find the “multilib” line and remove the # symbol from in front of it. Then, remove the # symbol from the lines directly below. When editing is finished, save the edits. Then, use the pacman -Syy command to resync your system.

sudo pacman -Syy

Finally, install the latest version of Steam on your Arch Linux system.

sudo pacman -S steam

Fedora/OpenSUSE

Those on Fedora and OpenSUSE Linux will be able to install Steam through software repositories included with the operating system. However, the Flatpak release of Steam works much better, so we suggest following those instructions instead.

Flatpak

To get the Steam app working as a Flatpak, first install the Flatpak runtime on your computer. Set up the Flatpak runtime on Linux by following our in-depth guide on the subject.

After setting up the Flatpak runtime, install the latest Steam version on your computer by entering the two commands below.

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

flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam

Install Far Cry 5 on Linux

With Steam installed on your computer, open it up. Once it is open, log into your account and follow the step-by-step instructions below to get Far Cry 5 working.

Step 1: Open up the “Steam” menu inside of the Steam app to access the Steam menu. Once inside the Steam menu, select the “Settings” button to load up the Steam settings area.

Inside the settings area, find the “Steam Play” section, and click on it with the mouse. Then, check both of the boxes in the Steam Play area to enable Proton support in your Steam app.

Step 2: Find the “Store” button and click on it with the mouse to access the Steam store. Once on the Steam store, find the search box and click on it with the mouse. Then, type in “Far Cry 5” and press the Enter key to view the search results.

Look through the search results for “Far Cry 5”. When you’ve found the game, select it with the mouse to load up the Far Cry 5 Steam page. Then, locate the green “Add to cart” button and select it to add the game to your Steam cart.

Step 3: After adding Far Cry 5 to your Steam cart, click on the cart icon and purchase the game. Then, select the “Library” button to access your Steam games library.

Find “Far Cry 5” in the Steam games library and click on it with the mouse. Upon selecting the game in your Steam library, find the blue “INSTALL” button. Click on the blue “INSTALL” button to download and install Far Cry 5 to your computer.

Step 4: The installation of Far Cry 5 in Steam should take some time. When the process is complete, the blue “INSTALL” button will become a green “PLAY” button.

Select the green “PLAY” button to start up Far Cry 5 on your Linux PC. Upon clicking “Play,” Ubisoft’s game launcher should appear, but everything should run fine, and Far Cry 5 should work.