How to play Call to Arms on Linux
Call to Arms is a hybrid 3rd person/1st person strategy game for PC. It was developed and published by Digitalmindsoft for Windows. However, with some tweaks, you can play it on Linux. Here’s how to get it working on your system.
Getting Call to Arms working on Linux
Call to Arms is not native Linux video game. However, you’ll need to install the official Steam app to play it. You must open up a terminal window to get Steam working on your Linux PC.
Unsure how to open up a terminal window on the Linux desktop? Press Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Or, search for “Terminal” in the app menu and launch it that way. With the terminal window open, follow the steps below to install Steam.
Ubuntu
To install the Steam app on your Ubuntu system, run the following apt install command.
sudo apt install steam
Debian
To use Steam on Debian, you must download the official Steam DEB package to your computer. You can download the latest Steam version to your computer by running the following wget download command.
wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steam.deb
After downloading the latest Steam version to your Debian computer, you’ll be able to install it. Install the latest Steam version to your computer using the dpkg command below.
sudo dpkg -i steam.deb
After installing the Steam app on your Debian system, you’ll need to correct any dependency problems that the Steam package caused during its installation. Use the apt-get install -f command below to fix the issue.
sudo apt-get install -f
Arch Linux
To use Steam on Arch Linux, you’ll need to open up the /etc/pacman.conf file in a text editor (as root) and locate the “multilib” line. Remove the # symbol from the front and the line below.
After editing, close the text editor. Then, run the pacman -Syy command.
sudo pacman -Syy
Finally, install the Steam app with the command below.
sudo pacman -S steam
Fedora/OpenSUSE
If you use Fedora or OpenSUSE Linux, you’ll be able to install Steam as an app through software repos included out of the box. However, we suggest installing the Flatpak version as it works better.
Flatpak
To Install Steam as a Flatpak package on your computer, you’ll need to set up the Flatpak runtime. Follow our guide on how to configure and install Flatpak on Linux. Once you’ve installed the runtime, execute the two commands below to install the Steam app.
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam
Find the Steam app in your program menu and click on it to launch Steam. Once Steam is open, log into your account using your user credentials. Then, follow the step-by-step instructions below to get Call to Arms working on Linux.
Step 1: Find the “Steam” menu, and click on it with the mouse. Then, select the “Settings” button. Once inside, find the “Steam Play” section, and check both boxes to enable Windows compatibility on Linux.
Step 2: Find the “Store” button inside the Steam app and click on it with the mouse. After selecting the “Store” button, find the search box and click on it. Then, type in “Call to Arms” and press Enter.
Step 3: Look through the search results for “Call to Arms.” Once you’ve found the game in the Steam search results, click on it to access the game’s Steam store page.
Once on the Call to Arms Steam store page, find the green “Add to cart” button and click on it with the mouse. When you select the button, you’ll be able to add Call to Arms to your Steam cart.
Step 4: With Call to Arms added to your Steam cart, click on the Steam cart icon. After selecting the icon, go through the process of purchasing the game for your account. Once you’ve bought Call to Arms, find the “Library” button and click on it to access your Steam game library.
Step 5: Inside your Steam game library, look for “Call to Arms.” Once you’ve found the game, locate the blue “INSTALL” button and select it with the mouse to download and install the game on your computer. Installation should not take long.
Step 6: Once the installation process is complete, the blue “INSTALL” button will become a green “PLAY” button. Select the green “PLAY” button to start Call to Arms on your Linux PC.
Troubleshooting
Call to Arms is native to Linux. However, if you have issues running it natively, you’ll also be able to run the Windows version via Proton/Steam Play. To learn more about how to get the game running in Proton or troubleshoot it, check out the official Call to Arms ProtonDB entry.
Do you know for sure Call to Arms is native for Linux? I couldn’t find any information about that, even on Steam store or steamdb.info
Thank you for catching this, it was a typo. The article has been updated.