How to play Days Gone on Linux
Days Gone is a post-apocalyptic video game developed by Bend Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released for PC and PS4. Here’s how to play it on your Linux gaming PC.
Getting Days Gone working on Linux
Days Gone works on Windows without issue, but if you wish to enjoy the game on Linux, you will need to utilize Proton. Unfortunately, Proton is only available through the Linux version of Steam. Thankfully, Steam is easy to set up on Linux.
To get Steam working on Linux, you’ll need to launch a terminal window. Launch a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. 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. Set up the latest version of Steam on your computer by setting up the newest version using the instructions below.
Ubuntu
If you’d like to install Steam on your Ubuntu system, run the following apt install command.
sudo apt install steam
Debian
If you use Debian, you will be able to install Steam on your computer via a downloadable DEB package. To get your hands on this DEB package, run the following wget download command.
wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steam.deb
After downloading the Steam DEB package to your computer, you’ll be able to install it on your system using the dpkg command.
sudo dpkg -i steam.deb
With the Steam DEB package set up on your computer, you’ll need to correct any dependencies that occurred during the installation process using the apt-get install -f command.
sudo apt-get install -f
Arch Linux
Arch Linux users can set up Steam through the “multilib” software repository. However, you must enable this software repository beforehand. To enable “multilib,” open up the /etc/pacman.conf file in a text editor (as root).
Once the text file is open, locate the “multilib” line and remove the # symbol from in front. Then, remove the # symbol from the line directly below it. When done, save the edits, and run the pacman -Syy command in a terminal.
sudo pacman -Syy
With the “mutlilib” software repository enabled, run the pacman -S command to install the latest release of Steam on your computer.
sudo pacman -S steam
Fedora/OpenSUSE
If you’re on Fedora or OpenSUSE, you’ll be able to set up Steam on your computer using the software repositories included with your operating system. However, the Flatpak release of Steam works much better, so we suggest following those instructions instead.
Flatpak
Need to get Steam working via Flatpak on your Linux PC? Start by setting up the Flatpak runtime on your computer. Then, with the runtime set up on your Linux PC, execute the two commands below to get Steam installed.
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam
With the Steam app installed, log into your account and follow the step-by-step instructions below to get Days Gone running on your Linux PC.
Step 1: Open up the Steam menu and select the “Settings” button inside to load up the Steam settings area. Once inside of Steam settings, locate the “Steam Play” section. Check both boxes in the “Steam Play” area to enable Proton support on your Linux PC.
After checking both boxes, select the “OK” button to confirm your settings. You will need to reboot your Steam client after clicking on the “OK” button as it needs to apply the changes you’ve made.
Step 2: Find the “Store” button inside of the Steam app and click on it with the mouse to load up the Steam store. Once on the Steam store, click on the search box, and type in “Days Gone.” Press the Enter key to view the search results.
Step 3: Look through the search results for “Days Gone.” Once you’ve located it, click on the game to load up the “Days Gone” Steam storefront page. Next, look on the Days Gone page for the green “Add to cart” button. Select it to add the game to your Steam cart.
Once Days Gone is added to your Steam cart, select the cart icon to purchase the game for your Steam account.
Step 4: Locate the “Library” button inside of the Steam app and click on it with the mouse. Once selected, look through your games library for “Days Gone.” When you’ve found the game, select it. Then, click on the blue “INSTALL” button to download and install Days Gone on your Linux PC.
Step 5: When Days Gone is installed on your computer, the blue “INSTALL” button will become a green “PLAY” button. Select this “PLAY” button to start Days Gone on your Linux PC.
