How to play Deux Ex on Linux
Deus Ex is a 2000 action RPG developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive. It is set in a cyberpunk dystopian world and centers around a grand conspiracy. Here’s how you can play Deus Ex on Linux.
Note: as Deus Ex is an older video game, you may want to mess around with rendering options and video settings after getting it running. For best results, select the OpenGL mode or the D3D9 mode.
Getting Deus Ex working on Linux
Deus Ex is a Windows game, but it was released over 20 years ago, so the windows technology that it requires has long been a part of Wine and Proton. Due to this, Deus Ex it runs perfectly on Linux with Steam Play. To get the game working on your Linux PC, you must install the Linux Steam app.
Open up a terminal window to install the Steam app on your Linux PC. Unsure about how to open up a terminal window? 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, the installation of Steam can begin. Follow the installation instructions below that match your Linux OS to get the app working on your system.
Ubuntu
To get Steam working on Ubuntu, run the following apt install command.
sudo apt install steam
Debian
To install Steam on Debian, start by downloading the latest Steam DEB package to your computer. You can do this using the following wget download command.
wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steam.deb
With the Steam DEB package downloaded to your computer, use the dpkg command and install the software to your computer.
sudo dpkg -i steam.deb
Now that the Steam DEB package is set up on your Debian Linux system run the apt-get install -f command to correct any dependency issues that occurred during the installation process.
sudo apt-get install -f
Arch Linux
On Arch Linux, the Steam app will not install without the “multilib” software repository being enabled. To enable this software repository, open up the /etc/pacman.conf file in a text editor (as root).
With the text file open, find the “multilib” line and remove the # symbol from in front. Once that symbol is removed, remove the # symbol from the line directly below it. Then, save the edits and run the pacman -Syy command.
sudo pacman -Syy
Finally, when the “multilib” software repository is enabled, install the Steam app using the pacman -S command.
sudo pacman -S steam
Fedora/OpenSUSE
If you use Fedora Linux or OpenSUSE, the Steam app is installable through software repositories included out of the box. That said, the Flatpak release of Steam works much better, so we suggest installing the Flatpak release instead.
Flatpak
To use Steam on Linux as a Flatpak package, start by installing the Flatpak runtime. Unsure about how to set up the runtime? Follow our guide on the subject. Once it is set up, use the two flatpak commands below to set up Steam on your computer.
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam
With the Steam app set up, launch the app and log in. Then, follow the step-by-step instructions below to play Deus Ex on Linux.
Step 1: Open up the “Steam” menu inside the Steam app. Then, click on the “Settings” button to access the Steam settings area. From there, find the “Steam Play” button and select it.
Check both available boxes inside the Steam Play area to enable Proton support. Then, click the “OK” button when done to apply your settings.
Step 2: Find the “Store” button inside Steam and click on it to access the Steam store area. Then, click on the search box. Type in “Deus Ex” and press the Enter key to view the search results.
Step 3: Look through the Steam store search results for “Deus Ex.” Once you’ve found the game in the results, select it to go to the game’s Steam store page. Find the green “Add to cart” button to add the game to your cart.
Step 4: After adding the game to your Steam cart, click on the cart icon to purchase Deus Ex for your Steam account. Click on the “Library” button to access your Steam games library.
Step 5: Inside the Steam games library, select the search box. Then, type in “Deus Ex.” Next, select “Deus Ex” in the library search results. Once found, click on the blue “INSTALL” button to download and install Deus Ex to your Linux computer.
Step 6: When Deus Ex is done downloading to your Linux PC, the blue “INSTALL” button will become a green “PLAY” button. Select the green “PLAY” button to start the game on your Linux PC.
