How to play Halo: Spartan Strike on Linux
Halo: Spartan Strike is a twin-stick shooter game set in the Halo video game universe. It is the sequel to Halo: Spartan Assault. It was released on April 16, 2015, on Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, and iOS. However, you can play it on your Linux PC with a few tweaks.
Getting Halo: Spartan Strike working on Linux
Halo: Spartan Strike is a good game but not available as a native Linux video game. Instead, if you wish to play the game on your Linux PC, you must install the Linux release of Steam and enable the Proton runtime.
To install the Linux Steam client, you will need a terminal window. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Or, search for “Terminal” in the app menu and launch it that way.
Once the terminal window is open and ready to use, you can install Steam by following the installation instructions listed below that correspond with the Linux operating system you use.
Ubuntu
To install Steam on Ubuntu, you’ll need to run the following apt install command.
sudo apt install steam
Debian
To run the Steam app on Debian, start by downloading the latest release of the Steam “DEB” package to your computer. You can download it using the following wget download command.
wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steam.deb
After downloading the package to your computer, you can install it on Debian using the following dpkg command.
sudo dpkg -i steam.deb
With the Steam DEB package installed on your computer, you will need to correct all dependencies that failed to install during the installation process.
sudo apt-get install -f
Arch Linux
You can install the Steam app on Arch Linux, provided you have enabled the “multilib” software repository. To enable it, open up the /etc/pacman.conf file in a text editor (as root).
Once the text file is open (as root), find the “multilib” software repository section, and remove the # symbol. Then, remove the # symbol from the line directly below. When done editing, save and close the text editor.
After saving your edits, run the following pacman -Syy command. Then use the pacman -S command to install Steam on Arch Linux.
sudo pacman -Syy
sudo pacman -S steam
Fedora/OpenSUSE
If you use Fedora or OpenSUSE Linux, installing the Steam application using software repositories included out of the box on your computer is possible. However, we highly suggest using the Flatpak release of Steam, as it tends to run better on these operating systems.
Flatpak
To use Steam as a Flatpak on Linux, you must first enable the Flatpak runtime. You can enable the runtime on your computer by following our guide on the subject. After installing the Flatpak runtime, get Steam working on your computer with the two commands below.
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam
After installing the Steam app, launch it through the app menu. Then, log into your Steam account using your username and password. Once logged in, follow the step-by-step instructions below.
Step 1: Find the “Steam” button inside the Steam app and click on it with the mouse. Once you’ve selected this button, choose the “Settings” option to load up the Steam settings area.
Click on the “Steam Play” section in the Settings window, then check both boxes to enable Proton support. Also, set the Proton version to “Experimental.”
Step 2: Find the “Store” button inside the Steam app and click on it with the mouse. After selecting the “Store” button, click on the search box, and type in “Halo: Spartan Strike.” Next, press the Enter key to view the search results.
Step 3: Look through the search results for Halo: Spartan Strike. Once you’ve found it, click on it to access the game’s Steam store page. Then, find the green “Add to cart” button. Select the Steam cart icon to purchase Halo: Spartan Strike and add it to your account.
Step 4: Find the “Library” button, and click on it with the mouse. Then, search for “Halo: Spartan Strike.” Once you’ve found the game, click on the blue “INSTALL” button with the mouse. “INSTALL” will download and install the game to your Linux PC.
Step 5: Once Halo: Spartan Strike is installed on your computer, the blue “INSTALL” button will become a green “PLAY” button. Click on the green “PLAY” button to start the game on your computer. Enjoy!
