How to play LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga on Linux
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a Lego-themed action/adventure video game developed by Traveller’s Tales and published by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment.
Getting LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga working on Linux
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga doesn’t natively support Linux, but that’s OK! Using Proton and Steam Play, you can still play it on your system. However, Proton and Steam Play require the Linux Steam app.
To install the Linux Steam app, open up a terminal window. You can open up a terminal window by pressing the Ctrl + Alt + T keyboard combination. Alternatively, launch a terminal window by searching for it in the app menu.
Once the terminal window is open and ready to use, follow the installation instructions outlined below that correspond with the Linux operating system you use.
Ubuntu
On Ubuntu, install the Steam application using the apt install command.
sudo apt install steam
Debian
The Steam application is available to all users via the “non-free” software repository. However, it is much easier to get the Steam package by downloading it directly from Steam’s website.
To download the latest Steam package to your computer, use the following wget download command.
wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steam.deb
After downloading the latest release of Steam to your Debian system, use the dpkg command to install the software.
sudo dpkg -i steam.deb
With the Steam package set up, you may have dependency issues. The apt-get install -f command will fix the dependency issues you have to resolve these issues.
sudo apt-get install -f
Arch Linux
If you use Arch Linux, you will be able to install Steam from the repos, open up the /etc/pacman.conf file in a text editor (with the root user account). Locate the “multilib” line and remove the # symbol. Then, remove the # symbol from the lines below. Save the edits, close the editor, and run the pacman -Syy command.
sudo pacman -Syy
Finally, with the edits made, install the Steam application using the pacman -S command.
sudo pacman -S steam
Fedora/OpenSUSE
Those on Fedora and OpenSUSE Linux can install the Steam application using the software repositories included out of the box. However, consider installing the Flatpak release of Steam instead, as it tends to work better on these OSes.
Flatpak
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam
With the Steam app installed on your Linux PC, open it up and log into your account. Then, follow the step-by-step instructions below to get LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga running.
Step 1: Find the “Steam” menu inside the Steam app and click on it with the mouse to reveal its options. Select the “Settings” button to access the Steam settings area.
Step 2: Inside the Steam settings area, find “Steam Play” and click on it with the mouse to access the Proton settings. Then, check the two boxes to enable Proton support for your Linux PC.
Step 3: Find the “Store” button and click on it with the mouse. Select the search box and type in ” LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.” Press the Enter key to view the search results.
Look through the search results for ” LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga”. When you find the game in the search results, select it to access the LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Steam store page.
Step 4: On the LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Steam store page, find the green “Add to cart” button. Once located, select it to add the game to your cart so you can purchase the game.
Step 5: Find the “Library” button and click on it with the mouse to access your Steam library. Once there, browse for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and right-click on it with the mouse. Then, select the “Properties” option.
Step 6: Inside the LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga “Properties” area, and find the “Compatibility” section. Check the box on the “Compatibility” area, then set it to “Proton Experimental.”
Step 7: Find the blue “INSTALL” button and select it with the mouse to download and install the game on your computer. It will become a green “PLAY” button when the installation is complete. Select it to start LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga on Linux.
