How to play Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine on Linux
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is a third-person hack and slash video game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by THQ. It was released in September 2011 and re-released as “Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Anniversary Edition.” Here’s how to get the game working on your Linux computer.
Getting Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine working on Linux
Space Marine works on Linux and has a gold rating on ProtonDB. So, you shouldn’t have too much difficulty getting the game working on your Linux system. To start the setup process, Steam must be installed.
Install Steam
Installing Steam on Linux is an easy process, and thankfully, the app is supported by all Linux operating systems. To get it working on your computer, you must launch a terminal. You can launch a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard or by launching “Terminal” from the app menu.
With the terminal window open and ready to use, the installation of Steam can begin. Follow the installation instructions below that match the Linux operating system you currently use.
Ubuntu
On Ubuntu, you can get the latest Steam version working on your computer with the apt install command.
sudo apt install steam
Debian
On Debian, the Steam app can be installed. However, the user must download the latest DEB installation package from the Steam website beforehand. To get your hands on the newest Steam DEB package, make use of the wget download command below.
wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steam.deb
After downloading the Steam DEB package to your Debian system, you’ll be able to install the Steam app on your computer using the dpkg command below.
sudo dpkg -i steam.deb
Once the Steam DEB package is set up on your Debian system, you’ll have to correct any dependency issues that may have occurred during the installation process.
sudo apt-get install -f
Arch Linux
On Arch Linux, the Steam app is available, but only to those who have the “multilib” software repository enabled. To enable this software repository on your computer, open up the /etc/pacman.conf file in a text editor (as root). Then, find the “multilib” section, remove the # symbol, and remove the # symbol from the lines directly below the “multilib” line as well.
After editing, save the text file. Then, use the pacman -Syy command to re-sync Arch Linux with the official servers.
sudo pacman -S steam
Fedora/OpenSUSE
If you use Fedora or OpenSUSE Linux, you will be able to install the Steam application on your computer using software repositories included out of the box. That being said, the Flatpak release of Steam works much better, and we suggest using that version instead.
Flatpak
To get Steam working as a Flatpak, you’ll have to set up the Flatpak runtime on your computer. Setting up the runtime is easy. To do it, follow our guide on configuring Flatpak on Linux.
With the Flatpak runtime set up on your Linux system, you’ll be able to install Steam using the two commands below.
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam
Install Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine on Linux
Once the Steam app is installed on your Linux computer, open it up and log into your account. Then, follow the step-by-step instructions below to get Space Marine working on Linux.
Step 1: Open up the “Steam” menu inside of Steam. Once inside the Steam menu, select the “Settings” button to load up the Steam settings area. Then, find the “Steam Play” section, and click on it with the mouse.
Inside of the Steam Play section, click on both available checkboxes to enable Proton support on your Linux computer. Click on the “OK” to apply changes.
Step 2: Find the “Store” button inside of the Steam app to load up the Steam store. Once in the Steam store, click on the search box and type in “Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine”.
Look through the Steam search results for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. When you’ve found it, click on Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine to load up the game’s Steam store page.
Step 3: On the Space Marine Steam store page, locate the green “Add to cart” button to add the game to your Steam cart. Then, click on the cart icon to purchase Space Marine for your Steam account.
Step 4: Find the “Library” button and click on it to access your Steam games library. Once inside of the Steam library section, locate Space Marine, and click on the blue “INSTALL” button to download and install the game to your computer.
Step 5: When the installation process is complete, the blue “INSTALL” button will become a green “PLAY” button. Select this button to start up the game on your computer.
Space Marine works just fine on Linux. However, if you have issues playing the game, consider checking out the official Space Marine ProtonDB page for troubleshooting purposes.
