How to play Terraria on Linux

Terraria is an action-adventure video game developed by Re-Logic and published by 505 Games. The game has been ported to several platforms, including Linux. Here’s how you can play Terraria on your Linux PC.

Getting Terraria working on Linux

Terraria is a native Linux video game and runs well on the platform. However, if you’d like to get it working on your system, you’ll have to install the Steam app on your system.

To get Steam working on your Linux PC, you’ll have to open up a terminal window on the Linux desktop. You can open up a terminal window on the desktop by pressing 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 can begin. Follow the installation instructions below to get the latest Steam version working on your computer.

Ubuntu

To set up Steam on Ubuntu, run the following apt install command.

sudo apt install steam

Debian

To get Steam working on Debian, start downloading the latest Steam release from the official Steam website. You can download the Steam DEB with the following wget command.

wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steam.deb

After downloading the latest release of Steam to your Debian computer, run the dpkg command to install the software.

sudo dpkg -i steam.deb

With the Steam DEB package installed on your computer, run the apt-get install -f command to correct any dependency issues that may have occurred during the installation process.

sudo apt-get install -f

Arch Linux

To get Steam working on Arch, you will have to set up the “multilib” software repository. Open up the /etc/pacman.conf file in a text editor (as root). Once the text file is open, locate the “multilib” software repository line and remove the # symbol.

The editing isn’t over after removing the # symbol from the “multilib” line. You must also remove the # symbol from the lines directly below. Then, save the edits and run the pacman -Syy command to re-sync your system.

sudo pacman -Syy

Finally, install the Steam app using the pacman -S command below with the new software repository.

sudo pacman -S steam

Fedora/OpenSUSE

To get Steam working on Fedora or OpenSUSE Linux, install it using the software repositories included out of the box on your PC. That said, the Flatpak release of Steam runs better on these operating systems, so we suggest following those instructions instead.

Flatpak

To get the Steam app working as a Flatpak, set up the Flatpak runtime on your computer. Then, run the two commands below to get the latest release of Steam working.

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 it and log into your account. Then, follow the step-by-step instructions below to get Terraria working on Linux.

Step 1: Select the “Store” button inside the Steam app to access the Steam store. Once on the Steam store, locate the search box on the Steam store and click on it with the mouse.

When selecting the search box, type in “Terraria” and press the Enter key to view the search results. Look through the search results for “Terraria” and click on it to access the game’s Steam store page.

Step 2: After selecting Terraria in the Steam store search results, you’ll load up the game’s Steam storefront page. From here, look for the green “Add to cart” button to add Terraria to your Steam cart.

Once the game is in your Steam cart, click on the Steam cart icon to access your Steam cart. From there, you can go through the process of purchasing the game and adding it to your Steam account.

Step 3: When you’ve purchased Terraria, find the “Library” button inside the Steam app and click on it with the mouse. Then, look through your Steam library for “Terraria” and click on it with the mouse.

Step 4: After selecting Terraria in your Steam library, find the blue “INSTALL” button and click on it with the mouse. When you choose the “INSTALL” button, Steam will begin downloading and installing Terrraria on your computer.

Step 5: With Terraria downloaded and installed on your computer, the blue “INSTALL” button will become a green “PLAY” button. Select this button to start up Terraria on your Linux PC.

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