How to Play Microsoft Flight Simulator on Linux through Steam

We are going to guide you, how to install Microsoft Flight Simulator on Linux. As it is only-Windows Video Game so, obviously there will be no direct way to install it on Linux. We have to take the help of a middle game engine that will enable us to install and play Microsoft Flight Simulator on Linux.

Microsoft Flight Simulator is one of the longest-running Software Programs. It is nearly 39 years since its introduction. It is a simulation video game based on the Microsoft series of amateur flight simulator programs. MS Flight Simulator was an early product in the Microsoft application portfolio and differed significantly from Microsoft’s other software, which was largely business-oriented. It is only available for Windows OS.

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How to Download Microsoft Flight Simulator on Linux

Here is the way to install and play Microsoft Flight Simulator on Linux. Thanks to Valve’s Steam Play and Proton we can play this RPG game on Linux operating systems too. You’ll have to install the Steam Linux app on your computer.

Installing Steam on Linux Flavours

Installling Steam on Linux is a bit difficult because of the command based operation of OS. But through the guide and instructions written below, it will be a piece of cake for you. follow the installation instructions below that correspond with the Linux OS flavor you currently use.

Ubuntu

Use the following Apt install command down below to get Steam working on Ubuntu.

sudo apt install steam

For Debian

In order to install Steam on Debian, you’ll need to download the DEB package to your computer. Use the following wget download command down below. This command will results the placement of DEB package on your Linux Home folder.

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

After downloading the Steam DEB package on your Linux Computer, you’ll need to install the software. Here is the dpkg installation command.

sudo dpkg -i steam.deb

Finally, correct any dependency issues on your Linux PC that may have occurred during the installation with the apt-get install -f command.

sudo apt-get install -f

Steam on ArchLinux

You’ll have to have the “multilib” software repository set up on the system to install Steam on Arch Linux.

• Open up the /etc/pacman.conf file in your favorite text editor.
• Once the file is open in your favorite text editor.
• Find the “multilib” line, and delete the # symbol from in front of it. Users also need to delete this symbol from the lines directly below it.
• Now Re-sync Arch Linux with the official software repos using the command below.

sudo pacman -Syy

• Here is the command to install Steam on your Arch Linux system.

sudo pacman -S steam

Steam of Flatpak

When the Flatpak runtime is configured, you’ll be able to install Steam. Using the two commands below, get the app set up on your system.

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam

[Installation Procedure] Microsoft Flight Simulator on Linux.

Now that the Steam is already installed on your Linux OS flavour, half of your work is already done. Now installing Microsoft Flight Simulator on Linux is easy. Follow the steps written below to accomplish task.

Step 1

1. Open up the “Steam” menu,
2. Click on the “Settings” button to access the Steam settings.
3. Find the “Steam Play” button to open up Steam Play.
4. “Enable Steam Play for supported titles” box and the “Enable Steam Play for all other titles” box,  located inside the Steam Play area of the Steam settings.
5. Select the “OK” button to confirm your settings.

Now move to the Second step.

Step 2

1. Go to the Steam store by clicking on the Store button.
2. Find the search box on the Steam and click on it with the mouse to search.
3. Inside of the search box, type in “Microsoft Flight Simulator.” Press the Enter key
4. Click on “Microsoft Flight Simulator.”
5. Select “Microsoft Flight Simulator” to go to the game’s store page.

Now move to the third step.

Step 3

1. Select to the green “Add to Cart” with the mouse to add the game to your Steam cart.
2. Click on the Steam cart icon in the top-right hand corner.
3. Kindly complete the process of purchasing the game through Steam.
4. Select the “Library” button.

Now move to the Fourth step.

Step 4

1. Find the search box inside of your Steam library.
2. Type in “Microsoft Flight Simulator.”
3. Select the game to access its Steam library page.
4. Look for the blue “INSTALL” button, click on it to begin the installation.
5. This game is nearly 100 GBs in size so, it will take some time to install.

Here’s the last step!

Step 5

Now you are ready to play Microsoft Flight Simulator on Linux. Search the game inside the Steam Library and click on the play button. Now you can play this game on Linux, like you play it on oher Operating system.