How to install Steam on Ubuntu 18.04 in 2020


Today we are looking at how to install Steam on Ubuntu 18.04, this method will also work on Ubuntu 19.10.  We will install Steam as a flatpak.  To do this, we first install flatpak, then we will enable the official flathub repository, and lastly, we will install Steam and all its repositories.  After that, we reboot our computer and enjoy Steam!

Instructions:
1) sudo apt install flatpak
2) flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
3) flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam
4) reboot your computer

About Flatpak:
https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.valvesoftware.Steam

Official Site:
https://store.steampowered.com/

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