Is it possible to play the Steam version of Quake on Ubuntu?

I understand that playing Quake on Linux requires three things:

An engine
A launcher
The data files (either shareware or registered)

The first two have GPL packages available and are as simple to install on Ubuntu as clicking a link in the Software Center. The third is usually obtained by downloading the shareware version or by taking the data files from an original CD.

Can the Steam version of Quake act as a substitute for a CD so that I can play the registered version? If so, is the process documented anywhere? Bonus points if your answer speaks to all of the games in the franchise available on Steam since I'd love to try them all at some point.

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Best Answer

Yes, use the Epsilon build and copy the .pak files from your steam version of quake (in the id1 folder) to the id1 folder in epsilon.

Location of the steam quake folder will be steam\steamapps\common\quake\

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Can you play any Steam game on Ubuntu?

You can activate Steam Play (if it's not active already) by going to Steam -> Settings -> Steam Play and checking Enable Steam Play for supported titles and Enable Steam Play for all other titles. By doing this you'll see that games previously unsupported on Linux become playable.

How do I run Quake on Ubuntu?

That said, there are plenty of Steam games that will run on Linux, and quite often, a Windows Steam game can be convinced to run on Linux even though some 'fettling' by the user may be required. This approach is officially supported by Steam using a system called Proton.

Can you run any Steam game on Linux?

Steam is a digital video game distribution service available for many different platforms. Steam can be installed and used on Linux systems, including the Ubuntu distro, as there is an official Linux build available.

How to play Quake 1 on Linux

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