How to Install Lutris on Ubuntu 24.04

To install Lutris on Ubuntu 24.04, first, install the Wine stable on the system. Then, install the Lutris either using APT or Flatpak.

Lutris is an open-source gaming platform from Linux distributions. It enables us to preserve the video game collection and offers the best software available to run older or newer games. It also permits us to install and play other platforms games, such as Windows and MacOS.

How to Install Lutris Using APT

To install the Lutris on Ubuntu 24.04 using APT, go through the following instructions:

Step 1: Enable x36 Bit Architecture

First, enable the 36-bit architecture on Ubuntu 24.04 to install Wine:

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

Step 2: Install Wine

Now, install Wine on Ubuntu 24.04 using the following command. Wine enables us to execute the Windows tools and app on Linux:

sudo apt install wine-stable

Step 3: Install Lutris

Lastly, install the Lutris on Ubuntu 24.04 through:

sudo apt install lutris -y

How to Install Lutris Using Flatpak

To install Lutris using Flatpak, check out the listed steps:

Step 1: Install FlatPak

First, install the Flatpak package on Ubuntu 24.04 using the following command:

sudo apt install flatpak

Step 2: Add Flathub Repository 

In the next step, add the Flathub official Flatpak repository through the mentioned command:

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

Step 3: Install Lutris

Now, install the Lutris on Ubuntu 24.04 using flatpak:

flatpak install flathub net.lutris.Lutris

Step 4: Launch Lutris

To launch the Lutris on Ubuntu 24.04, execute the below command:

flatpak run net.lutris.Lutris

Upon doing so, the Lutris user interface appears on the screen:

How to Use Lutris on Ubuntu 24.04

To use Lutris on Ubuntu 24.04, look at the following procedure:

Step 1: Register New Account

First, navigate to Lutris’s official website and register the new user account. For this purpose, first provide the user name, email address, and password. After that, press the “Register” button:

Step 2: Launch Lutris

In the next step, launch the Lutris via the Ubuntu’s Activity menu:

Step 3: Connecting Lutris Account

Connect the Lutris register account. For this purpose, click on the below-pointed “Lutris” option:

Now, provide the username and password to connect to Lutris registered account and press the “Connect” button:

Step 4: Add New Game

To add the new game, first, hit the “+” icon. After that, select the “Search the Lutris website for installer” option to search the game installer:

Now, search for the required game in the search bar and select the installer from the searched results:

Step 4: Download the Game Installer

Now, click on the Install button to begin the installation process:

Browse the location to download the game installer and press the “Continue” button:

Select the installer and press the “Install” button:

This starts installing the required game installer on the Ubuntu 24.04:

Remove Lutris Using APT 

To remove the Lutris that is installed through APT, utilize the mentioned command:

sudo apt remove lutris --autoremove

The “–autoremove” removes the additional dependencies and packages that are installed along with Lutris installation:

Remove Lutris Using Flatpak

To remove the Lutris using Flatpak, execute the following command:

flatpak uninstall flathub net.lutris.Lutris

To sum up, users can install Lutris on Ubuntu 24.04 either using the “sudo apt install lutris” command or through the “flatpak install flathub net.lutris.Lutris” command.