Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is the sixth entry in Rockstar Games’ GTA series. In the game, the player takes on the role of Tommy Vercetti, an Italian mob associate making his way through the fictional Florida town of Vice City.
GTA: Vice City was released in 2002 for PC and other platforms. Unfortunately, Linux is not one of the platforms the game was released on. As a result, if you want to enjoy this game on your favorite Linux distribution, you should follow our guide.
Note: Vice City is not an HD game. If you want to run the game in 1080p / widescreen mode, please try once the game is installed. You can also play other editions of GTA on Linux i.e. GTA 4 and GTA 5.
Getting GTA: Vice City to work
The best way to get GTA: Vice City working on Linux is through Steam and Valve’s Steam Play feature. The reason? Steam Play creates a runtime for Vice City automatically using Linux tools like Proton and Wine. A runtime that users would otherwise have to configure manually.
To start the installation of GTA: Vice City via Steam Play, you will need to install the Linux Steam client. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or Ctrl + Shift + T on the keyboard. Then follow the command line installation instructions below that apply to your distribution.
Ubuntu
sudo apt install steam
Debian
wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steam.deb sudo dpkg -i steam.deb sudo apt-get install -f
ArchLinux
sudo pacman -S steam
fedora
Unfortunately, Fedora does not include the Steam client in its software sources. If you are a Fedora user, follow the Flatpak instructions.
OpenSUSE
Are you using OpenSUSE Linux? Follow the Flatpak instructions to get the Steam client up and running.
flat pack
It is possible to install the Steam client on Linux via Flatpak. To begin the installation, make sure you have the Flatpak runtime enabled on your system by following this guide on the topic. Then enter the commands below.
flatpak remote-add –if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam
Install GTA: Vice City
With the Linux Steam client configured, follow the step-by-step instructions below to get GTA: Vice City up and running on your Linux PC.
Step 1: Open the Steam Linux client by searching for it in the application menu on your desktop system. Then sign in to your Steam account with your username and password.
Step 2: With the Steam app launched, locate the “Steam” menu at the top of the app and click on it. Then select the “Settings” option in the menu to access the Steam settings area.
In the Steam Settings area, find the “Steam Play” section and enable the feature. Also make sure to check the box next to “Enable Steam Play for all other titles.” By checking this box, Steam Play will support all games in your Steam library, and not just the official ones on the Proton list provided by Valve.
Step 3 – Close the “Settings” window by pressing “OK”, followed by “Cancel”. Next, locate the “Store” button in the Steam app and click on it. Then, once on the Steam Store page, find the search box and click on it with your mouse.
Type “GTA Vice City” in the search box. Then press the Enter key to start a Steam Store search for GTA Vice City.
Step 4: Select “GTA Vice City” in the search results to go to the Vice City store page. Then purchase the game using your Steam account and your preferred payment method.
Step 5 – Once you have purchased Vice City, find the “Library” button at the top of Steam to navigate to your Steam game collection.
Step 6 – Inside the “Library” area of Steam, find the search box and click on it with your mouse. Then type “Vice City” in the search box.
Typing “Vice City” should instantly display the game in Steam’s search results. Select it with your mouse to access the GTA: Vice City game page in your library.
Step 7: Locate the blue “INSTALL” button and select it with your mouse. By clicking the “INSTALL” button, Steam will start downloading the Windows version of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City to your Linux PC. Please be patient during this download; Vice City is a couple of gigabytes in size.
Step 8: When Vice City finishes downloading, the blue “INSTALL” button will turn into a green “PLAY” button. Select it with the mouse to start the game.
By selecting the green “PLAY” button, Steam will inform you that you need to set up Vice City with the Steam Play tool. Click the “Continue” button to allow you to set up the game.
When Steam finishes setting up Steam Play, Vice City will launch and be ready to play. Enjoy!
Problem solving
GTA: Vice City is an older game, so it shouldn’t be a problem to get everything working fine through Steam Play. Still, problems can arise. If you’re trying to get the game to run only to find that you’re having trouble, check out the ! It’s a great way to fix game problems!
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