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[–] degenerate_neutron_matter@fedia.io 15 points 17 hours ago

Mint does have a graphical app store. Steam also has a .deb package on their website to download, which opens by default in the GUI installer when you double click it. Using the CLI is fine, but it's definitely not necessary.