To install Minecraft on Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution, follow these steps:
Step 1: Install Java
Minecraft requires Java to run. If you don’t have Java installed on your system, install it using the following command:
sudo apt install openjdk-11-jre
Step 2: Download Minecraft
You can download Minecraft from the official website at https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/. Select the Linux version of the game and download the .tar.gz file.
Step 3: Extract Minecraft
Extract the downloaded .tar.gz file to a directory of your choice using the following command:
tar -zxvf minecraft.tar.gz
Step 4: Run Minecraft
To run Minecraft, go to the directory where you extracted the game and run the following command:
java -jar minecraft.jar
If you encounter any issues running Minecraft, you may need to allocate more memory to Java. You can do this by running the following command:
java -Xmx2G -jar minecraft.jar
This will allocate 2GB of memory to Java. You can adjust the amount of memory by changing the value after -Xmx to the desired amount.
And that’s it! You should now be able to play Minecraft on your Linux system.