Description
Linux port of the official Minecraft launcher, packaged for Fedora/EL
Installation Instructions
Fedora/EL8:
sudo dnf copr enable stenstorp/Minecraft
For new launcher: sudo dnf install minecraft-launcher
For legacy, java launcher: sudo dnf install minecraft-java
NOTE: Only the legacy, java launcher is available for 32 bit systems.
CentOS/EL 7:
sudo yum copr enable stenstorp/Minecraft
For legacy, java launcher: sudo yum install minecraft-java
The new launcher is not compatible with CentOS/EL 7
Troubleshooting
If the game does not launch, make sure java 8 is being used.
System-wide:
sudo alternatives --config java
Then, type the number corresponding to the line containing java-1.8.0-openjdk.x86_64
Minecraft only:
New launcher:
- Select "launch options"
- Click and allow the "Advanced Settings" option
- Click on the profile you want to use
- Click the "java executable" option
- In the text field enter:
/usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.8.0/bin/java
and click save
Old java launcher:
- Click "Edit Profile"
- Click the "Executable" option
- In the text field enter:
/usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.8.0/bin/java
and click save profile
If logging in using the old java launcher does not work, edit the /opt/minecraft-java/minecraft-java.sh
file as root and replace the java
command on the second line with /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.8.0/bin/java
Active Releases
The following unofficial repositories are provided as-is by owner of this project. Contact the owner directly for bugs or issues (IE: not bugzilla).
Release | Architectures | Repo Download |
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x86_64 (0)* | EPEL 7 (240 downloads) |
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x86_64 (14)* | EPEL 8 (226 downloads) |
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x86_64 (6)* | EPEL 9 (33 downloads) |
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i386 (0)*, x86_64 (10)* | Fedora 34 (0 downloads) |
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i386 (0)*, x86_64 (34)* | Fedora 35 (475 downloads) |
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i386 (0)*, x86_64 (471)* | Fedora 36 (1012 downloads) |
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i386 (0)*, x86_64 (4)* | Fedora rawhide (261 downloads) |
* Total number of packages downloaded in the last seven days.