{"id":1470,"date":"2021-12-16T12:16:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T09:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2021\/06\/26\/how-to-play-minecraft-on-linux-with-gdlauncher\/https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2021\/06\/26\/how-to-play-minecraft-on-linux-with-gdlauncher\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T12:16:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T09:16:32","slug":"how-to-play-minecraft-on-linux-with-gdlauncher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/1470-how-to-play-minecraft-on-linux-with-gdlauncher\/","title":{"rendered":"How to play Minecraft on Linux with GDLauncher"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While the official Java Minecraft launcher supports Linux, it isn\u2019t great. If you\u2019d like to use a better launcher on your Linux PC, check out GDLauncher. It\u2019s a sleek, alternative Minecraft launcher that works great on Linux. Here\u2019s how to set it up.<\/p>\n

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Installing GDLauncher on Linux<\/h2>\n

The GDLauncher has excellent Linux support and works on nearly all Linux operating systems through the Flatpak universal package format and AppImage (another universal app format for Linux). In addition, the GDLauncher tool is in the AUR for Arch Linux users to install.<\/p>\n

In this section of the guide, we\u2019ll go over the three ways you can get GDLauncher up and running on your Linux system so that you can use it to play Minecraft. To start installing GDLauncher, open up a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T\u00a0<\/strong>on the keyboard or searching for \u201cTerminal\u201d in the app menu. Then, follow the instructions below.<\/p>\n

Flatpak installation instructions<\/h3>\n

The best way to get GDLauncher working on Linux is via the Flathub app store as a Flatpak. The reason? Flatpak works on 99% of Linux operating systems and gives updates, so GDLauncher will always be up to date.<\/p>\n

To start the installation of GDLauncher via Flatpak, please install the Flatpak runtime. To do that, install the \u201cflatpak\u201d package on your Linux PC. If you are having issues setting up the runtime, please follow this guide on the subject.<\/p>\n

After setting up the Flatpak runtime on your computer, you will need to grab the Flathub app store URL and add it to your system. You can do this by using the\u00a0flatpak remote-add\u00a0<\/strong>command below.<\/p>\n

\nflatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https:\/\/flathub.org\/repo\/flathub.flatpakrepo\n<\/pre>\n
Once the Flathub app store is configured, the GDLauncher application can be installed. To set it up on your system, use the following\u00a0flatpak install\u00a0<\/strong>command below.<\/p>\n
\nsudo flatpak install flathub io.gdevs.GDLauncher\n<\/pre>\n
Arch Linux installation instructions<\/h3>\n
The GDLauncher application is available to Arch Linux users in the AUR as a custom package. To start the installation, you will need to set up the\u00a0\u201cbase-devel\u201d and \u201cgit\u201d packages using the\u00a0pacman\u00a0<\/strong>command.<\/p>\n
\nsudo pacman -S git base-devel\n<\/pre>\n
After installing both packages, enter the commands below in succession to set up the Trizen AUR helper application. This program will make installing GDLauncher on Arch Linux a much faster, more straightforward process.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\ngit clone https:\/\/aur.archlinux.org\/trizen.git\ncd trizen\nmakepkg -sri\n<\/pre>\n
With Trizen up and running, use the\u00a0trizen -S\u00a0<\/strong>command to install the app.<\/p>\n
\ntrizen -S gdlauncher-bin\n<\/pre>\n
AppImage installation instructions<\/h3>\n
GDLauncher has an AppImage available on their website if you choose to use it. AppImage is sort of like an \u201cEXE\u201d file for Windows but on Linux. To get the app working, use the wget\u00a0<\/strong>download command below to grab the latest release.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nwget https:\/\/github.com\/gorilla-devs\/GDLauncher\/releases\/latest\/download\/GDLauncher-linux-setup.AppImage\n<\/pre>\n
Next, update the permissions using\u00a0chmod<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\nsudo chmod +x GDLauncher-linux-setup.AppImage\n<\/pre>\n
From here, open up the Linux file manager and double-click on \u201cGDLauncher-linux-setup.AppImage\u201d to start it up. Or, enter the launch command below.<\/p>\n
\n.\/GDLauncher-linux-setup.AppImage\n<\/pre>\n
Installing Java on Linux<\/h2>\n
To play Minecraft on Linux with the GDLauncher, you\u2019ll need to install the Java runtime environment. To do that, open up a terminal window and use the installation instructions to install Java on your Linux OS.<\/p>\n
Note: you can also click \u201cAutomatic Setup\u201d in GDLauncher to get Java installed automatically without following the commands below.<\/p>\n
Ubuntu<\/h4>\n
On Ubuntu, you can install OpenJDK 11 with the\u00a0apt\u00a0<\/strong>command below.<\/p>\n
\nsudo apt install openjdk-11-jdk openjdk-11-jre\n<\/pre>\n
Debian<\/h4>\n
If you\u2019re on Debian Linux, you can install OpenJDK 8 using the\u00a0apt-get\u00a0<\/strong>command.<\/p>\n
\nsudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jre openjdk-8-jdk\n<\/pre>\n
Arch Linux<\/h4>\n
On Arch Linux, install the latest Java with\u00a0pacman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\nsudo pacman -S jre-openjdk jdk-openjdk\n<\/pre>\n
Fedora<\/h4>\n
In Fedora Linux, install Java with the\u00a0dnf\u00a0<\/strong>command.<\/p>\n
\nsudo dnf install java-11-openjdk\n<\/pre>\n
OpenSUSE<\/h4>\n
To get Java working on OpenSUSE, use the\u00a0zypper<\/strong> command.<\/p>\n
\nsudo zypper install java-11-openjdk\n<\/pre>\n
Using GDLauncher\u00a0<\/h2>\n
With Java installed, enter your Mojang account email address and the password. Then, find the \u201cSign In\u201d button, and click on it to sign your account in. After signing in, find the plus icon in the bottom left-hand corner and click on it to add in new instances.<\/p>\n
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From here, find the \u201cSelect a version\u201d button, find \u201cVanilla,\u201d and select the version of Minecraft you wish to play. For best results, select the latest release of the game, as it will have the newest features and patches.<\/p>\n
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When you\u2019ve selected your version, click on the arrows to return to the main screen and allow GDLauncher to download the game. When the download is complete, choose Minecraft to play your game!<\/p>\n
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