WubdiDuFeb 20
Elizabeth K. Joseph

Our 7 year old wants to play Minecraft on a computer now because the Java edition has different features and blah, blah, blah I wasn't listening because he talks about Minecraft a lot and I'm tired 😝

So he asked me for a Windows laptop 😱

Then he got on my Linux desktop, clearly disappointed with what he found, and tried to launch Windows.

I guess it's time to have The Talk 🐧 #linux

Feb 20 at 7:22pmWeb
Show threadElizabeth K. JosephFeb 20
My husband is using a Mac as a desktop, I have completely failed as a Linux advocate over here 😂
Show threadChad McCulloughFeb 20
@pleia2 😂
Show threadzhenechFeb 20
@pleia2 As long as it's a G5 PowerPC with Debian, he's fine. Right? Right?
Show threadElizabeth K. JosephFeb 20

@zhenech 😭 😭 😭

To his credit, he did talk to me before he bought it and asked if I thought he was a traitor.

At the end of the day, he needed some software that only runs well on a Mac and getting the job done is actually the most important thing. I suppose. It still hurts my heart 😂

Show threadzhenechFeb 20

@pleia2 Heh. Luckily, in this household everyone runs Linux (Reviewer 1 is quite happy with Luanti instead of Minecraft).

But I've also just realized that modern Debian doesn't run on the G5, as that is POWER4, while ppc64le needs POWER8 at a minimum.

Why do I feel old now?

Show threadElizabeth K. JosephFeb 20

@zhenech I installed Lubuntu on a Powerbook G4 back in 2013. It's still in my closet, with the appropriate decal.

That's the only Mac I've ever owned.

https://princessleia.com/journal/2013/11/taming-lubuntu-on-my-powerbook-g4/

Show threadzhenechFeb 20
@pleia2 Lovely decal. I own a 12" iBook G4, because at some point in my life I was mad enough to spend money on hardware just to port something to it (https://github.com/linux-thinkpad/hdapsd in that case).
Show threadElizabeth K. JosephFeb 20

@zhenech Thank you for your work on it!

I got this one from a neighbor in the building in SF who was trying to get rid of it in 2012, so I probably only paid a couple hundred dollars for it.

Show threadzhenechFeb 20
@pleia2 mutt/notmuch says I paid 400€ in 2009.
Show threadKamihackFeb 20

@pleia2 I guess there's a way to run the latest Minecraft on Linux(?)

They changed from OpenGL to Vulkan and that's good for Linux usage.

I read there's a Minecraft launcher(?)

I can offer some help, even if I have never used it, just in case you want to rubber duck or troubleshoot something.

Show threadElizabeth K. JosephFeb 20

@kamihack Yep! You can even download it from the official Minecraft website. I've never tried it though.

I expect I'll have to buy the PC version eventually, so I should probably just do that and give it a spin.

(We also bought it for the PS5 and the Switch, when will this madness end?!)

Show threadΣ(i³) = (Σi)²Feb 20
@pleia2 @kamihack Steam works fine on Linux and Minecraft happily runs through Steam. That's how my kid ended up using the Mint server with the expensive GPU to play games while I was using his eMachines PC to (try to) do work...
Show threaddr.nixonFeb 21
@pleia2 @kamihack buying Java version means you can also launch the Windows (Bedrock) version. No separate purchase required. They started bundling license some time ago. Having said that, the Java version is the only version I’ve ever used. I run it on my Mac, but the world I’ve hosted since 2016 is on a headless Debian box. All of the most popular multiplayer servers are on Java.
Show threaddr.nixonFeb 21
@pleia2 @kamihack not worth acquiring a Windows box and all headaches involved for one game anyway. If your kid truly wants to play Bedrock, it runs on platforms like Switch or mobile … but not macOS or Linux. MS made it nearly but not completely cross-platform. By choice, of course.
Show threadKamihackFeb 21
@drnixon @pleia2 isn't it playable using Proton compatibility layer?
Show threaddr.nixonFeb 21
@kamihack @pleia2 don’t know. They may block it from working on anything other than Windows. No technical constraint that I can see. The macOS restriction for example is dumb as game runs on iOS, same back end. Used to be able to launch iOS app on macOS but no more. MS did a lot of work to lock out users on two desktop OSs, out of spite?
Show threadMatthew MillerFeb 20

@kamihack @pleia2

Java edition Minecraft has always worked perfectly well on Linux. There are a number of popular launchers.

Show threadThomas LobigFeb 20
@pleia2 Minecraft is the origin story of how my son became a great developer. High time your's got access to the "proper" MC version. I'm not even kidding a little bit.
(obvsly I'm not REALLY trying to tell other parents how to bring up their children. I just humbly ask you do be less dismissive of his intent)
Show threadThe CyberwitchFeb 20
@pleia2 java - jar tLauncher.jar may cure his woes 🤪
Show threadLeon BarrettFeb 20
@pleia2 The good news is, Minecraft Java Edition runs great on Linux, so maybe it can be a good talk?
Show threadElizabeth K. JosephFeb 20
@leon That's the aim! I need to do some tests on the spare laptop I have to see how well it's going to work.
Show threadSu-SheeFeb 20

@pleia2 I'm using Minecraft Java edition for over a decade on my Linux-based laptop without issues. Just download the installer thingie and start it.

Other than Java nothing else/special required.

Show threadGuBFeb 20
@pleia2
R2D2 do not aggreed ?
Show threadVivien (dentelle & numérique)Feb 20
@pleia2 there’s also luanti, the we-have-minecraft-at-home version.
Show threadOwl EyesFeb 21
@gugurumbe @pleia2 voxelibre
https://content.luanti.org/packages/Wuzzy/mineclone2/
#OpenSource
VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2)

Survive, farm, build, explore, play with friends, and do much more. Inspired by Minecraft, pushing beyond.

ContentDB
Show threadGervaFeb 21
@pleia2 most probably it can be wine'd
Show threadShoe BillFeb 21

@sherwoodinc @pleia2

Shouldn't have to. There's an official Deb package, and an official tarball if you really feel like building it yourself; and it's in the AUR, and there's a Flatpak (which is what I use). Also Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS, unsurprisingly. Also Raspberry Pi. They want you to be able to run it on basically anything, lol.

Show threadAndrew GravesFeb 22
@pleia2 I hope you made it clear that you can play Minecraft on Linux as well 😁
Show threadElizabeth K. JosephFeb 22
@graves Of course! I haven't tried it yet, so I'll have to do some testing before I hand over his "new" Linux laptop I'm preparing 😁
Show threadAndrew GravesFeb 22
@pleia2 Good luck! Sounds like parenting done right 😁
Show threadChristopher EvansFeb 23

@pleia2 my kid got a cheap tower to play with hardware and to have something that isn’t production (yet). Setting it up as a server is an eventual goal.

I’m hoping that we get to explore Linux on a system some day.