Minecraft on Linux: Installation клиента and Mods

To play on Linux, you need a client with a graphical interface. Server startup commands server.jar do not open the game window. Deployment of a dedicated server is described separately in Linux VPS guide.

For several versions and fashion packs, it is convenient to store independent copies in Prism Launcher. The project distributes Linux collections through Flatpak, AppImage and other packages. Choose one way to install: two copies of the launcher may have different catalogues and give the impression that worlds have disappeared.

If Flatpak and Flathub are already configured on the system, install the stable package:

flatpak install flathub org.prismlauncher.PrismLauncher

Confirm the installation in the system dialog, open the application, add a Microsoft account and create a copy of Minecraft. Do not run the Luncher via sudo: Game files must be owned by a regular user.

If the command reports that flathub unknown, first connect this source to your distribution instruction or Flathub. Nightly-repository Prism is needed for test releases rather than for the normal installation of a stable client.

The official Flatpak and AppImage Prism are available for the automatic selection and downloading of Java. In distribution packages, the set of options can be different. Check the configuration of the copy: the path to Java, its version and architecture.

First, enter a new single world without mods. If the game goes off, save this copy as control. For modpack, create another profile with the right downloader. This pair helps separate the problem of the system and driver from the error of the mod pack.

Don't move the path to javaw.exe from the Windows instructions. Linux uses a different executable, and the Java from the terminal and the Java selected by the launcher may be different.

Flatpak insulation affects access to external folders. If you do not see an archive on another disk, open it through the file selection system dialog or give the application access only to the right directory. Full access to the entire system for importing one modpack is usually redundant.

For the world, use the open instance folder command. Copy the save to it saves, while the game is closed. Before updating, make a separate copy of the world; synchronizing the active game through the cloud folder is not a reliable backup.

Do not delete the entire game catalogue for one profile error. Save the log, shut down the latest added mod group and repeat the launch. In the log, look for the first meaningful error message, not just the final line on emergency completion.

• Official Prism packages for Linux
• Installing Java in Prism
• Prism Launcher on Flathub