Any version below 1.13 crashes when launching
When launching any version below 1.13 the game crashes
Environment
Ubuntu 18.10
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Any version below 1.13 crashes when launching
When launching any version below 1.13 the game crashes
Environment
Ubuntu 18.10
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You should check your Java version. Versions below 1.13, as far as I remember, don't support new Java versions.
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Same thing is happening for me (Ubuntu 19.04), here is my launcher log: launcher_log.txt
Change Java 11 back to Java 8 with sudo update-alternatives --config java
and restart the launcher. Older versions will now work.
There should probably be a Launcher prompt to make this clear.
Is this still an issue for you?
I fixed it by setting the java path for the profile to Java 8.