MCL-17315Minecraft Launcher not starting on Ubuntu Linux
Minecraft Launcher doesn't seem to properly run on Ubuntu 18.04. When I download and run the most recent launcher, the launcher does not actually appear. An empty folder ~/.minecraft/launcher is created but there's no trace of the actual launcher.
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Ubuntu 18.04. Default java is Java 11
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Minecraft Launcher not starting on Ubuntu Linux
Minecraft Launcher doesn't seem to properly run on Ubuntu 18.04. When I download and run the most recent launcher, the launcher does not actually appear. An empty folder ~/.minecraft/launcher is created but there's no trace of the actual launcher.
Environment
Ubuntu 18.04. Default java is Java 11
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To clarify, if I remove the ~/.minecraft folder and then restart the launcher, it recreates this ~/.minecraft/launcher folder so something is happening.
Same behavior as above, happening on Ubuntu 20.10.
Same issue for me on 18.04
Hi,
I'm also having the same issue. I've tried with openjdk-8 and openjdk-11. My specs:
I've updated the launcher today and since then I'm unable to open the official launcher. Other launchers like GDLauncher work perfectly. If I try to start the launcher from the terminal, the result code is 1.
Here's a strace log while trying to run the launcher (strace minecraft-launcher)
minecraft-launcher-strace.txt
OK, just found that if you create the following folder, it launchs perfectly:
Weirdly enough, after the launcher runs, the folder disappears.
Also, for some reason in the versions to run of minecraft, there's the latest snapshot, while I think it wasn't before.
BaldMonkey's solution worked for me. Ubuntu 20.10
Making the directory works for me as well. Thanks!
Hello!
Just pushed update 921 to the launcher bootstrap. It should fix the problem for you. Grab it from https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/alternative/ or the AUR.
This is hopefully the final update that needs any manual action in a long while.
If you are still having issues after updating it, remove the contents of ~/.minecraft/launcher and start it again.
Hi @peterix,
It works perfectly! I've removed the package and the ~/.minecraft directory, then installed again and it launched without any issue.
BR
That fixed it for me Petr! Thanks!