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Installs the Minecraft Java Edition launcher to a user's home directory on Arch Linux
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # walk-through of quick installation of Minecraft on Arch Linux and derivatives | |
| # make folders to install Minecraft files into | |
| mkdir -p ~/.local/opt ~/.local/share/applications ~/.local/share/icons/svg | |
| # download Minecraft launcher icon | |
| wget -O ~/.local/share/icons/svg/minecraft-launcher.svg "https://launcher.mojang.com/download/minecraft-launcher.svg" | |
| # download and install desktop shortcut I made | |
| wget -O ~/.local/share/applications/minecraft-launcher.desktop "https://gist.github.com/liilac/15d4cd91d6dd40a4444542282a184733/raw/4018f681d9622cbc12014d5ce3210f5acad307dd/minecraft-launcher.desktop" | |
| update-mime-database | |
| # download Minecraft launcher archive | |
| cd ~/.local/opt | |
| wget "https://launcher.mojang.com/download/Minecraft.tar.gz" | |
| # extract the minecraft archive to the ~/.local/opt/ | |
| tar xf Minecraft.tar.gz | |
| # delete the downloaded archive file now that we're done with it | |
| rm -f Minecraft.tar.gz | |
| # install Java 8 if not already installed | |
| sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm jre8-openjdk |
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