Any reason installing it into opt? Also the launcher doesn't scales on highdpi.
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Package Details: minecraft-launcher 1:1.0.1221-3
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| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/minecraft-launcher.git (read-only, click to copy) |
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| Package Base: | minecraft-launcher |
| Description: | Official Minecraft Launcher |
| Upstream URL: | https://mojang.com/ |
| Keywords: | game minecraft |
| Licenses: | custom |
| Conflicts: | minecraft-launcher-beta |
| Provides: | minecraft-launcher-beta |
| Submitter: | shoghicp |
| Maintainer: | pschichtel |
| Last Packager: | pschichtel |
| Votes: | 1097 |
| Popularity: | 3.44 |
| First Submitted: | 2017-01-18 14:17 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2024-06-17 22:10 (UTC) |
Dependencies (6)
- gcc-libs (gcc-libs-gitAUR, gccrs-libs-gitAUR, gcc11-libsAUR, gcc-libs-snapshotAUR)
- gtk3 (gtk3-no_deadkeys_underlineAUR, gtk3-classicAUR, gtk3-classic-xfceAUR, gtk3-patched-filechooser-icon-viewAUR)
- libgpg-error (libgpg-error-gitAUR)
- zlib (zlib-ng-compat-gitAUR, zlib-gitAUR, zlib-ng-compatAUR, zlib-ng-compat)
- flite (flite1AUR) (optional) – narrator support
- org.freedesktop.secrets (keepassxc-gitAUR, gnome-keyring-gitAUR, pass-secrets-gitAUR, keepassxc-allow-aur-extension-originAUR, keepassxc-allow-aur-extension-origin-binAUR, pass-secret-service-binAUR, bitw-gitAUR, dssdAUR, pass-secret-service-gitAUR, gnome-keyring, keepassxc, kwallet, kwallet5) (optional) – persistent login support
Sources (3)
Thaodan commented on 2019-01-19 17:11 (UTC)
petr commented on 2018-12-20 09:56 (UTC) (edited on 2018-12-20 09:57 (UTC) by petr)
The java version is ... problematic. The current version of the base game will work with any Java version. So will some of the very old game versions that do not use launchwrapper.
Java 8 is required for all legacy versions, and all modded versions of the game (except for some experimental builds of Forge for 1.13). It makes sense to require it, because easily, 99% of the various ways to play the game DO require it. Roughly half of the players play modded regularly.
Fixing the old and modded versions is a non-trivial (almost intractable) task. Fixing Java would require forking it and maintaining the fork. Java runtimes of different versions are installable side-by-side. The launcher needing 'a java 8 runtime' should not prevent you from installing and using a different one.
If you have any suggestions about how to improve this situation, I'm all ears. However, using Java 9+ by default would introduce major issues.
lexikiq commented on 2018-12-17 22:09 (UTC)
@TheAifam5 "Some form of Java runtime 8 is a dependency and will remain so until the issues caused by ABI breaks in later versions are resolved in one way or another."
theaifam5 commented on 2018-12-17 22:02 (UTC)
@petr Please, don't force to use specific version of Java. I'm actually thinking to create a fork of this package, to support newer Java version.
petr commented on 2018-12-07 12:16 (UTC)
Done :)
thisischrys commented on 2018-12-06 14:25 (UTC)
Please add flite as an optional dependency (for the narrator)
Beebo commented on 2018-11-14 00:42 (UTC)
Really wish Mojang would update their darn launcher to support the new JRE.
As for this package, the default behavior for most AUR helpers is to install the newest JRE greater-or-equal than jre8. While these higher JRE packages allow the launcher to work, they do not let you get in game.
So in other words, the game itself still requires a JRE no higher than 8 to work properly past the launcher. Just something to keep in mind.
petr commented on 2018-11-07 12:03 (UTC)
gconf is a dependency, CEF directly depends on gconf symbols. This is not changing any time soon.
Some form of Java runtime 8 is a dependency and will remain so until the issues caused by ABI breaks in later versions are resolved in one way or another.
This package is fully up-to-date.
jadenPete commented on 2018-09-10 21:57 (UTC)
Can't we eliminate gconf and other dependencies?
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petr commented on 2021-10-08 09:04 (UTC)
The package version is the version of the launcher bootstrap - the part that actually downloads and updates the launcher.
That means the version number of the actual launcher (2.x.xxx) is different from the version here (9xx+) on a fundamental level, and should not be compared.
The package is outdated only when the bootstrap version you get here is different from the bootstrap version you would get from minecraft.net when using the raw tarball.