Minecraft
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Introduction
Installation - Desktop: How To
Ubuntu Linux:
Linux Terminal:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:minecraft-installer-peeps/minecraft-installer sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install minecraft-installer
Installation - Server: How To
Performance / Optimisation / Speed Tweaks and Tips
- Add more RAM
- Update LWJGL
- Change Java version
- Change GFX card driver
- Update Linux kernel
Add more RAM
Create a desktop shortcut, and tell Minecraft to use more RAM.
Nice icon - http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/1249756601/minecraft_icon____normal.png
[Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Type=Application Name=Minecraft Name[en_GB]=Minecraft Exec=java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -cp /home/brad/Downloads/Minecraft/minecraft.jar net.minecraft.LauncherFrame Icon=/home/brad/Downloads/Minecraft/minecraft_icon.png Comment[en_GB]=Start Minecraft StartupNotify=true
Update LWJGL (LightWeight Java Game Library)
http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Tutorials/Update_LWJGL
Change Java version
By default Ubuntu now comes with OpenJDK instead of the Sun Java.
Use the software center to remove Iced Tea plugin and Open JDK.
http://forums.team-nocturnal.com/showthread.php/772