Re: Easy Minecraft-installer
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Originally Posted by
DarkAmbient
Wrote this installer some time ago, but updated it a lot today.
http://ubuntuone.com/5k91UQf4TSTCb698b2vIof
Download: Minecraft-installer
Download the installer, rightclick it and go to the permissions tab. Then make it executable. (not sure on the correct string in english Ubuntu, someone fill me in please)
Then with a few button-clicks you may:
- Install Minecraft w/ custom launcher added to your menu/dash
- Fix the black-screen-issue
- Set amount of memory to reserve for Minecraft
- Uninstall Minecraft
- Install java or remove+install other version of java
Please try it and let me know of any bugs, suggestion... This is all written from Arch Linux, so I'm unable to try "Ubuntu-specific stuff" like apt-get.. I plan on updating both this post and this script so.. help
It depends on packages zenity, xterm and wget, but I'm pretty sure all packages comes with Ubuntu.(?)
In the future i plan on adding progressbar for downloads. And an option (a working one) to backup the players worlds. Also cross-distro-support.
Have funzy!
Yes, you are right that you have to right click > Properties > permissions > Allow executing file as a program. And yes, executable is what you would call it in English :P
Is it supposed to create a new txt file called 0?
Minecraft does not install at all when I try to install it. This could be my machine, I'm not sure, Terminal is saying "unexpected operator" and "illegal number", if you need the exact terminal text, just ask.
When I had the .minecraft folder ready and working, it never recognized minecraft as installed, so everything else did not work.
Re: Easy Minecraft-installer
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Originally Posted by
asdk
Yes, you are right that you have to right click > Properties > permissions > Allow executing file as a program. And yes, executable is what you would call it in English :P
Is it supposed to create a new txt file called 0?
Minecraft does not install at all when I try to install it. This could be my machine, I'm not sure, Terminal is saying "unexpected operator" and "illegal number", if you need the exact terminal text, just ask.
When I had the .minecraft folder ready and working, it never recognized minecraft as installed, so everything else did not work.
Thanks for your reply! Bash is a peculiar langauge, but I'm pretty sure I've fixed all the issues now. Even added a visual progress-bar on downloads while at it. Will update mainpost in a min. :)
Re: Easy Minecraft-installer
Thanks for the update, everything works now :)
Re: Easy Minecraft-installer,
Re: Easy Minecraft-installer,
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Originally Posted by
kostkon
Nice app.
thank you! :) And its just been updated to work even better!
Edit: updated it again.. had a typo/error in the script, until now. :)
Re: Easy Minecraft-installer,
Hello, Dark Ambient
Thanks so much for all the effort you have put into this downloader/fixer/etc
I do however receive an error when I attempt to run your bash script
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./minecraftinstaller120906.sh: 314: ./minecraftinstaller120906.sh: Bad substitution
Any help is much obliged!
Re: Easy Minecraft-installer,
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Originally Posted by
RLewellen
Hello, Dark Ambient
Thanks so much for all the effort you have put into this downloader/fixer/etc
I do however receive an error when I attempt to run your bash script
Any help is much obliged!
Hi, thank you for mentioned it! :)
I have honestly no idea what caused the bad substitution. Re-tested all the options again, no errors on my front. Might be due to me running Arch and is unable to try it on Ubuntu atm (Ubuntu-machine is broken) But i've fiddled around a lot now, will upload in a few sec. I'd love it if you could try again and let me know if it works. :)
It doesn't seem like I can edit first post anymore, so I'll make a new one.
Re: Easy Minecraft-installer
Updated 2012-09-12
Minecraftinstaller can do this for you:
- Install Minecraft and add a launcher to your application-menu / dash
- Fix the black-screen-issue (by updating the LWJGL-files)
- Set amount of RAM to reserve for Minecraft
- Uninstall Minecraft
- Install java (or a different version of java)
- (next release) Backup your worlds
It is totally safe to install Minecraft with this installer even if you've been playing Minecraft on your computer since before. In fact, the minecraft.jar you normally start with is not needed and can be removed before/after installing using this.
To run Minecraftinstaller:
Save file to your computer then rightclick it, choose properties
Go to the permissions-tab, then make it executable
Close properties and run the installer by doubleclicking
Alternatively you may start from the terminal with:
Code:
./minecraftinstaller120912.sh
or make it executable from the terminal:
Code:
chmod +x minecraftinstaller120912.sh
then start by doubleclicking minecraftinstaller120912.sh
(In both terminal-examples we assume you downloaded the minecraftinstaller to your homefolder)
update 2012/09/12:
Reworked the way the installer figure out stuff, and how it presents it.
Added a funny clock, since last version was made. =)
Users can now go to this thread from inside the installer.
No duplicates of downloaded files anymore
In the future I plan on making the option to backup your worlds to work.
Let me know if something is not working, or if you got any suggestions.
Enjoy!
Re: Easy Minecraft-installer,
No matter what i try it sticks on Done Loading, I see this is a common issue and everything i try and cannot get it to move on past it. any ideas?