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title: Minecraft
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# Minecraft
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[Minecraft](https://minecraft.net) is a sandbox independent video game originally created by Swedish programmer Markus "Notch" Persson and later developed and published by the Swedish company Mojang.
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{{< altimg "minecraft.jpg" "help-center/gaming/minecraft/" >}}
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## Installation
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Install Java and Minecraft:
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``` bash
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sudo eopkg it openjdk-8
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sudo mkdir -p /opt/minecraft
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sudo wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/Minecraft.jar -O /opt/minecraft/Minecraft.jar
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```
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Now we can create a desktop icon for it:
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`sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/minecraft.desktop`
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Paste in the following and save it:
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```
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[Desktop Entry]
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Version=1.0
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Type=Application
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Name=Minecraft
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Comment=Minecraft Launcher
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Icon=minecraft
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Exec=java -jar Minecraft.jar
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Path=/opt/minecraft/
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NoDisplay=false
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Categories=Game;
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StartupNotify=false
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Terminal=false
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```
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Now run the following command to regenerate the Budgie menu.
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`sudo update-desktop-database`
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You know have a Minecraft entry in Budgie's menu. |