Tutorial:Java Edition on ChromeOS

This tutorial is exclusive to Java Edition.

 

Bedrock Edition is officially available on ChromeOS and ChromeOS Flex, the operating systems used by Chromebooks, via the Google Play Store. However, with a few workarounds, it is also possible to play Java Edition on ChromeOS or ChromeOS Flex.^{[needs testing]} This tutorial explains how to play on Java Edition through those operating systems.

Prerequisites

• A device running ChromeOS or ChromeOS Flex (instructions for installing ChromeOS Flex can be found here)
• Access to the Linux virtual machine built into ChromeOS and ChromeOS Flex
• A Microsoft account
• Minecraft: Java Edition

Instructions

Installing Linux

1. Open settings.
2. Click on the "About ChromeOS" button to the left.
3. Turn on the "Linux Development environment".
4. Follow the instructions.
5. In the terminal that opens, run sudo apt update.
6. Run sudo apt upgrade.

x86-64

Official Minecraft Launcher

1. Go to minecraft.net
2. Sign in to your Microsoft account.
3. Click Games.
4. Click "Minecraft" on the left.
5. Click "Go to Downloads" near the bottom.
6. Scroll down to "Get Minecraft Java & Bedrock Edition for Linux Distributions"
7. Click "Debian and Debian-based Distributions".
8. After downloading, double click on the Minecraft.deb file.
9. Click Install.
10. Wait.
11. Open the ChromeOS Launcher.
12. Scroll down until you see your Linux apps.
13. Open the Minecraft Launcher.
14. Sign in to your Microsoft account.

To run, open the launcher from the search menu.

MultiMC

1. Go to multimc.org.
2. Scroll down to or Click "Download and install".
3. Go to Linux and Click on "Debian/Ubuntu".
4. Double click on the file you just downloaded.
5. Click install.
6. Wait.
7. Open MultiMC.
8. Complete the setup

To run, open MultiMC from the search menu.

Prism Launcher

1. Go to prismlauncher.org/download
2. Click "Linux" and choose "Download Portable (AppImage)" and download/move it to the "Linux Files" folder.
3. Install FUSE using sudo apt install fuse
4. Run sudo chmod +x PrismLauncher-Linux-x86_64.AppImage to make it executable.
5. Run Prism Launcher using ./PrismLauncher-Linux-x86_64.AppImage
6. Complete the setup.
7. Add an instance and launch it.

To run, open the terminal and run ./PrismLauncher-Linux-x86_64.AppImage.

aarch64 (ARM64)

Prism Launcher

1. Run the following commands: sudo apt install wget wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash This installs an app store for ARM64.
2. Open the newly installed app, "Pi-Apps".
3. Open the games section.
4. Click "Minecraft Java Prism Launcher".
5. Hit install and wait.
6. Open Prism Launcher from the search menu.
7. Choose the version of Java you have installed.
8. Sign in to your Microsoft account.

To run, open Prism Launcher from the search menu.

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General General Achievement guide Legacy Console Edition Advancement guide Minecraft Nether The End Adventure Husbandry Adventuring Best enchantments guide Breaking a fall Breaking bedrock Chunk loader Combat Complete main adventure Creating a village Dual wielding Desert survival End survival Exploring caverns Gathering resources on peaceful difficulty Getting food quickly Getting max gear Headless pistons Hitboxes Horses Indestructible end crystals Managing slimes in superflat mode Mapping Measuring distance Minecraft in education Mining Ancient debris Diamonds Fossils Nether hub Nether portals Nether survival Organization Pillar jumping Phantom-proofing Spawn-proofing Summoning jockeys Things to do when bored The Void Thunderstorm survival Time-saving tips Transportation methods Units of measure Village mechanics Trading X-ray glitches Zombie siege defense Enchanting and smelting Enchanting Anvil mechanics Automatic smelting Manual smelting
Challenges General Acquiring a conduit Archaeology Curing a zombie villager Conquering a mountain Defeating a bastion remnant Defeating an End city Defeating a monster room Defeating an ocean monument Defeating a Nether fortress Defeating a pillager outpost Defeating a stronghold Defeating temples Defeating trial chambers Defeating a woodland mansion Defeating a village raid Defeating the Ender dragon Defeating the Wither If it escapes Exploring an ancient city Locating a stronghold Obtaining every music disc Obtaining every block Obtaining every item Non-standard survival Adventure mode survival Custom maps Half hearted hardcore Hardcore mode Surviving in a single area for a long time Infinite desert survival Island survival Manhunt Mob switch Nomadic experience Trapping every mob Skyblock survival Skywars survival Speedrunning Starting in the Nether Starting in the End Superflat survival Java Edition Bedrock Edition Ultra hardcore survival The World Starts With One Getting to the world border Village only survival Challenge maps Beating a challenge map Creating a challenge map
Constructions Constructions Adding beauty to constructions Airlock Architectural terms Building a cruise ship Building a metropolis Building a rollercoaster Building micro shelters Building safe homes Building water features Chunk ban Color palette Creating shapes Defense Elevators Endless circling pool Furniture Glazed terracotta patterns Making nice floors Pixel art Ranches Roof types Curved roofs Roof construction guidelines Roof decorations Secret door Settlement guide Underwater home Walls and buttresses Water gate Water-powered boat transportation Block breaking Blast chamber Igniting TNT underwater Wither cage
Farming Blocks and items Amethyst Armor Azalea Bamboo Basalt Bedrock Beetroot Blaze Rod Bone Meal Cactus Carrot Cat gift Chorus Fruit Clay Cobblestone Cocoa Beans Copper Dirt Dragon's breath Dripstone Egg Enchanted Golden Apple Experience Fern Fish Flower Froglight Ghast Tear Glow Berries Glow Ink Sac Glow Lichen Goat Horn Gold Hanging Roots Honey Ice Iron Kelp Lava Meat Moss Mud Mushroom Music Disc Tutorial:Drowned farming Nether growth Nether vine Nether Wart Obsidian Ominous Bottle Potato Powder Snow Pumpkin, Melon Resin Clump Rooted Dirt Sculk Turtle Scute Seagrass Sea Pickle Snow Soul Soil Sugar Cane Sweet Berries Tree Trident Vine Villager trading hall Wheat Wither Rose Wool Duplication Mobs Mob farming Mob grinding Monster spawner traps Allay Animals Axolotl Bee Blaze Breeze Cat Cave Spider Chicken Creaking Creeper Drowned Ender Dragon Enderman Fox Frog Ghast Glow squid Goat Guardian Hoglin Iron golem Magma cube Phantom Piglin bartering Pillager Raid Shulker Skeleton horse Silverfish Slime Squid Turtle Villager Wandering trader Warden Witch Wither Wither Skeleton Wolf Zombie Zombie villager Zombified piglin
Mechanisms Various devices Redstone Circuits Components Dust Mechanics Tips Automatic respawn anchor recharger Combination locks Command block Crafter Flying machines Hopper TNT Item sorting Item transportation Mechanisms Observer stabilizer Randomizers Redstone music Doorbell Rube Goldberg machine Shulker box storage Detectors Block update detector Comparator update detector Daylight detector Minecarts Train station Minecarts Storage Storage system Traps Snow golems TNT cannons Trapdoor uses Trap design Traps Pistons Piston uses Piston circuits Quasi-Connectivity Zero-ticking Instant repeaters Tripwire Tripwire techniques Advanced redstone Advanced redstone circuits Arithmetic logic Calculator Command stats Hourly clock Morse code Printer Redstone computers Redstone telegraph 360 degree ender pearl cannon
Multiplayer General Griefing prevention Hiding chests Multiplayer Survival Spawn jail Playing on servers PvP Java Edition Bedrock Edition Bases Joining a LAN world with alternate accounts Server setup Setting up a Java Edition server Forge server Hamachi server Setting up a Bedrock Edition server Server maintenance Setting up a LAN world Server startup script FreeBSD OpenBSD Ubuntu Ramdisk enabled server
Technical General Creating Forge mods Moving structures using structure blocks from world to world Improving frame rate Minecraft help FAQ Note Block Studio Programs and editors Running the data generator Update Java See Minecraft's code Downgrading Restoring a hardcore world Obtaining discontinued objects Adding profiles to the new launcher Useful commands Maps Custom maps Map downloads Command NBT tags Falling blocks Updating old terrain using MCEdit Resource packs Creating a resource pack Loading a resource pack Models Sound directory making custom panoramas Data packs Adding a new dimension Adding custom enchantments Adding custom paintings Adding custom trims Creating a data pack Custom structures Installing a data pack Repairing a world corrupted by a data pack Creating Minecraft media Creating videos Livestreaming Hide Server IP Game installation Installing versions Installing Minecraft Preview and beta versions How to get a crash report Installing Forge mods Custom Minecraft directory Playing and saving Minecraft on a thumb drive Recover corrupted saved world data Run Minecraft through Google Drive Save game data to Dropbox (world data only) Saved data Dropbox guide Create a Mac OS X startup daemon Playing Java Edition on ChromeOS
Outdated Farming Potion farming End of light mob farms Door-based iron golem farming Villages Legacy Console village mechanics Pre-1.14 village mechanics Village chaining Glitches Duplication Far Lands Contraptions Minecart booster Repeater reboot system Instant wire Water ladder Water tram Challenges Survival with no enabled data packs Construction Man-made lake Other Custom texture packs How to get a crash report (old) Installing mods Setting up a Spigot server Update LWJGL Update Minecraft Custom world generation Playing and saving Minecraft on a thumb drive with the old launcher