Ubuntu – How to install Minecraft Forge on XUbuntu 14.04

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I have successfully installed and used Minecraft on my XUbuntu OS, but for some reason none of the tutorials on how to use Minecraft Forge have worked for me. I take the Forge files and put them into Minecraft.jar using Archive Manager, but when I go to open Minecraft, literally nothing happens. Minecraft won't even open anymore. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling both, but Minecraft stops working after I install Forge.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get this working? Has anyone else got this working on XUbuntu 14.04?

Thank you for your answers.

Best Answer

I reccomend installing Minecraft through the Unofficial PPA.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:minecraft-installer-peeps/minecraft-installer

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install Minecraft-Installer

After installing the installer, login and install the version of Minecraft you wish to install. Then download the version of forge (preferably the universal installer) for the version you need. You will need to allow executing the file as a program. On XFCE do

chmod u+x forgeversion.jar

Then make sure you are set to run Forge with Java and not Archive manager. It should auto detect the install directory for Minecraft. Then simply launch Minecraft and select the version with Forge in the title. Hope this helps!

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