minecraft and java

[mrstordal]

What are the principles for playing minecraft with Salix, I use the ratpoison edition (though you might wonder why, if I can't even get Minecraft up and running But I just like the way it works. Ok, I have downloaded the Minecraft package from Alien Bob's slackbuilds, and for Java I have the jre from the Salix repositories. Is that all i need? Or do I need a different java version? And to start playing, do I just write minecraft.jre and hit enter?

I'd be grateful for any help!

[mimosa]

Java sometimes doesn't play well with the more unusual WMs. Try wmname (which alloes you to pretend you are using a different WM).

As for the rest, I've never played MInecraft.I'm sure somebody else can help though.

[pise]

I think that you downloaded it from here:
http://www.slackware.com/~alien/slackbuilds/minecraft/

Once downloaded, you have to install it (through "installpkg") and then you can run it typing in a terminal (or whereever you want):

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minecraft

--- EDIT ---
Today i tried to play it. When i start the game (after the log in) i get stuck (maybe is my problem).

Then i downloaded the "minecraft.jar" from the official site (https://minecraft.net/download) and i run it with

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java -jar /path/to/minecraft.jar

It worked! I played it without problem...

[bhyeti]

Java sometimes doesn't play well with the more unusual WMs. Try wmname (which alloes you to pretend you are using a different WM).

As for the rest, I've never played MInecraft.I'm sure somebody else can help though.

Minecraft doesn't play well with OpenJDK. You should install Oracle java.

This is a good page for reference:

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http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/158692-howto-optimize-minecraft-for-linux/

If I remember you have to chmod everything in AlienBOB's package.

Check permissions for the desktop, the shell script, the jar file and the icon in the pixmaps.

[bhyeti]

P.S.

Check the java folder in the extras section of the Slackware install DVD.
In there, is a generic java Slackbuild which lets you install Oracle jre or jdk.
You just have to download whichever you want and place it in the same folder as the install scripts.
I copied everything off the dvd and placed them in my home folder and ran the install from there.