How to install and play Minecraft on Chromebook

Minecraft is undoubtedly one of the most popular games in the world. After its release, Minecraft created a new category of games called sandbox games, where players can create, modify or destroy their environment.

The game has been developed for countless platforms including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, etc. However, even after many years, the game has not been developed for Chrome OS. But nothing to worry about because Chrome OS already has the support of Linux.

You can now install and play Minecraft and many other Linux games on your Chromebook. Let's learn the steps to install Minecraft on Chromebook with Linux through the following article!

Install and play Minecraft on Chromebooks

Before we get started, there are a few things to clarify. You can run Minecraft on your Chromebook without having to switch to Developer Mode and install Crouton. Over the past few months, Google has greatly improved Linux on Chrome OS and brought many stable features.

Now, the game responds much faster and you can also increase the sensitivity of the mouse to your liking. How to install and play Minecraft on Chromebooks as follows:

1. Before proceeding, make sure you have Linux set up on your Chromebook.

2. Next, download the Minecraft.deb file (Debian / Ubuntu) from the official website. After that, double click on the downloaded file and click on the 'Install' button . In a few minutes, Minecraft will be installed on Chromebooks.

3. Now, open the Linux Folder from the App Drawer and you will find 'Minecraft Launcher'. All installation is completed.

4. Now, sign in with your Minecraft account and the latest release will be downloaded and installed on your own. The application will automatically close after installation, so please reopen from the App Drawer (app drawer).

5. The game runs well with WASD key control, but the mouse's sensitivity is a bit lower. To fix, click Options> Mouse Settings and change the sensitivity with 'Hyperspeed'. Now you can play Minecraft on your Chromebook smoothly and without jerks.

6. In case you encounter any installation errors, run the Linux command below to manually install the Java Development Kit on your Chromebook via the terminal. After that, install the file Minecraft.deb normally.

 sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk