Our 7 year old wants to play Minecraft on a computer now because the Java edition has different features and blah, blah, blah I wasn't listening because he talks about Minecraft a lot and I'm tired ð
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Our 7 year old wants to play Minecraft on a computer now because the Java edition has different features and blah, blah, blah I wasn't listening because he talks about Minecraft a lot and I'm tired
So he asked me for a Windows laptop
Then he got on my Linux desktop, clearly disappointed with what he found, and tried to launch Windows.
I guess it's time to have The Talk
#linux@pleia2 I guess there's a way to run the latest Minecraft on Linux(?)
They changed from OpenGL to Vulkan and that's good for Linux usage.
I read there's a Minecraft launcher(?)
I can offer some help, even if I have never used it, just in case you want to rubber duck or troubleshoot something.
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@pleia2 I guess there's a way to run the latest Minecraft on Linux(?)
They changed from OpenGL to Vulkan and that's good for Linux usage.
I read there's a Minecraft launcher(?)
I can offer some help, even if I have never used it, just in case you want to rubber duck or troubleshoot something.
@kamihack Yep! You can even download it from the official Minecraft website. I've never tried it though.
I expect I'll have to buy the PC version eventually, so I should probably just do that and give it a spin.
(We also bought it for the PS5 and the Switch, when will this madness end?!)
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@pleia2 I guess there's a way to run the latest Minecraft on Linux(?)
They changed from OpenGL to Vulkan and that's good for Linux usage.
I read there's a Minecraft launcher(?)
I can offer some help, even if I have never used it, just in case you want to rubber duck or troubleshoot something.
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To his credit, he did talk to me before he bought it and asked if I thought he was a traitor.
At the end of the day, he needed some software that only runs well on a Mac and getting the job done is actually the most important thing. I suppose. It still hurts my heart
@pleia2 Heh. Luckily, in this household everyone runs Linux (Reviewer 1 is quite happy with Luanti instead of Minecraft).
But I've also just realized that modern Debian doesn't run on the G5, as that is POWER4, while ppc64le needs POWER8 at a minimum.
Why do I feel old now?
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@pleia2 Heh. Luckily, in this household everyone runs Linux (Reviewer 1 is quite happy with Luanti instead of Minecraft).
But I've also just realized that modern Debian doesn't run on the G5, as that is POWER4, while ppc64le needs POWER8 at a minimum.
Why do I feel old now?
@zhenech I installed Lubuntu on a Powerbook G4 back in 2013. It's still in my closet, with the appropriate decal.
That's the only Mac I've ever owned.
https://princessleia.com/journal/2013/11/taming-lubuntu-on-my-powerbook-g4/
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@zhenech I installed Lubuntu on a Powerbook G4 back in 2013. It's still in my closet, with the appropriate decal.
That's the only Mac I've ever owned.
https://princessleia.com/journal/2013/11/taming-lubuntu-on-my-powerbook-g4/
@pleia2 Lovely decal. I own a 12" iBook G4, because at some point in my life I was mad enough to spend money on hardware just to port something to it (https://github.com/linux-thinkpad/hdapsd in that case).
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@pleia2 Lovely decal. I own a 12" iBook G4, because at some point in my life I was mad enough to spend money on hardware just to port something to it (https://github.com/linux-thinkpad/hdapsd in that case).
@zhenech Thank you for your work on it!
I got this one from a neighbor in the building in SF who was trying to get rid of it in 2012, so I probably only paid a couple hundred dollars for it.
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@zhenech Thank you for your work on it!
I got this one from a neighbor in the building in SF who was trying to get rid of it in 2012, so I probably only paid a couple hundred dollars for it.
@pleia2 mutt/notmuch says I paid 400⎠in 2009.
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Our 7 year old wants to play Minecraft on a computer now because the Java edition has different features and blah, blah, blah I wasn't listening because he talks about Minecraft a lot and I'm tired
So he asked me for a Windows laptop
Then he got on my Linux desktop, clearly disappointed with what he found, and tried to launch Windows.
I guess it's time to have The Talk
#linux@pleia2 Minecraft is the origin story of how my son became a great developer. High time your's got access to the "proper" MC version. I'm not even kidding a little bit.
(obvsly I'm not REALLY trying to tell other parents how to bring up their children. I just humbly ask you do be less dismissive of his intent) -
Our 7 year old wants to play Minecraft on a computer now because the Java edition has different features and blah, blah, blah I wasn't listening because he talks about Minecraft a lot and I'm tired
So he asked me for a Windows laptop
Then he got on my Linux desktop, clearly disappointed with what he found, and tried to launch Windows.
I guess it's time to have The Talk
#linux@pleia2 java - jar tLauncher.jar may cure his woes ðĪŠ
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