I'm a total newbie with Linux and just installed it for the first time. I downloaded the .deb version of Minecraft from the official website, but when I try to launch it, nothing happens. I even attempted to start fresh and used the terminal to run the minecraft-launcher after downloading Minecraft.deb again, but still no luck. I'm really eager to figure out how to get Minecraft running, especially since I'm trying to learn more about Linux. I appreciate any help!
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You’ve got a few routes you can take! First, Minecraft might actually be available through Mint’s package manager, so you could try running `sudo apt install minecraft` in your terminal. Alternatively, you can look into Flatpak; if you install Flatpak, you can then do `flatpak install minecraft`. Another option is installing Lutris with `sudo apt install lutris`, and from there, you can search for and install Minecraft. Just keep the faith; it might seem confusing, but you’ll get used to it!
I’m really new to this Linux stuff, so all of that sounds quite complicated to me. I already tried the Minecraft.deb thing, so shouldn’t it just work?