Post #2690564

2026-04-29 00:33 UTC

@ClancyParliament@mastodon.online Linux Mint would work fine on both of those machines. The recommended amount of RAM is 4Gb but can use as low as 2Gb. My mom used it for years and found it very easy to work with. The deal with Minecraft however is a little tricky with Linux. There's no Bedrock support: Windows Store, Consoles, and Phones. Only Java launchers: prismlauncher, and the outdated official launcher on Linux, and a launch option on Windows So unfortunately they wouldn't be able to cross-play with all of their friends even on realms. Just be prepared for a little bit of friction there unless Microsoft decides to play nice.

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@ClancyParliament@mastodon.online 2026-04-29 00:54

@lich_silvae@masto.fediverse.games That's fine, we pretty much only use Java Minecraft around here

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@hjhornbeck@freethought.online 2026-04-29 02:34

@lich_silvae@masto.fediverse.games @ClancyParliament@mastodon.online Correction: there's no official Bedrock support. There are unofficial launchers available, however: https://minecraft-linux.github.io/ I've used this, and while it works I generally find it's a pain. You have to be very careful of version numbers, the launcher is slower to update than phones. If you don't mind hosting a Java Minecraft server, you can mod it with Geyser and Floodgate so Bedrock and Java players can play together, plus ViaVersion/ViaBackwards allow for some flexibility with Minecraft versions on the Java side.

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