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How to Play Minecraft on A Chromebook

Can you play Minecraft on a Chromebook? Yes, here's how!



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Open Chromebook Settings to install Linux. Select Linux (Beta), and then turn on the Linux Pane. Select Next, create an account name and click Install.


Download the Debian/Ubuntu Minecraft.deb file. It can be saved to Linux files under My Files. Double-click Minecraft.deb and choose Install.


- After the installation is complete After that, start the App Drawer then go to the Linux folder, and select Minecraft Launcher to launch the game.





This article will demonstrate how to play Minecraft on Chromebook using an Linux virtual machine. It also provides information on how to play Minecraft on the Chromebook and how to optimize Minecraft settings for a Chromebook.



How to Get Minecraft on Chromebook



You can play Minecraft on Windows and Linux, macOS, as well as mobile devices such Android or iOS. Unfortunately, there is no version of Minecraft has ever been created for the Chromebook. However you can install Linux from inside your Chromebook settings page. Once you've completed this, you are now able to install and play Minecraft on your Chromebook.



Open Chromebook Settings, select Linux (Beta) and then install Linux on your Chromebook. In the Linux pane, click the option to turn it on.



The local storage on your Chromebook is used to set up Linux. Use the Chromebook file manager to ensure that you have enough local storage.



Select Next to continue in the pop-up Linux setup window. MPSERVERS Type a user name for your Linux session and click Install. Chromebook may take a while to download and configure the virtual machine where Linux is installed. After that, a Linux terminal window will open.



Visit the Minecraft download page and download the Debian/Ubuntu Minecraft.deb file to your Chromebook. Save the file to the Linux files folder of your Chromebook storage area.



Double-click the Minecraft.deb file and then click the Install button to install Minecraft into the Linux virtual machine on your Chromebook.



After the installation has been completed Once the installation is complete, start the App Drawer Click on the Linux folder, and then choose Minecraft Launcher.



If you encounter an error during installation, you need to start the Terminal app from the app drawer and enter the following Linux commands to install the latest version of the Java Development Kit:



- sudo apt-get update


- sudo apt-get upgrade


- sudo apat-get install default JDK





This will launch Minecraft for Chromebook. The login window will pop up. Log into your Minecraft account and begin playing Minecraft! When you launch the game, the application will download the latest release to your Linux container and install the update.



The Demo can be played without purchasing Minecraft. To play the full versionof Minecraft, you'll need to click the Buy Now button and purchase Minecraft Java Edition.



How to Play Minecraft on Chromebook



Minecraft will run fine on your Chromebook after using the steps above to install it. However, you may notice that the game to be slow or your mouse may not work quite right. There are a few Chromebook settings you can alter to improve performance and reduce the possibility of encountering bugs.



Chrome Flags are enabled



Enable Chrome flags. The following flags will enhance your Minecraft playing experience. If you don’t see any flags below, it indicates that the flag is not accessible on your Chromebook. It is not necessary to enable the flag.



You can enable all the flags listed below by opening the Chrome browser and typing (or pasting!) the URL into the URL. Then, click Enabled from the dropdown menu.



chrome://flags/#crostini-gpu-support


chrome://flags/#exo-pointer-lock


chrome://flags/#enable-pointer-lock-options



Optimize Minecraft Settings for Chromebook



To optimize Minecraft settings on Chromebook to optimize settings on your Chromebook, press Esc while you are in-game and select Options from the menu. Select Video Settings. The following settings are adjustable.



Graphics Fast


Smooth Lighting: Off


Render Distance: 10 chunks


Max Framerate: 30 fps


Clouds: Off


Particles are minimal


Entity Shadows: OFF



Install OptiFine in Minecraft



If you own a less expensive Chromecast device and are finding that Minecraft is still running a bit slow even after updating the settings above, you can install OptiFine for Minecraft. This app improves the framerate on lower-end Chromebooks. Download the latest version, then place it in your Linux file folder, and then launch the Terminal window type.



java -jar OptiFine_1.14.4_HD_U_F5.jar



(Replace the file's name by the name of the file you downloaded. In our case above, our file name is OptiFine_1.14.4_HD_U_F5).



Select Install and OptiFine will be installed to your Chromebook Linux installation.



This means that you can play Minecraft full-screen even on an Chromebook and it will work excellent.



Minecraft for Chromebook



On the Minecraft signup page, you'll see an error message that states that Minecraft isn't compatible with Chromebook. This is true, however, when you follow the method above, you're not playing Minecraft on your Chromebook. It's running inside an Linux virtual machine on Chromebook. So as the Minecraft servers know that you're playing Minecraft on a Linux machine.



This means that as long as you have one of the supported Chromebook devices, you are able to run Linux (Beta) and play Minecraft on your Chromebook without any problems at all. If you don't have a supported device but really would like to play Minecraft then you should consider upgrading to one of the better Chromebooks available today.


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