Minecraft issues...

[m654321]

Not all of the above worked for me (got a bit lost at UltraCookie's code) but I did find something prescriptive enough, for
a relative newbie, like myself, to use. In the end I used this to set up Minecraft - it seemed much simpler.

First, though, you need to have set up a Mojang account, to allow you to play Minecraft - go to the Minecraft website & register.
You will then need Java 7 for the setting-up to work, though I used Java 8, using morganizach's method (above) to download
& install this.

When you've covered the above two points, type the following into the terminal...

Code:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:minecraft-installer-peeps/minecraft-installer

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install minecraft-installer

The above was taken from http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014...ntu-14-04/

This will install the Minecraft Launcher into the Games section of the Menu.
Click on the Launcher. 
Then Login with your Mojang account details.
Click on the Play button at the bottom of the Launcher.
The latest version of the Minecraft software will then start downloading.
When done reboot, play & enjoy...

Cheers
Mike