We're drawing near to the full release of the new Minecraft Launcher, so I bring you another test release today with further bug fixes, some minor visual tweaks (noticed the new font?), and native linux support. Woo!

We will be investigating making our own repositories for easier installation on Linux, but for now, have some direct links! You'll have to keep them updated yourself on Linux, but that's okay – the launcher will remind you if it detects there's a new version.

Linux build is currently only for x86_64, windows will only get the new UI on windows 7 and above, and Mac OS requirements haven't changed (10.8+)

Download links

• Windows: http://ift.tt/2fcBfOk
  • Extract it to somewhere before running. It will make a bunch of files in the same directory as the exe!
• OSX: http://ift.tt/2fveuc5
  • Mount it, drag it to your application directory.
• Linux tarball: http://ift.tt/2jnzFLN
• Debian/ubuntu package: http://ift.tt/2iB9Bzl
• Arch Linux: http://ift.tt/2jZJgr5

"I get a problem moving Minecraft_staging.exe with error code 32, what do I do?"

Read the above please! Delete your current exe and redownload it from the above link.

"I found a bug. What do?"

Please leave a comment with the following:

1. The launcher version number (The bottom left corner. See this screenshot for reference.)
2. What you did, what you expected to happen, and what really happened. ("I clicked on play and thought it'd play. It blew up.")
3. A gist of the following files, found in either your .minecraft directory or next to the executable:
   • launcher_log.txt
   • nativelog.txt
   • nativeUpdaterLog.txt (may not exist. It's ok if it doesn't!)
4. Your operating system & version

"I didn't find a bug. What do?"

Tell us your feedback! Even knowing that it works at all is a very good thing. Like it or hate it, just let us know what you think 🙂

"This is all too complicated and taking too long… when will it be released?!"

Sooooon!

"It needs some dependencies that I don't have…"

Leave a comment and /u/shoghicp will look into it!