Tutorial:Java Edition on ChromeOS

Bedrock Edition is officially available on ChromeOS, the operating system used by Chromebooks, via the Google Play Store. However, with a few workarounds, it is also possible to play Java Edition on ChromeOS or ChromeOS Flex. Follow these steps:

Prerequisites

• A device running ChromeOS or ChromeOS Flex. (Instructions for installing ChromeOS Flex can be found here).
• Access to the Linux Virtual machine built into ChromeOS and ChromeOS Flex.
• Microsoft Account

Instructions

Installing Linux

1. Open settings.
2. Click on the “About ChromeOS” button to the left.
3. Turn on the "Linux Development environment".
4. Follow the instructions.
5. In the terminal that opens, Run sudo apt update.
6. Run sudo apt upgrade.
7. Run sudo apt install default-jdk.

x86-64

Official Minecraft Launcher

1. Go to minecraft.net
2. Sign in to your Microsoft account.
3. Click Games.
4. Click "Minecraft" on the left.
5. Click "Go to Downloads" near the bottom.
6. Scroll down to "Get Minecraft Java & Bedrock Edition for Linux Distributions"
7. Click "Debian and Debian-based Distributions".
8. After downloading, double click on the Minecraft.deb file.
9. Click Install.
10. Wait.
11. Open the ChromeOS Launcher.
12. Scroll down until you see your Linux apps.
13. Open the Minecraft Launcher.
14. Sign in to your Microsoft account.

To run, open the launcher from the search menu.

MultiMC

1. Go to multimc.org.
2. Scroll down to or Click "Download and install".
3. Go to Linux and Click on "Debian/Ubuntu".
4. Double click on the file you just downloaded.
5. Click install.
6. Wait.
7. Open MultiMC.
8. Choose the version of Java you have installed.
9. Sign in to your Microsoft account.

To run, open MultiMC from the search menu.

Prism Launcher

1. Go to prismlauncher.org and click "Download Now".
2. Click "Linux" and choose "Download Portable (tar.gz)" and download it to the "Linux Files" folder.
3. Create a directory for the launcher, something like minecraft or prismlauncher using mkdir <name> and go into this folder with cd <name>
4. Run the command tar -xf ../<name>.tar.gz
5. Run ./PrismLauncher.
6. Choose the version of Java you have installed.
7. Sign in to your Microsoft account

To run, open the terminal and run ~/<folder name>/PrismLauncher.

aarch64 (ARM64)

Prism Launcher

1. Run the following commands: sudo apt install wget wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bashThis installs an app store for ARM64.
2. Open the newly installed app, "Pi-Apps".
3. Open the games section.
4. Click "Minecraft Java Prism Launcher".
5. Hit install and wait.
6. Open Prism Launcher from the search menu.
7. Choose the version of Java you have installed.
8. Sign in to your Microsoft account.

To run, open Prism Launcher from the search menu.