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Add Minecraft Launcher to the Snap Store

Please add the Minecraft Launcher to the Snap Store. It is a universal app store for Linux. Applications in this app store can be installed on many different Linux distributions and applications are sandboxed so you don't get compatibility issues. You create the snap package once and you can install and run it on all supported distributions.

 

As a user, I really like the Snap Store because of the following

  • Enabled by default in Ubuntu. On a default Ubuntu installation, when you open the "Ubuntu Software" store, all snaps are available and ready to install. This store is the first place I go look when I want to install an application.
  • Sandboxed. None of the dependencies of the Minecraft snap are installed on my system; they are only available to Minecraft itself. The snap also has limited access to my host system, this improves the stability and security of my computer and of the application.
  • Easy to install. You just click "install" in Ubuntu Software or you type `snap install <name>`.
  • Automatic updates. Snaps automatically update themselves in the background. I don't have to worry about old versions or manually update applications.

 

The Snap store also has many advantages for publishers. Some of these are explained here: https://docs.snapcraft.io/java-applications

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    This is actually a great idea, I'm a linux user and I prefer to play there

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    I came to the feedback forum to make this exact suggestion. I think as a Fedora user I'm supposed to be ferociously in support of Flatpak instead of Snap, but Snap definitely seems to have drawn some big players (other Microsoft products such as Visual Studio Code and Skype, Spotify, Slack, etc) and I'll go with the flow.

    Some other considerations are:

    • Won't have to support multiple Linux distributions. The deb can just be gotten rid of in favor of a snap, and snaps work on Arch so the AUR package can be forgotten about, too.
    • Snap is quickly becoming the default for userland software. As mentioned above, other companies (as well as [F]OSS devs) are realizing the benefits of shipping their software as snaps.
    • The Snap Store verifies publishers. Users can be confident the software that they're installing is coming from Mojang/Microsoft and not some malicious publisher.

    I hope the launcher team takes this request seriously. Having a Minecraft snap would be a huge QOL improvement.

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    I think this would be amazing.

    Here's another point I think some people missed: adding a snap won't allow for piracy. Even though people may be able to get the launcher for free, they won't be able to get the game for free. Gamers will still have to pay to launch the game outside of demo mode. If you make a snap, it will literally only help.

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    I prefer Flatpak (and having it officially on Flathub), way more distro have it by default and it isn't locked to a single store.
    But I wouldn't mind having both a Flatpak and a Snap !

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    I agree! Snap packages are great.