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Minecraft Launcher .deb is broken on Debian 13 due to outdated dependencies

The official Minecraft Launcher .deb package does not install on Debian 13.

The package depends on libraries that are no longer available in Debian 13
(e.g. libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 or other deprecated GTK-related dependencies).

This makes the official .deb package unusable on current Debian releases.
Flatpak works, but many users prefer native .deb packages for better system integration.

Expected behavior:
An updated .deb package with current dependencies compatible with Debian 13.

- OS: Debian GNU/Linux 13
- Desktop: GNOME
- Architecture: amd64

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• February 09, 2026 15:52
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  • April 18, 2026 22:17
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  Same issue.
  Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 13
  KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.6
  KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0
  Qt Version: 6.8.2
  Kernel Version: 6.12.74+deb13+1-amd64 (64-bit)
  Graphics Platform: Wayland
  Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor
  Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (31.3 GiB usable)
  Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6600
  Product Name: B550 Phantom Gaming 4/ac

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  • April 18, 2026 22:55
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  There is a quick workaround that you can do yourself to resolve the issue, using the dpkg-deb tool, which is preinstalled at least on Debian by default as far as I know (I am a normal Debian 13 user).

  First, ensure the dpkg tool is installed (via APT or you distro's package manager):

  # Varies by operating system. Debian systems typically use apt
  sudo apt install dpkg

  Then, follow these instructions:

  The .deb package contains a typo (at least for Debian) in the dependencies list for libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0).

  To solve the problem the control file must be modified:

  Original dependency:

  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0)

  Corrected one:

  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0) | libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0)

  The following steps solve the problem:

  Open a terminal, go to the directory were Minecraft.deb is and execute as root:

  mkdir tmpdir
  dpkg-deb --raw-extract Minecraft.deb tmpdir

  Open tmpdir/DEBIAN/control with your favorite text editor, find

  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0)

  and replace it with

  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0) | libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0)

  Save the changes. Then,

  dpkg-deb --build tmpdir Minecraft-corrected.deb

  Now you can dpkg --install Minecraft-corrected.deb, and apt-get --fix-broken install if needed (if there was any complain about dependencies with the install step), or use any other helper as gdebi or a Software center for installing it.

  The source I used: https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCL/issues/MCL-25152

  I can verify that this worked for me to fix the issue locally.

  Hope this helps!