How do I install java? Want to play minecraft

Question

complete novice at Ubuntu. Trying to set up minecraft to play through Ubuntu but saying I need to install plug ins to see them and my minecraft won't play as it's a jar file instead of a exe file?

Answer 1

See here for how to install Java.

1. Now right click on your Minecraft.jar file and select "Open with Oracle Java 7 Runtime"

That's it. Enjoy!

Related:

• How do I install Java?
• How can I install Sun/Oracle's proprietary Java JDK 6/7/8 or JRE?

_{Borrowed from https://askubuntu.com/a/5565/178596 — which could also be a possible duplicate.}