What I expected to happen was the game to start
What actually happened was it crashed before the game actually opened.
Steps to Reproduce: java -jar /***/Minecraft.jar
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It would be nice for Mojang to update the shipped version of LWJGL to the latest version. I've had no problems what so ever with LWJGL 2.9.0.
I didn't read the Wiki page properly. 1.6 has got 2.9.0. The only other solution I could think of is to make sure your graphics card drivers are activated and up to date (Nvidia cards are a problem).
Your Java version is out of date. Please update your Java to the latest version (1.7.0_25): http://www.java.com/en/download/. Keep in mind that when using a 32-bit browser on a 64-bit OS the automatic version detection will only show the 32-bit version of Java, the 64-bit version needs to be downloaded manually: http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp.
Please report if the issue persists with the latest Java version.
The version of LWJGL shipped with Minecraft 1.6.2 is too old to support Mutter (the window manager used in most Linux distros). Upgrading the LWJGL jars and natives to the latest version (2.9.0) found on the LWJGL website fixes this problem. There is a tutorial on the Minecraft Wiki that shows you how to do this.