I cannot install the official Minecraft Launcher (DEB package from minecraft.net) on Ubuntu 25.10 / 26.04 (development version). The installation fails with dependency errors or package manager rejection, and no workaround via apt / dpkg works.
Environment
ubuntu26.04/ubuntu25.10
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Hi!
Thank you for your report!
We're already tracking this issue at MCL-26563, so I will resolve and link this ticket as a Duplicate.
I suggest also to browse through the main issue for potential fixes.
If you would like to add a vote and any extra information to the main ticket it would be appreciated.
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Same here:
- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- openjdk version "25.0.3-ea" 2026-04-21
- OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 25.0.3-ea+7-Ubuntu-2)
- OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.0.3-ea+7-Ubuntu-2, mixed mode, sharing)
If I try to install it through the App Center, it gets stuck in an endless "Installing..." state.
Via terminal:
$ sudo dpkg -i Minecraft.deb
$ sudo apt-get install -f
Selecting previously unselected package minecraft-launcher.
(Reading database… 163539 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack Minecraft.deb…
Unpacking minecraft-launcher (2.1.3)…
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of minecraft-launcher:
minecraft-launcher depends on default-jre; however:
Package default-jre is not installed.
minecraft-launcher depends on libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0); however:
Package libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing package minecraft-launcher (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.38.1-1ubuntu1)…
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.28-1build1)…
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.18-2build1)…
Errors were encountered while processing:
minecraft-launcher
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
Solving dependencies... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
minecraft-launcher
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 1 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
(Reading database… 163540 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing minecraft-launcher (2.1.3)…
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.18-2build1)…
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.38.1-1ubuntu1)…
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.28-1build1)…