Note: I am reporting this for the Linux Launcher version 2.1.3 (.deb package). Since this specific version was not available in the dropdown menu, I selected the closest one
I found an error while trying to install Minecraft on Debian. The
installer requires a specific version of pixbuf (higher than 2.0-0), but the
package name it's looking for is outdated.
Specifically, the installer requires libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0. However, in recent
repository updates, this library has been renamed to libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (note
the hyphen after "pixbuf").
Workaround/Solution: I solved this by manually modifying the .deb installer as
follows:
mkdir temp
dpkg-deb -R Minecraft.deb temp/
nano temp/DEBIAN/control
Inside the control file, I changed the dependency libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 to
libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0. After this modification, the installer works correctly.
The error triggered when attempting to install is:
Unable to satisfy dependencies. Reached two conflicting decisions:
minecraft-launcher:amd64=2.1.3 is selected as a downgrade
minecraft-launcher:amd64=2.1.3 Depende libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0)
but none of the choices are installable:
[no choices]
Well i fix the error manually. If you want to save time, I leave you the installer link here:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/f3tbvf7lfm9qbmi/MinecraftNoLibrayError.deb/file
Environment
Debian 13.4 - XFCE
I have the same issue on Ubuntu Linux 25.10~26.04lts.