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4 GB of RAM 1 GB of hard drive space A dedicated graphics card

Mojang is working on a Mac installer that doesn’t require Java anymore, but it is not yet available.

Click the Apple menu and select “System Preferences”. Select the “Security & Privacy” option. Select “Anywhere” from the “Allow applications downloaded from” section.

Open the Preferences menu and select “Software & Updates”. Click the “Additional Drivers” tab. Select the “binary driver” for your graphics card and click “Apply Changes”.

Open the Terminal. You can press Ctrl+Alt+T to do this quickly. Type sudo apt-add-repository ppa:webupd8team/java and press ↵ Enter. Type sudo apt-get update and press ↵ Enter. Type sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer and press ↵ Enter. Follow the prompts to install Java.

Click here for detailed instructions on installing Windows programs using Wine.

Click here for instructions on installing Minecraft mods. Click here for instructions on installing Minecraft PE mods.