Minecraft
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Linux
Ubuntu
Troubleshooting:
Minecraft running slow - my linux minecraft was running on 12 to 14 fps. i have installed hava 7,java 8, openjdk 7 and everything requires but minecraft stil slow
This command should tell you what is currently providing the Java virtual machine (java) and the Java compiler (javac):
file /etc/alternatives/java /etc/alternatives/javac
This assumes the "alternatives" system is working properly, which might not be the case, depending on how Java has been "messed up" in the past. To check this, run:
file `which java javac`
If the alternatives system is working correctly and being used by Java, then you should see:
/usr/bin/java: symbolic link to `/etc/alternatives/java' /usr/bin/javac: symbolic link to `/etc/alternatives/javac'
Set up Minecraft server on Ubuntu
First install Oracle Java
Run the following commands in this order to add the PPA, update the source list and then install java:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:webupd8team/java sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer
Then run this to check what version you have installed:
java -version
Start server
java -Xms1G -Xmx1G -jar /usr/local/minecraft_server.1.8.8.jar nogui
You will see
[11:41:12] [Server thread/INFO]: Starting minecraft server version 1.8.8 [11:41:12] [Server thread/INFO]: Loading properties [11:41:12] [Server thread/WARN]: server.properties does not exist [11:41:12] [Server thread/INFO]: Generating new properties file [11:41:12] [Server thread/WARN]: Failed to load eula.txt [11:41:12] [Server thread/INFO]: You need to agree to the EULA in order to run the server. Go to eula.txt for more info. [11:41:12] [Server thread/INFO]: Stopping server [11:41:12] [Server Shutdown Thread/INFO]: Stopping server