I then tried to find the .jar download for minecraft but when i go to their site it says “minecraft doesn’t run on a chromebook” and under the linux download options there is no .jar. any help would be appreciated, this is day 2 of trying.. This feature is not available right now. please try again later.. The closest you can get to minecraft on the chromebook is a web based classic version that looks horrible. this is your only option as no other downloads websites have programs that will run on your chromebook..

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Next download minecraft and open it like any other app on linux. if you are not familiar with ubuntu and you need some help intalling minecraft you can follow the guide here. play minecraft on your chromebook by setting up a remote desktop. We are planning on getting a chromebook for my son for christmas. besides schoolwork, he wants to be able to get minecraft and be able to play it on his new laptop.. The first thing we need to do is put your chromebook into developer mode. this will wipe your chromebook and does take a few minutes. make sure you copy any downloaded files to google drive or to external storage..

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