How to install Mindustry on Manjaro

Introduction

Mindustry is a sandbox tower-defense game that combines resource management and strategy. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Mindustry on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

We assume that you have a Manjaro system up and running. If not, you can download and install the latest version from https://manjaro.org/download/

Step 1: Update the system

Before installing Mindustry it's always good to update the system to the latest version available with the following command:

sudo pacman -Syyu

Step 2: Install Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Mindustry is developed using Java Programming Language. Hence, we need to install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) first. Run the following command in the terminal to install JRE:

sudo pacman -S jre-openjdk

Confirm the installation by typing Y and pressing Enter.

Step 3: Download and Install Mindustry

Now let's download Mindustry from the official website by running the following command in the terminal:

wget https://github.com/Anuken/Mindustry/releases/latest/download/Mindustry-linux64-104.6.jar

The above command will download the latest version of Mindustry (v104.6) for Linux machines.

Next, we will create a new directory to store the Mindustry Jar file and move the downloaded Jar file to this directory with the following command:

mkdir mindustry
mv Mindustry-linux64-104.6.jar mindustry/
cd mindustry/

Finally, let's run Mindustry by entering the following command in the terminal:

java -jar Mindustry-linux64-104.6.jar

Conclusion

Now the installation of Mindustry on Manjaro is complete. Have fun playing the game!

Note: You can also create a desktop shortcut by following this tutorial after installing Mindustry.