[DC LoCo] CoderDojoDC needs Ubuntu tech support! ;)

[Marco Ceppi]

You really /don't/ need Oracle java. I would recommend first trying with
just openjdk since to install oracle java you'll need to compile by hand
(as they've removed their packages from the Canonical partner
repository). If performance is bad or things don't appear to operate
properly then just install Oracle Java which will end up replacing
`java` via the update-alternatives command

For straight Minecraft: http://askubuntu.com/a/224575/41
<http://askubuntu.com/questions/221981/how-to-run-minecraft/224575#224575>
To install Oracle Java: http://askubuntu.com/a/56119/41

Good Luck,
Marco Ceppi

On 02/15/2013 07:40 AM, Jason Blum wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
>  I am scrambling to prep seven Ubuntu 12.04 laptops to
> run https://minecraft.net/download in time for our meeting Saturday:
> http://CoderDojoDC.com/next - I bring these laptops for kids to use
> who are unable to bring their own.
>
> if anyone can write up the steps to get minecraft.jar running on
> Ubuntu 12.04, I'm not real technical and keep running into advice not
> to use openJDK and to use Oracle instead, but then apt-get install
> oracle-java7-installer can't be found, etc.
>
>
> Incidentally, over time I think CoderDojoDC and working with kids (and
> their parents) in general could potentially be a huge venue for
> promoting Ubuntu, FLOSS and Open Source values in general, so Kevin,
> Brian or anyone else - you guys are always welcome to come out to talk
> (or provide technical support :).
>
> We could probably even set up a "tech-support-google-hangout" in the
> corner of the room, where kids can go to meet with any one of you who
> can be online Saturday mornings, but can't quite make the long haul
> all the way out to Silver Spring...
>
> Anyway Im just swamped with the logistics of this club (room, wifi,
> registration, cabling, tables, etc., etc.) so if anyone would like to
> get involved, simple tech support would be a massive help!
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Jason
>
> P.S. we're also always looking for teachers on anything nerdy:
> snap-circuits, how to read a binary clock, Python programming,
> Rasberry Pi's, whatever.  We'll also gladly take any not-terribly-old
> laptops to make available to kids unable to bring their
> own: https://twitter.com/CoderDojoDC/status/298024904194924544
>
>
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