- Create a place to store the minecraft application.
$ sudo mkdir /opt/minecraft-client/ 2. Get a Minecraft application icon.
$ wget http://orig05.deviantart.net/e3a4/f/2013/101/b/8/minecraft_icon_by_kevinflyn-d61b35j.png 3. Move Minecraft client and icon.
$ sudo mv minecraft_icon_by_kevinflyn-d61b35j.png Minecraft.jar /opt/minecraft-client/ 4. Create minecraft.desktop. Copy and paste the file contents of minecraft.desktop into the nano editor after running the below command.
$ sudo nano /usr/share/applications/minecraft.desktop
Note: It is also assumed that Minecraft client has already been downloaded and that you must provide a path relative to where you are for the Minecraft.jar and the Minecraft icon.
Note: It is assumed that "$" represents a regular user within the terminal/shell of the Linux system.
Note: These instructions will make the application and the new menu shortcut avaliable to all users of the system.