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Script to download and install deb packge of Minecraft
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update-minecraft-launcher.sh
#!/bin/bash
# This script will pull the latest Minecraft.deb file from Mojang and install it.
# I put this on a cron to run every week. I created this because I was tired of having
# to update the launcher every time I opened it.
if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]
then echo "Please run as root"
exit
fi
DEB=/tmp/Minecraft.deb
curl https://launcher.mojang.com/download/Minecraft.deb -o $DEB
dpkg -i $DEB
exit 0
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