Where to get Minecraft for Arch Linux from?

Arrrr my fellow pirates. Since I'm very unexperienced with the seas I ask for you guys, where can I get Minecraft from for Arch Linux. It's not because I'm not willing to pay 20€ but because Microsoft is a giant removed and I'm not willing to put money in their mouth(especially after they changed their privacy policy).

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PollyMC is a Prism Launcher fork but with "offline mode" and works perfectly on my opinion. I recommend downloading the flatpak version as the appimage asks you for certain versions of Java that are easy to install but sometimes gets a little complicated.
And yes, Micro$hit can eat shit. I personally bought Minecraft but on the day I was forced to migrate my Mojang account to a Micro$oft account with the threat that "If I don't do it I'll lose access to my game" I delete my Mojang account and use PollyMC since.
- PolyMC had some drama a while ago with a hostile takeover by a dev. The other original devs forked it and are now continuing the development at Prism launcher
  edit: whoops! i made an error reading and didnt notice the two l's
  
  Not PolyMC, PollyMC. Two different projects, PollyMC is now based on Prism
  
  It's not PolyMC, it's PollyMC 😉
  
  Yes, that’s why I mentioned that it’s based on Prism Launcher. I wonder who still use PolyMC.
  
  The second I heard about PollyMC I knew this would happen
- Using this method to bypass the Microsoft account requirement on pure Prism Launcher is better than relying on a downstream project, IMO. Especially since PollyMC's releases are lagging behind Prism Launcher (which is expected for downstream projects), and the latest release 7.2 was behind for an entire month.
- This is one of the best solutions in my opinion. Being able to use Multiple instances with separate .minecraft folders is super handy, especially for mods or playing on older versions.
- Since it is hosted on GitHub, I assume I should search for the binary elsewhere. Or does it automatically download it from somewhere?..
  
  The binary is in the releases (e.g. Flatpak version), I guess you'll have to update manually though, since they don't have a Flatpak repository of their own that you can add

The best solution would be to install Prism Launcher from Flathub. This method is better than relying on downstream projects like PollyMC which may have delayed updates and be abandoned anytime: To avoid having to sign in to Microsoft spyware to play, do the following, credits to this guide:
First, open Prism Launcher, then close it. This is to ensure that the account data has been initialized.
Second, run this command on the terminal:
echo '{"accounts": [{"entitlement": {"canPlayMinecraft": true,"ownsMinecraft": true},"type": "Offline"}],"formatVersion": 3}' > ~/.var/app/org.prismlauncher.PrismLauncher/data/PrismLauncher/accounts.json
Third, open Prism Launcher, press the account button on the top right, create an offline account, and set it as the default account by pressing the Set as Default button on the right side of the list. After this, delete the No Profile account by pressing its entry on the list and selecting Delete on the right side of the list.
Done! You can now play Minecraft without the Microsoft account BS.
~~Note that I do not support piracy, but I cannot tell you to buy Minecraft first before doing this because I don't want to be a hypocrite.~~ lmao i didn't notice what community i'm on lol
- PollyMC ironically has more features now. Prism removed FTB packs. Polly kept them :)
  
  GregTech intensifies
- I know im necroposting, but i had no luch with the latest prism launcher, is there something that im missing ? It complains that i cannot add a offline account before i log in with microsoft one?
  
  You may have skipped some steps
- I might be too late but anyway to get skins in it as well? I do see a skin object.

I use UltimMC (MultiMC with cracked support).
- Same for me works like a charm and keeps everything in one folder.

I know this isn't the question you asked, but have you tried playing Minetest game?
- -Mom! Can we get Minecraft?
  -We have Minecraft at home.
  Minecraft at home:
  
  The Mineclone2 game for Minetest is pretty solid, and it's got most of what Minecraft has, it seems. My son and I play it pretty often.

I like SKLauncher, and it just works for me. I did have to create an account on their website to use custom skins, though, so keep that in mind. If you want to play Bedrock, there is a patched Minecraft Bedrock Launcher which allows you to import an x86 apk to get MC Bedrock working. It's a very messy process. The Launcher (AppImage) can be hard to find, and the x86 apk is even more difficult to find. The latest I could find is 1.14, so I wouldn't bother with Bedrock. If you want Minecraft, use a cracked Launcher with Linux support like SKLauncher or others.

There is a launcher called salwyrr which has Linux support. Iv tried it and it worked for me.
btw, i too use arch.

In my experience, the best cracked launcher is UltimMC, it's MultiMC but with cracked accounts support.

So many good suggestions, very happy to see all the people here ❤️

SK launcher. Is a Java app meaning it runs on any desktop OS that has Java installed
- Not libre!
  I suggest HMCL launcher
  
  Can't find much about it, sounds like its for android?

PollyMC. https://github.com/fn2006/PollyMC/.

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