Did you ever try Bedrock Linux ?

lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml – 43 points –
bedrocklinux.org

How do you like it ?

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Bedrock? I prefer java thanks :)

I tried Bedrock on Linux, with Waydroid.

https://mcpelauncher.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting_started/index.html

Gives a surprisingly good Bedrock experience on Linux and macOS. Just needs you to own the game on the Google Play Store.

Does it work again? I've had very mixed experiences with that. Every update just breaks it..

Its working fine on waydroid for me at the moment, so it's probably not necessary to try set up that. I mostly play Java anyway. Do you know how to install the google play store on Waydroid?

I haven’t used Waydroid in a while, but I recall there being an image you could choose at setup for Google Services.

I tried it but it was too much for me. It's not my thing, but it's a very interesting and very cool project and I have nothing but respect towards the Bedrock Linux team for what they have achieved.

It's interesting, but it always seemed a bit too hacky for my liking and possibly prone to breakage. Eg seeing the compatibility table here doesn't inspire much confidence: https://bedrocklinux.org/0.7/feature-compatibility.html

I also don't like that it hijacks your host distro, it would've be been better if it was a bit more self-contained, like how Nix works on other distros. Feels like the mashup Bedrock does would be a PITA for troubleshooting (for instance, mixing binaries from different distros via $PATH is just asking for trouble). I also dislike that it uses FUSE to share resources between strata, given how inefficient FUSE is.

I think for most purposes, if you really want to mix-and-match distro features, a far cleaner approach would be to just use Distrobox.

What about RockSolid Linux, I mean, Debian?

Yes, it's fantastic if you need that kind of thing. I used Bedrock for years to have OpenSUSE's patched kde-firefox running on Kubuntu. I never had any issues whatsoever. Very cool project.

Yes, it's great. I've ran it on a void linux base, a debian base and an alpine base. Was rock solid each and every time.