Troubleshooting

Could not find the game launcher

This may happen when the game launcher has not been installed or set properly. The launcher (mcpelauncher-client) must be available in the PATH variable for the launcher to work. If you are compiling from sources and do not want to install the launcher, please set the GAME_LAUNCHER_PATH at compile time with cmake (eg. cmake -DGAME_LAUNCHER_PATH=/home/paul/mcpelauncher/build/mcpelauncher-client .., make sure that this is the path to the directory containing the binary, and not the binary itself). Otherwise make sure the launcher is properly installed in your system.

The launcher crashes when I press Download and Play

First of all, make sure a version name is displayed under the Download and Play button. If it's not, please wait some time and/or try restarting the launcher. A window asking you to accept Google Play TOS should appear first.

If the launcher still crashes, it's possible you are trying to download a beta version of the game. Make sure to register in the beta first at https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.mojang.minecraftpe.

You must have purchased Minecraft on the account you're trying to use.

In some cases, you may need to clear the launcher data.

Clearing the launcher UI data

Run the following commands:

rm -rf "~/.config/Minecraft Linux Launcher"
rm -rf "~/.local/share/Minecraft Linux Launcher"
rm -rf "~/.cache/Minecraft Linux Launcher"