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I'm not sure why you would want to do this, but you can run a Linux Wayland Compositor inside Minecraft to get various external windows inside the game.

Open source developers never cease to amaze me with what they're able to do. A developer going by "EVVIE" managed to combine the worlds of Linux and Minecraft, to enable you to pull up all sorts of Linux desktop windows directly inside Minecraft. Sure does look cool, a bit like running a desktop inside a VR headset like the draft code for the full VR mode for KDE Plasma written about here before on GamingOnLinux.

They even managed to play a game of Osu! (a popular free rhythm game) while showing off.

See the full video demonstration below:

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Incredible stuff.

The code is available on GitHub under the GPL license. The developer notes it was not created with AI. It will only work on Linux systems, since it requires Wayland. You need Minecraft 26.1.2, the Fabric mod loader, xkbcommon library 1.11.0 and xkbcommon tools (xkbcli).

In case you also missed some recent Minecraft news, the Java version is finally getting a friends list integrated along with peer to peer multiplayer!

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Tags: Apps, Misc, Open Source | Apps: Minecraft
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Eike 2 hours ago
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I'm not sure why you would want to do this, but you can run a Linux Wayland Compositor inside Minecraft to get various external windows inside the game.
Of course, I doubt the answer to this question always is: "Because I can!"
Dana Souly 2 hours ago
That is really cool.😀
LoudTechie 2 hours ago
Quoting: Eike
I'm not sure why you would want to do this, but you can run a Linux Wayland Compositor inside Minecraft to get various external windows inside the game.
Of course, I doubt the answer to this question always is: "Because I can!"
underscored by maniacal Laughing and lightning.
Corben 2 hours ago
Work hard, play hard! Now even at the same time!
Liam Squires-Hand 2 hours ago
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Meetings in Minecraft - coming soon 😆
ShadowXeldron 2 hours ago
And here I was thinking that virtual machine mod was the peak of what we could do.
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