I'm very new to Arch (I just installed today!), apologies if I'm missing something obvious.
I noticed some odd dependencies - dependencies that don't seem to be needed for the modern launcher. In particular, the java-runtime one - I edited PKGBUILD on my machine to remove java-runtime, with no ill effect.
Also, is it worth putting in optional: gnome-keyring? That way the login could be saved between sessions?
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petr commented on 2021-10-08 09:04 (UTC)
The package version is the version of the launcher bootstrap - the part that actually downloads and updates the launcher.
That means the version number of the actual launcher (2.x.xxx) is different from the version here (9xx+) on a fundamental level, and should not be compared.
The package is outdated only when the bootstrap version you get here is different from the bootstrap version you would get from minecraft.net when using the raw tarball.