Raspberry Pi - Minecraft - Install

Im so excited...  The first release of Minecraft has been made available.

Download

cd ~
wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.minecraft.net/pi/minecraft-pi-0.1.1.tar.gz

Extract

tar -zxvf minecraft-pi-0.1.1.tar.gz

Execute

cd mcpi
./minecraft-pi

Note - minecraft has to be run directly on the Pi, it wont work from ssh or via a desktop viewer e.g. TightVNC.

API
By far the best thing about the Minecraft: Pi edition (other than it being free) is the api which allows you to interact with the world in real time.  Ive created a few posts / tutorials / interesting things about the Minecraft API:

• Minecraft - API - The basics - an basic introduction into the Minecraft API, its functions and how to use it.
• Minecraft - API - Tutorial - an in-depth look at the API, the concepts and how to use it.
• Minecraft Projects - projects I have built using the API, such as:
• Minecraft - Hide and Seek - a really simple game of hide and seek for Minecraft.
• Minecraft - Snake - the class game Snake built in Minecraft
• Minecraft - Auto Bridge - an absolutely brilliant utility (even if I say so myself) which automatically creates a bridge in front of you, no more falling off cliffs, no more having to swim across oceans, the auto bridge allows you to walk straight on
• Minecraft - Massive Analogue Clock - big enough so you can walk on the arms