How To Install Minetest On Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, Fedora, Raspbian And MacOS?

How To Install Minetest On Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, Fedora, Raspbian And MacOS?

minetest

Multiplayer infinite-world block sandbox.
See also `minetestserver`, the server-only binary.

Maintainer: Debian Games Team



Section: games

Install minetest

  • Debian apt-get install minetest Click to copy
  • Ubuntu apt-get install minetest Click to copy
  • Alpine OS apk add minetest Click to copy
  • Arch Linux pacman -S minetest Click to copy
  • Kali Linux apt-get install minetest Click to copy
  • Fedora dnf install minetest Click to copy
  • Raspbian apt-get install minetest Click to copy
  • macOS brew install minetest Click to copy

Multiplayer infinite-world block sandbox. See also `minetestserver`, the server-only binary.

How to use minetest?

Below are few example commands for minetest that you can use in the terminal.

Start minetest in client mode:
minetestClick to copy
Start minetest in server mode:
minetest --serverClick to copy
Write logs to a specific file:
minetest --logfile path/to/fileClick to copy
Only write errors to the console:
minetest --quietClick to copy
Installation of latest minetest command is available for Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, Fedora, Raspbian and macOS. You can copy the command for your OS from above and paste it into your terminal. Once you run the command it will download the 2026 latest package from the repository and install it in your computer/server.