--- title: Install minecraft-server-jdstrand on Kubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of minecraft-server-jdstrand for on Kubuntu - Minecraft server packaging for Ubuntu Core url: https://snapcraft.io/install/minecraft-server-jdstrand/kubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install minecraft-server-jdstrand on **Kubuntu** # minecraft-server-jdstrand [Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/jdstrand "View all snaps from Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand)") * [Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/jdstrand "View all snaps from Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand)") * [Games](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=games) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/minecraft-server-jdstrand/kubuntu#install) #### Minecraft server packaging for Ubuntu Core This package installs helper scripts and infrastructure to run a minecraft server. While it does not ship the server jar file, the scripts will guide you through the process of installing the minecraft server jar, accepting the EULA and managing the minecraft server once it is up and running. minecraft-server-jdstrand 16.04.\* uses openjdk-8 and is known compatible with minecraft server < 1.17 and incompatible with minecraft server 1.17 and higher. For the time being, this will continue to be available in the beta channel. minecraft-server-jdstrand 20.04.\* is available via the stable and edge channels and ships with openjdk-8, openjdk-17 and openjdk-21. People upgrading from minecraft-server-jdstrand 16.04.\* will continue to use openjdk-8. New installs will default to openjdk-21 to facilitate running the latest minecraft server out of the box (eg, minecraft serrver 1.20.5 requires openjdk-21). The java version may be set via a configuration file and upgrades from 20.04.\* will use the previously configured version. See 'minecraft-server-jdstrand.util help' for details. ### Package name * minecraft-server-jdstrand --- ### License * GPL-3.0 --- ### Last updated * 16 June 2025 - latest/stable * 12 February 2026 - latest/edge --- ### Contact * [jamie@strandboge.com](mailto:jamie@strandboge.com "mailto:jamie@strandboge.com") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/minecraft-server-jdstrand/kubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Kubuntu and install minecraft-server-jdstrand Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd If you’re running [Kubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://kubuntu.org/) or later, including [Kubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu) and [Kubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CosmicCuttlefish/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. Versions of Kubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14-04-lts) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-15-10) don’t include *snap* by default, but *snap* can be installed from the command line as follows: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` ### Install minecraft-server-jdstrand To install minecraft-server-jdstrand, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install minecraft-server-jdstrand ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. 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