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My kids use the Linux bedrock launcher (unofficial). It's often a bit behind the latest release, but it runs much smoother than on Windows IMO.

https://github.com/minecraft-linux/appimage-builder/releases...

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The only thing I don't like is your render distance is drastically limited. Under Linux I can only set it to 12 (I believe), whereas in Windows I can go all the way out to 51 if I so choose (which is useful when looking for end cities).

Minecraft has made this a bit confusing, but there are two completely independent implementations of minecraft, the java edition and the bedrock edition. The poster above you was referring to the bedrock edition for linux.

* The java edition has always had a fairly limited render distance, although recently they split render distance and simulation distance into separate options which allows for higher render distance than in the past. (There are also mods like bobby, but it wouldn't help you find end cities: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/bobby)

* Bedrock edition, designed to be capable to run on mobiles, has the ability to run very high render distances on pc.

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