This is what I did:
* Downloaded the minecraft launcher jar file and placed it in a folder
* Set up a .desktop file with the exec parameter set to
java -jar pathWhereTheJarIs/theJar.jar
* Ran the 1.6.4/1.7.2 version
* Download the 1.6.4(latest)/1.7.2(recommended AND latest) forge installer
* Ran the file using the terminal:
java -jar nameOfForgeInstaller.jar
* Selected install client
* I then opened the launcher again and ran the newly created profile created by forge.
Both versions work as expected on my Windows computer. But when I tried with my Ubuntu computer I get this console output:
Development Console:
Nothing is written to the forge logs
I did the same with the 1.7.2 (recommended AND latest) version and got this in the Development Console:
Still no logs.
Reading the Development Console, I assume the launcher can't find the main start file. The vanilla versions of the game works perfectly. Is there any Linux user that have managed to run forge? Am I doing something wrong?
System properties:
OS Name: Linux
OS Version: 3.2.0-48-generic
OS Arch: i386
Java Version: 1.7.0_55
32-bit