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== Setting up Java ==
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Exilent requires '''Java 11+ JRE/JDK''' installed. On '''Mac''' it best works with Oracle JDK.
Exilent currently works only with '''Java 8 (JRE/JDK)'''.  
 
  
To download it search for it in google, it should be the first result:
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== Verify default Java version ==
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There can be several Java versions installed on your computer. When you double click a JAR file it will be executed on the Java version which is set as default.
  
[https://www.google.hu/search?q=java+8+jdk https://www.google.hu/search?q=java+8+jdk]
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https://i.imgur.com/RhBjx8v.png
  
https://i.imgur.com/Q4rcBvf.png
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Open up a Command Prompt/Terminal and type '''java -version'''. This will print out the current default Java version.
  
* Accept the License Agreement first.
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https://i.imgur.com/LnxBqAX.png
  
* Download the version you need and install it. You should pick the x64 (64 bit) version over the x86 (32 bit).
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12.x.x means Java 12.
  
* Restart your computer if it says so.
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== Removing other Java versions ('''Mac''') ==
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If you are '''on Mac''' you have to remove other versions of Java first.
  
{{See also|Downloads}}
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To do this, download the installer of the java that you currently have installed, run it and select uninstall.
{{See also|Default Java version}}
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== Installing Java ==
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=== AdoptOpenJDK ===
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Go to: https://adoptopenjdk.net
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Choose a Version: OpenJDK 11 (LTS) or OpenJDK 16 (Latest)
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Choose a JVM: Hotspot
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Select your platform.
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Download and install.
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=== Oracle JDK===
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Go to: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/
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Select your platform.
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Download and Install.
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{{See also|Getting started}}

Latest revision as of 22:33, 19 October 2022

Exilent requires Java 11+ JRE/JDK installed. On Mac it best works with Oracle JDK.

Verify default Java version

There can be several Java versions installed on your computer. When you double click a JAR file it will be executed on the Java version which is set as default.

RhBjx8v.png

Open up a Command Prompt/Terminal and type java -version. This will print out the current default Java version.

LnxBqAX.png

12.x.x means Java 12.

Removing other Java versions (Mac)

If you are on Mac you have to remove other versions of Java first.

To do this, download the installer of the java that you currently have installed, run it and select uninstall.

Installing Java

AdoptOpenJDK

Go to: https://adoptopenjdk.net

Choose a Version: OpenJDK 11 (LTS) or OpenJDK 16 (Latest)

Choose a JVM: Hotspot

Select your platform.

Download and install.

Oracle JDK

Go to: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/

Select your platform.

Download and Install.

See also: Getting started