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Exilent currently supports only Java version 8.
 
Exilent currently supports only Java version 8.
  
== Verify your Java version ==
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If you install a new Java version on your computer it is possible that it doesnt get set as default so an older version of Java would be still the default Java runner. So when you double click a JAR file it would be executed on this version of Java.
Even if you install a new Java on your computer it is possible that an older version of Java is still set as the default Java runner.
 
  
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In order to run Exilent you have to make sure you have Java 8 set as default.
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== Verify your default Java version ==
 
Open up a terminal where you can type commands (Windows: Start - Command Prompt, Mac: Finder - Terminal).
 
Open up a terminal where you can type commands (Windows: Start - Command Prompt, Mac: Finder - Terminal).
  
 
Type: java -version
 
Type: java -version
  
The default Java runner version will be printed out (Java 8 181).
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The default Java version will be printed out (Java 8 181).
  
 
https://i.imgur.com/giWilQt.png
 
https://i.imgur.com/giWilQt.png

Revision as of 11:01, 28 July 2018

Exilent currently supports only Java version 8.

If you install a new Java version on your computer it is possible that it doesnt get set as default so an older version of Java would be still the default Java runner. So when you double click a JAR file it would be executed on this version of Java.

In order to run Exilent you have to make sure you have Java 8 set as default.

Verify your default Java version

Open up a terminal where you can type commands (Windows: Start - Command Prompt, Mac: Finder - Terminal).

Type: java -version

The default Java version will be printed out (Java 8 181).

giWilQt.png