Difference between revisions of "Setting up Java"

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* JDK (Java Development Kit): has some extra tools for Java development
 
* JDK (Java Development Kit): has some extra tools for Java development
  
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.
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There can be several Java versions installed on a computer at the same time. When you double click a JAR file it will be executed on the Java version which is set as default.
  
In order to run Exilent you have to make sure you have Java 8 set as default.
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In order to run Exilent you have to make sure you have '''Java 8 set as default''.
  
 
== Verify your default Java version ==
 
== Verify your default Java version ==

Revision as of 11:08, 28 July 2018

Exilent currently supports only Java 8 JRE/JDK.

  • JRE (Java Runtime Environment): enough to run Java applications
  • JDK (Java Development Kit): has some extra tools for Java development

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

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).

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Set default Java version

On Windows installing any Java (JRE of JDK) should be set as default.

On Mac installing a JRE wont be set as default so you will have to install JDK.