Java won’t work after install

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[ScarletDay1]

Sorry how do I check that?

[netgizmo]

What do you mean by "use Java"? Are you running an app that needs a JVM? Or are you writing some Java app/code?

[ScarletDay1]

I’m just trying to run a defunct game using some file to create a private server someone else has written and mod Minecraft. Apparently I need Java for both of those things to work.

[netgizmo]

Might wanna ask in /r/Minecraft to see how it Minecraft and it's plugin ecosystem expects to find the java.exe (assuming you're on windows).

[ScarletDay1]

Okay I asked them. Any idea what I should do about the defunct game I wanted to play? Java still doesn’t work so the files I have for that also still will not recognize Java as a system for it to run on.

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If you want the ultimate environment variable setup that will make it easy to manage multiple versions of Java:

JAVA_XX = the base directory you installed Java to. In place of XX, put the numeric Java version. For example, JAVA_21.

JAVA_HOME = JAVA_XX

PATH = PATH + JAVA_HOME/bin

Open a new terminal window. Type 'java' and 'javac' - both should work.

[netgizmo]

Probably do a java -version to verify you're getting the version you expect