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Updated Java Management (markdown)

Daniel Scalzi 2018-08-20 02:29:24 -04:00
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### Change the Java Executable ### Change the Java Executable
The launcher automatically discovers valid installations of Java on your computer. If you do not have a valid installation, the launcher will prevent the game from launching (otherwise it would crash and burn). A valid installation is **Java 8 x64 greater than update 52**. * Click **Choose File**.
* Navigate to the JRE/JDK you wish to use.
* Select the executable.
* Windows: `bin/javaw.exe`
* macOS/Linux: `bin/java`
**Why is Java 10+ not supported?** Forge and LaunchWrapper [only support Java 8](https://github.com/Mojang/LegacyLauncher/pull/11). The launcher automatically discovers valid installations of Java on your computer. If you do not have a valid installation, the launcher will prevent the game from launching. WesterosCraft requires **Java 8 x64 greater than update 52**.
The launcher will give you the option to automatically download a valid version of Java if it fails to find one. It will download it to `.westeroscraft/runtime/x64` as a local installation (only for the launcher). **We recommend using this option.** The launcher will give you the option to automatically download a valid version of Java if it fails to find one. It will download it to `.westeroscraft/runtime/x64` as a local installation (only for the launcher). **We recommend using this option.**
**Why is Java 10+ not supported?** Forge and LaunchWrapper [only support Java 8](https://github.com/Mojang/LegacyLauncher/pull/11).
#### Manually Installing a Valid Version of Java #### Manually Installing a Valid Version of Java
If you want to manually install Java rather than having the launcher do it for you, follow these steps. If you want to manually install Java rather than having the launcher do it for you, follow these steps.
* [Download Java 8 x64](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html). * [Download Java 8 x64](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html).
* Windows: Windows x64 (`jre-8uVERSION-windows-x64.exe`) * Windows: Windows x64 (`jre-8uVERSION-windows-x64.exe`)
* MacOS: Mac OS X x64 (`jre-8uVERSION-macosx-x64.dmg`) * macOS: Mac OS X x64 (`jre-8uVERSION-macosx-x64.dmg`)
* Linux: `sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jre` (or equivalent for your distro). * Linux:
* OpenJDK (recommended): `$ sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jre`
* Oracle: [Instructions](https://java.com/en/download/help/linux_x64_install.xml)
* Try to launch the game again, the launcher should find the version you just installed.