On Mon, Dec 18, 2023, 13:09 Stephen Winnall <st...@winnall.ch> wrote:
> Why is everyone avoiding answering Judi’s question? > On the NetBeans main page, it says indirectly that you can't install with java 8, you need 11+ Deployment Platforms The Apache NetBeans 20 binary releases require JDK 11+, and officially support running on JDK 11, 17 and 21. https://netbeans.apache.org/front/main/download/nb20/ > > I don’t pretend to be the expert but the answer to Judi’s question is: > download newer (post-v8) versions of Java from Zulu ( > https://www.azul.com/downloads/?package=jdk#zulu) or some other OpenJDK > site. > > Cheers, > Steve > > On 18 Dec 2023, at 19:04, Michael Bien <mbie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 18.12.23 18:22, Judi Rastall wrote: > > I go to my Java installation (which says it is Java v8 update 391), click > on check for updates, and it tells me I have the latest version. > > > java isn't going to update to the next major version on windows. I don't > think the newer JDKs have even an updater anymore (not sure, might be > vendor dependent). > > The easiest way to get started on windows is to use one of the community > installers which bundle a current JDK with NB in one package. If you don't > want that, then check the requirements on the download page and install a > supported JDK of a vendor you prefer. > > -mbien > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > >
