Java program compiled by more recent version of JRE, but I have the most recent version

I'm trying to set up a Minecraft server for my friends and I get the following error every time I try to launch it

Error: LinkageError occurred while loading main class net.minecraft.bundler.Main java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: net/minecraft/bundler/Main has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 61.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 55.0

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I have the current JRE available on Ubuntu (build 11.0.15.10). I've tried removing all versions of JRE on my server and reinstalling only the most recent one, but I get the same error. I even updated the whole server from Ubuntu 18 to Ubuntu 20. Any help is much appreciated.

1 Answer

from your error you have to know that Java 17 = class file version 61.0 Java 11 = class file version 55.0

So you need to install Java 17. By default Ubuntu have this command sudo apt install default-jre which will install some version of the JRE on your system. Now because you want exactly Java 17 you can try to execute sudo apt install openjdk-17-jre-headless. If this result in error because it is not in the Repository of Ubuntu you can check some tutorial like this to installed it manually:

In your system there is already Java 11. To switch which version you need: sudo update-alternatives --config java The you have to choose the number of the row with the right JVM.

Good luck to all!