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ratdude747

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From: Madison, IN

Registered: 2013-07-05

Posts: 42

Minecraft + Java 8 = no internet?

I recently upgraded to Minecraft 1.11. I got a warning that in the future I'll need Java 8. OK, fair enough. I installed jre8-openjdk and swapped environments with archlinux-java.

After doing so, while Minecraft no longer complains about using an old version of Java, the launcher cannot connect to the internet. Switching environments back to jre7-openjdk fixed the connectivity issue but obviously isn't a long term fix as I like to play on the snapshot versions, future ones which might require Java 8.

What would be causing this? What to try?

mpan

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Registered: 2012-08-01

Posts: 1,207

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Re: Minecraft + Java 8 = no internet?

In the next year Java 9 rolls out — you should not even consider still having 7.

Minecraft is non-libre, hence I can only make blind guesses; but to do so at least some information is needed. Could you provide the logs?

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