version 1.7 of the jvm is not suitable for this product. version 1.8 greater is required for eclipse nano in window

Question

I am trying to launch Eclipse Nano in Windows 7, but getting the error:

Version 1.7 of the JVM is not suitable for this product. version 1.8 greater is required for Eclipse Nano in Windows 

I already have Java 8 installed on the system

Nathanaelnathanial

Answer 1

sudo /usr/sbin/update-alternatives --config java

and select the jvm 1.8

Damales

This gives the message There is only one alternative in link group java (providing /usr/bin/java): /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java Nothing to configure. – Morvin

+1. On my Ubuntu 18.04 (upgraded from 14.04) the path was different: $ which update-alternatives /usr/bin/update-alternatives – Tattoo

Answer 2

Simply download 1.8 JDK from Java SE Development Kit 8 Downloads install it, then copy the jre folder & paste it in:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\EclipseNeon\"

Then rename the folder to "jre", start the eclipse again it should work.

Trafficator

Answer 3

I faced the same issue (Windows 10). You need to set the "JAVA_HOME" system environment variable to point to JDK 8 folder and edit the "Path" system environment variable to have a new path to JRE 8's bin folder, this should be at the top of the list.

Ossuary

Also, remove any directories from Path that point to old JDK versions. – Bitt

Answer 4

I too got the same error while installing

Possible reason for the error - The eclipse version, you are installing and the Java version should be of same bit, i.e. either 32 bit or 64 bit

Solution: I have downloaded both the java for 64 bit and 32 bit and installed, now my problem is gone.

Please let me know if it works for you.

Ragnar

Answer 5

When you download the latest eclipse, and extract it, you can find the folder named eclipse-installer with eclipse-inst file inside it. Instead of double-clicking it to start installation, just navigate to the folder in terminal and run ./eclipse-inst command. It does the entire installation for you. It worked for me and hope who also got the same problem(version 1.7 of the jvm is not suitable for this product. version 1.8 greater is required) gets solved. :)

Mesozoic

I installed eclipse using apt-get on Unbuntu. Where is the installer? – Morvin

I am amused. When I found the directory and run the installer, it says Version 1.7.0_181 of the JVM is not suitable for this product. Version: 1.8 or greater is required. – Morvin

Answer 6

On a Windows system I had the same problem.

Although I had only Java 1.8 installed, I found that I also had a 1.7 upgrade file installed too (which didn't get uninstalled automatically when I installed 1.8).

Uninstalling this upgrade file allowed me to install Eclipse IDE.

Landside

Answer 7

I had the same issue and I had a different solution to this problem. Though I set the JAVA_HOME to 1.8 (Both through CMD and environment variables), the error was persisting.

So I opened CMD prompt, typed:

java - version 

to find out 1.7 was the version my system was set to. Until then I had no clue from where it was fetching this version.

And then I changed it to 1.8 using this command:

set path=C:\.....eclipse\jdk1.8.0_141-b15\bin

AND IT WORKED!

Recheck if it is set to 1.8 with the same command:

java -version 

You should be good to go now!

Felisafelise

Answer 8

if it's a 64-bit Eclipse. You'll need to explicitly download and install the 64-bit Java 8 or later.
download it from here
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html

Huihuie

Thank you! The eclipse installer provided a bad link. – Provenance

There are many options to choose from there. How do I know which one is the right one? – Morvin

Answer 9

tips for windows users

Version 1.7 of the JVM is not suitable for this product. version 1.8 greater is required

• user get above error message because they had multiple jdk version or they do not have latest version of jdk installed , even if you install latest version of jdk and you if you have not removed old version of jdk like 1.7 you will get the above error message , so better to get rid of old version of jdk and jre etc.

-> ignore this step if you have insallted latest version of jdk already download 32 or 64 bit latest jdk from : https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html

-> go to C:\Program Files\Java and look for old version of jdk , let say if you have 1.7 versions of jdk delete them so that you are left only with latest version , you can remove old versions of jre too here just by deleting. -> next run eclipse you will not get v1.7 message

Californium

Answer 10

Find the JVM

If a JVM is installed in the eclipse/jre directory, Eclipse will use it; otherwise the launcher will consult the eclipse.ini file and the system path variable. Eclipse DOES NOT consult the JAVA_HOME environment variable.

To explicitly specify a JVM of your choice, you can use the -vm command line argument:

eclipse -vm c:\jre\bin\javaw.exe ''start Java by executing the specified java executable
eclipse -vm c:\jre\bin\client\jvm.dll ''start Java by loading the jvm in the eclipse process

Vann

Answer 11

Go to Eclipse directory, find and open eclipse.ini configuration file then modify below parameter to your desired version, it will work.

-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.8

It worked for me

Vinegarroon

Answer 12

1. Eclipse will consider the version that is mentioned in eclipse.ini file, this error means that your installed java version (in environment variable) and the mentioned java version in eclipse.ini file is not matching.
2. You may just change the java version there (it will be in eclipse-installation-dir).
3. Change the property as below:- -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=

Bullet

Or a better way instead of this- if you have multiple JDK and JRE installed, you would have to remove the older ones. Eclipse will go through Java folder and use the first 1 it finds. Even if you have the latest one, it will pick the one at the top and start using it. This is what I did and it worked. – Undressed

Answer 13

Updating below line in eclipse.ini worked for me -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.8

Isostasy

Answer 14

Two things:

Check this question here as it's similar and has some good pointers Eclipse - no Java (JRE) / (JDK) ... no virtual machine

Also, get the latest JRE and JDK from Oracle vs from java.com http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

Undertake

The OP would not get this message if no Java was installed. It looks like either just Java 7 or both Java 7 and Java 8 are installed. – Aneroid

Answer 15

Today I meet the same question. I download the file that named "eclipse-inst-linux64.tar.gz". When I open the eclipse, it shows "Version 1.7.0_121 of the JVM is not suitable for this product. Version: 1.8".Then execute

cd /usr/bin/
sudo ln -s /Your_JAVA_PATH /usr/bin/java

Then you can install eclipse.

Reiners

Answer 16

• Make sure java and eclipse versions are same(32bit or 64bit)
• Try running eclipse-installer as administrator(this worked for me)

Zawde

Answer 17

If you need to skip this step just simply change Required Version number, ex: open with any text editor instalation path/AptanaStudio3.ini and change -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.8 to -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.7

This is just for skipping this step.

Bookstore

Answer 18

I had both 1.7 and 1.8 in path and 1.7 was on top and 1.8 below in Pah, so i moved 1.7 below 1.8, thats it it worked.

Thoria

Answer 19

1. Go to Oracle's website and download the newest version of Java JDK. (https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-downloads.html)

2. Install the program on your computer.

3. Remove all old environment variables related to Oracle and Java.

4. Set the environment variables related to the new installation all the way to the bin folder. (include the bin folder in the environment variables section)

Natty