Minecraft Tiny Takeover Java Version Change

Posted in Computing Notes, Gaming Note on Mar 25th, 2026 Comments Off

The 2026-03-24 Tiny Takeover Java Edition, 26.1, requires an upgrade to Java 25. The previous release, 1.21.11, used version 21.

Running old versions of Java Minecraft

Posted in Computing Notes on Oct 22nd, 2025 Comments Off

One source for the Java 8 (1.8) runtime is the Oracle Archives page.  Another helpful one is the standard Java download page for the desktop Java Runtime Environment, JRE. I downloaded the Linux x86 (32-bit) version even though the host is a 64bit Linux.  The reason for that is that at some point in the [...]

Install Java 21 in Debian 12

Posted in Computing Notes on May 4th, 2024 Comments Off

Minecraft Java edition lost compatibility with Java 17 between 1.20.4 and 1.20.6. Version 1.20.4 works with Java 17, and 1.20.6 no longer works with Java 17.  Several guides appear online for installing downloaded packages of the 64-bit runtime from Oracle or other sources.  Since Debian offers 32-bit server operating systems in the present day, the [...]