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The Java Runtime Environment.

The Java Runtime Environment is a set of software that allows for a system to run Java applications. The one used in Ubuntu (provided by Ubuntu-restricted-extras) is the Sun-jre (provided by Oracle), however one can use GIJ (the GNU version). On 64bit systems, the Open JDK JRE is used in place of the Sun version.

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how can i upgrade only jre from 7 to jre 8 on ubuntu 1404

I currently have the jre 7 and need to upgrade to 8 on ubuntu 1404. I need only JRE upgraded to 8 for demo purpose. Could you please guide me on this? java version "1.7.0_79" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.5.6)…
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JVM without JRE

Why can't the Java Virtual Machine run without the Java Runtime Environment? What is the purpose of the Java Virtual Machine, and what is the purpose of the Java Runtime Environment? What are both things actually?
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Executing file with other application through terminal

Is there any way for me to execute a .jar file with JRE through the command line. I'm having an issue with the file and I wanna see if I can get any information as to what the error is. When I try to execute it with ./ it says that that it can't…
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Problem in executing a jar file in ubuntu 14.04LTS

I have latest ubuntu 14.04 LTS + java 1.7.0_55 + IcedTea 2.4.7 installed However when i try to execute a jar file i get the notification: "This application requires a newer version of the Java runtime. Please download and install the latest Java…
Sivaraman Viswanatha
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