This is my Java environment:
~: java -version
java version "11.0.1" 2018-10-16 LTS
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.1+13-LTS)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build 11.0.1+13-LTS, mixed mode)
But when trying to execute a program after compiling it I get the following error:
Error: LinkageError occurred while loading main class ClassName
java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: ClassName has been
compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime
(class file version 55.0), this version of the Java Runtime
only recognizes class file versions up to 54.0
My PATH and JAVA_HOME variables both point to this version of java. I have other versions downloaded but it seems they are not registered in the system:
update-alternatives --display java
java - auto mode
link best version is /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64/bin/java
link currently points to /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64/bin/java
link java is /usr/bin/java
slave java.1.gz is /usr/share/man/man1/java.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64/bin/java - priority 1101
slave java.1.gz: /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64/man/man1/java.1.gz
So how come the compilation and execution are done with different versions?
The problem is that the other downloaded versions of Java are reachable via my PATH variable. So after specifying the full path to the javac and java executables when compiling and executing my program it works.