When I do anything with Maven (using mvn command) I get the following message:
The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly This
environment variable is needed to run this program NB: JAVA_HOME
should point to a JDK not a JRE
java -version
returns the following:
openjdk version "1.8.0_212-1-ojdkbuild"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_212-1-ojdkbuild-b04)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.212-b04, mixed mode)
My JAVA_HOME points at the bin folder of this JDK.
My PATH variable also has the same bin folder in it.
My question is what am I doing wrong? Shouldnt java -version say Development kit instead of Runtime enviroment?
I don't think we are going to work out what the problem by asking you questions. Instead I suggest you do the following:
At the command prompt, set the environment variable %MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO% to the value on. Then at the same command prompt, run mvn. This is supposed to echo all commands that the mvn.cmd batch file runs.
Compare the output with the source of the batch file ... as installed on your system. In particular, see what gets echo'd for these lines:
#REM ==== START VALIDATION ====
if not "%JAVA_HOME%"=="" goto OkJHome
for %%i in (java.exe) do set "JAVACMD=%%~$PATH:i"
goto checkJCmd
:OkJHome
set "JAVACMD=%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java.exe"
:checkJCmd
if exist "%JAVACMD%" goto chkMHome
echo The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly >&2
echo This environment variable is needed to run this program >&2
echo NB: JAVA_HOME should point to a JDK not a JRE >&2
goto error
(Note that the above excerpt is taken from the most recent version of the Maven batch file does. You may have an older version of Maven that does something different. Check it before jumping to conclusions.)
If that doesn't work, modify the batch file and add a line to echo what %JAVA_CMD% is set to. Then run the modified batch file.
Note that the validation is actually checking that %JAVA_CMD% exists as a file.
I see you have actually solved the problem by reinstalling. Unfortunately, that doesn't tell us what the problem really was.
JAVA_HOME should refer to folder where bin folder is located, but I think you have installed inly java, without jdk, run javac -version you will see if compiler is available.
Probably you should install package openjdk-8-jdk, but you have only openjdk-8-jre. Thats ubuntu package names. Name can be different depending on your OS.
It seems you have installed JDK under C:\Program Files\... and therefore you need to put the absolute path in both, JAVA_HOME and PATH environment variables i.e. do not set %JAVA_HOME%\bin in PATH; rather, set C:\Program Files\...\bin in PATH environment variable.
Also, make sure the path set in JAVA_HOME is one level above the path set in PATH variable.
Last but not the least, make sure you move the path of this JDK above all values under PATH which will make sure that the path of another JDK does not take precedance over the JDK which you want to work with.
After uninstalling everything and clearing directories and computer restart. I reinstalled everything. In System variables PATH is set to java path + /bin and on JAVA_HOME its just the path to the folder.
MAven is operational again
I previously had Java 7 installed on my Windows PC. System environment variable also had location to it. I installed Java 10 without uninstalling 7 or changing the environment variable. Now when I go to CMD or Cygwin and enter Java -version it says Java 10.
I would think since I didn't change the environment variable that it would still be 7. How is Windows deciding what JDK to use?
Thanks!
Probably your JAVA_HOME or just PATH environment variables were changed.
Go to command line and do the following to check it:
> echo %JAVA_HOME%
For example, for me it gives back:
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-9.0.4
How is Windows deciding what JDK to use?
Windows is NOT making decisions on its own. If you get version 10 information when you run java -version, it is because Windows is finding the folder containing java.exe corresponding to the version 10 first in the paths pointed to by the PATH environment variable. If you have installed Java using an installer, the installer would update the PATH variable for you. Check your PATH variable and you will see the Java 10 folder appearing there first and then Java 7 folder.
If you are using a java ide , you might find the location in JRE configurations. for example in eclipse :
windows > preferences > Installed JREs
.
Your JAVA_HOME variable might still be set to JDK 7 directory, however the Java 10 installation may have inserted it's /bin directory to the PATH.
Check to ensure that java 10 isn't on the PATH before java 7, or hasn't overwritten it.
CMD etc. check the path for the binaries for commands like java-version.
I'm having issues trying to boot-up Android Studio
When I try to launch it after installation I'm getting this error:
No JVM Installation found. Please install a 64 bit JDK.
My current system specification:
Operating System: Windows 8.0 64 bit version
JDK installed: JDK 1.8.0
What I have tried:
I have tried what was reported in the error, and also in most of the solutions to set the JDK_HOME variable in environment variables to my JDK path (64 bit version) i.e. C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_05
*I also have tried rebooting system, just in case to test if the environment variable is not working without a restart
I have seen these solutions and tried but none of them works, so don't mark it as a duplicate of any of these:
Android Studio installation on Windows 7 fails, no JDK found
With android studio no jvm found, JAVA_HOME has been set
Android Studio start fails on Windows 8 64bit
Android Studio does not launch after installation
Here is the cmd output for java version:
I had the same problem. I tried setting all kind of paths but nothing worked. So I had to do some dirty fix. The only problem with this is that it opens a blank command line window.
I did the following to make it work.
goto the AndroidStudio installation folder.
goto bin folder and open studio.bat in text editor
add set JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java2\jdk1.8.0//your java path after the ECHO line.
goto Start -> All Programmes -> Android Studio ->
right click on Android Studio and click on properties.
You will see the Target something like <installation path>android-studio\bin\studio64.exe
change it to <installation path>android-studio\bin\studio.bat
Now you can access it by clicking it from the menu.
Note : I tried it with 8, It works.
I reproduced your issue on my Windows 8.1 system :
Installed 64-bit JDK 1.8.0_11.
Installed latest Android Studio Bundle.
Went to Control Panel -> System -> Advanced system settings -> Environment Variables...
Added JDK_HOME pointing to my 64-bit JDK.
Launched studio64.exe
I got the same message you did. Thinking that it might be the environment variable, I did the following :
Went to Control Panel -> System -> Advanced system settings -> Environment Variables...
Changed the name of JDK_HOME to JAVA_HOME.
Launched studio64.exe
It came up successfully !
1 .Download 64 bit version of JDK from here
As shown in next picture, go to Control Panel -> System and Security -> Advanced system settings -> Environment Variables -> New (System variables)
Then add variable name: JAVA_HOME and variable value: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_25
Please note that jdk1.8.0_25 may be vary depending on JDK version.
Click OK button on the rest of the windows left.
1-Right click on Android Studio and click on properties.
2-Replace studio64.exe in link by studio.exe.
Ok, was having this issue as well and this is what fixed it for me. For the record I'm using Windows 8.1 and Java JDK 1.8.31, all 64-bit.
The problem is with the space between "Program" and "Files" in the path set in JAVA_HOME. I've had this problem before but didn't really realize until I was checking the instructions here for setting JAVA HOME, then it all made sense.
In a nutshell, change the JAVA_HOME path from:
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_31
to
C:\Progra~1\Java\jdk1.8.0_31
Make sure to set the correct JDK version number for your installation. Removing the space from the path fixed everything on my system.
As noted on the page linked above,
use C:\Progra~1\ for C:\Program Files\
and C:\Progra~2\ for C:\Program Files(x86)\
depending on where you have the JDK installed on your system.
Note: Just to be clear, before making this change my system correctly echoed the value of JAVA_HOME to be C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_31 in the command window, leading me to believe all was well. However, attempting to run %JAVA_HOME%\bin\javac reported that the path could not be found. After removing the space from the JAVA_HOME path the same command runs perfectly.
Uninstall Java 8 and clean your JDK_HOME and your JAVA_HOME enviromental paths. Then install 64bit JAVA 6 or 7 JDK of your preference.
Make sure you set the path in the SYSTEM VARIABLES not in the USER VARIABLES also.....name the variable name as JAVA_HOME and the address as C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_25\ be sure that you didn't place any semicolon.
According to Oracle's installation notes, you should download/install JDK for the correct system. For your convenience, I have linked to it from the sentence above. If you still encounter problems, leave a comment. I have written some quick code that will tell you if your JVM is 64 or 32-bit, below. I'd suggest you run this class and leave a comment as to its output:
public class CheckMemoryMode {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.err.println(System.getProperty("sun.arch.data.model"));
}
}
For me this turns out to be Environment Variables not being inherited.
Quick answer: reboot, than click on studio.bat, not studio.exe or studio64.exe
================ Details =================
"Right Click"-"Run as Administrator" works for me if:
** JDK_HOME or JAVA_HOME was set. (PATH didn't need to be changed for me)
** I run studio.bat, not studio.exe
** Note: By Default I am an administrator on a Microsoft Account (That Microsoft part may be affecting things), and I seldom reboot. I'm running Win8.1 64bit. I installed both JDKv1.8.0.0_25 32bit and 64 bit, and had JRE 32bit and 64 bit already installed (used by other software).
I found there was a difference in clicking on studio.bat, studio.exe, and running studio.bat from a command prompt. There is also a difference if I rebooted or not.
The difference: The System Environment Variables aren't all there depending on how I start the program.
To test:
In start menu drag a copy of "command prompt" to your desktop, then change properties so "Start In" is location of studio.bat
copy studio.bat to studio_debug.bat (one we can mess with)
drag a shortcut of studio_debug.bat to desktop for convenience.
edit studio_debug.bat (right click --> edit)
== Change:
#echo off
== to
#echo on
echo Set===================
set
echo ======================
pause
This may also help in debugging studio.bat:
== change:
"%JAVA_EXE%" %ALL_JVM_ARGS% -cp "%CLASS_PATH%" %MAIN_CLASS_NAME% %*
== to
echo =================
echo Starting: "%JAVA_EXE%" %ALL_JVM_ARGS% -cp "%CLASS_PATH%" %MAIN_CLASS_NAME% %*
pause
"%JAVA_EXE%" %ALL_JVM_ARGS% -cp "%CLASS_PATH%" %MAIN_CLASS_NAME% %*
echo =================
Now when you run studio.bat from command prompt versus double clicking you may see difference in environment variables including JAVA_HOME and PATH. If you do you have same problem as me.
The problem seems to depend on:
did you reboot since changing environment variables?
didn't seem to matter if I was local or microsoft account
may depend whether you are an administrator or other account type
whether you start using studio.bat, studio.exe, or studio64.exe
.
FYI: The actual successful startup command executed by studio.bat on my system was as follows (includes studio64.exe):
"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_25\bin\java.exe" "-Xms128m" "-Xmx750m" "-XX:MaxPermSize=350m" "-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=96m" "-ea" "-Dsun.io.useCanonCaches=false" "-Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true" "-Djsse.enableSNIExtension=false" "-XX:+UseCodeCacheFlushing" "-XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC" "-XX:SoftRefLRUPolicyMSPerMB=50" "-XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError" "-Didea.platform.prefix=AndroidStudio" "-Didea.paths.selector=AndroidStudioBeta" -Djb.vmOptionsFile="C:\android-studio\bin\studio64.exe.vmoptions" "-Xbootclasspath/a:C:\android-studio\bin\../lib/boot.jar" -Didea.paths.selector=AndroidStudioBeta -Didea.platform.prefix=AndroidStudio -cp "C:\android-studio\bin\..\lib\bootstrap.jar;C:\android-studio\bin\..\lib\extensions.jar;C:\android-studio\bin\..\lib\util.jar;C:\android-studio\bin\..\lib\jdom.jar;C:\android-studio\bin\..\lib\log4j.jar;C:\android-studio\bin\..\lib\trove4j.jar;C:\android-studio\bin\..\lib\jna.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_25\lib\tools.jar" com.intellij.idea.Main
Hope that helps someone else.
Just make sure that the installed version of both, Android Studio and JDK, are of either 32-bit or 64-bit. If JDK is of 32-bit and Android Studio of 64-bit or vice-verse, then it won't work though you set up JAVA_HOME.
My fix was to remove the double quotes that I had enclosed the JAVA_HOME path in.
Instead of declaring JAVA_HOME as "C\Program Files..."
I removed the " and declared JAVA_HOME as C\Program Files...
I am on Win 7, x64
I also faced the same issue. The solution which helped me was I downloaded and installed 64 bit JDK from this link and set the "java_home" variable to the new JDK installed path like C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_45. Hope this helps.
Had the same problem after upgrading my machine from 7 to 10 had to reinstall the JDK all overgain and took me only a few seconds.
Here are the steps I followed.
Go to this link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html
Agree to oracle contact agreement.Then pick your windows version in my case is 64 bit after that its ..Next..Next,,once compete you can relaunch your Android studio without any problem. Hope this helps
Here comes the solution.
Just start ANDROID STUDIO as administrator if you are using a non administrator windows profile!
If your environment variables are correct that will do the trick. Enjoy!
Android Studio Works Perfectly fine with Java 1.8 or Java 8. I was also having invalid JVM error. The reason was including ";" (semicolon) at the end of JAVA_HOME path value. The correct format for path value is:
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_xx (Replace xx with your current version)
Do not include ; (semicolon) at the end of JAVA_HOME value
In my case
In Control Panel -> System -> Advanced system settings -> Environment Variables there is no JDK_HOME OR JAVA_HOME
SO
I added an entry named: JDK_HOME pointing to: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_25\ (you have to point this to your JDK instalation path)
And all seems to work fine now
You must just install jdk1.8.0 and then right click on my computer icon and then select properties,then in left panel, select advanced system settings, then in dialog bog select Environment Variables, then in that's dialog box,in section user variables create new variable that's name must be JAVA_HOME and path is C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0(in my pc) then sytem variable section, select PATH variable and append it's end this path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0\bin and then select ok for all dialog box and after this steps run Android studio. And for test, run cmd in windows and run this command java -version if returned a java version and ... it is installed correctly.
Note: I get answer in windows 8.1 64 bit.
This is tested on my Windows 7 64Bit machine.
Quite strange... I had the same issue - WHILE IntelliJ Idea (including the Android Plug-in) was working perfectly.
However, here is what I did to get Android Studio 1.0 working (no step missing -> maybe it will help programming beginners).
Just set up a new environment variable by...
pressing Windows-Key and typing env... you'll see "Edit the system environment variables". Click!
Now click "Environment Variables..."
Under System variables (NOT "User variables") add a new entry named JAVA_HOME and set the value to your Java folder (like C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_25)
apply and you are good to go.
PS: I don't know why some people writing about nuclear science when they want to explain how to set the Java path..
The solution is given in the error itself, Goto My computer(Right click)-->properties-->Advanced system settings-->Environment variables-->Create new variable.
Give the following details to it:
Variable name : JAVA_HOME.
Variable value : (your path to java jdk installation folder).
To find the path for java installation, go to program files in your window installation drive (normally C drive). Find folder named JAVA, in that navigate to JDK folder.
Copy the link address from the top, and paste it in the Variable value .
Now Press Ok and once environment variable gets created restart the android studio.
Hope it helps.
if your "enviornment variables" set well, than try to update
Start > All Programs > Android Studio > Android Studio
do right click, click Properties and set android studio sdk path
in
shortcut > Target
If you are using windows 7, make sure you install jdk-xxxx-windows-x64.exe.
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html
I had previously installed 32 bit instead of 64 bit version hence it was installed in program files x(86) folder. But if you install 64 bit sdk setup, its installed in program files folder.
Then set the JAVA_HOME='C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_65'
It should work fine.
My variables pointed to other system variables so JDK_HOME was
%programfiles%\Java\jdk1.8.0_45
and i had to explicitly change it to
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_45
Similar for JAVA_HOME
My JAVA_HOME was pointing to c:/jre directly. So I changed it to C:/java/jre because it was confused to pick up which one to use, so I changed it to the specific one and it works for me. Note: It is better to have only one JRE install on your machine
I solved the problem in my case by deleting file
C:\Users\username.AndroidStudioX\studio64.exe.vmoptions
( x denotes the version of your android studio so it can be different ) , because I created it before to customize VM options.
It's that simple
Add the your installation path and java path to the default system path by separating the ;
Right click on My Computer-->Properties-->Advances System Setting-->Advanced -->Environment Variables-->Under System Variables category find the "Path"-->add the android installation path and java path by separating with ;...
Believe it works
If it does not work after setting paths in environment variables correctly,
Reinstall Android Studio and it worked for me.
Under my Android Studio\bin there are two folder
studio.exe and studio64.exe
I tried to run the first program and it gives me the mentioned error.
But when running studio64.exe it works.
If setting JAVA_HOME not works, install Visual Studio C++, you can download "all versions in one" installer here: https://www.techpowerup.com/download/visual-c-redistributable-runtime-package-all-in-one/
I think Android does not support Java 8. Officially android need java 6 as mentioned at the below:
https://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/installing-adt.html
Here I'm providing you a good link, hope those will clear this question :
Is it possible to use Java 8 for Android development?
For crying out loud this is so VERY EASY TO Fix!!
Go to : "Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\System" once there click on "Advanced system settings" on the left hand side
The window that pops shows a box that says says Environment Variables! Click it.
Click "add new" to add new variable.
Type JAVA_HOME in the first box and in the second box the address to, IE / in my case C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_25 save it. exit everything. THATS IT!!
Enjoy Android Studio!
Obviously for the above to work you have to install java first or how else can you use it or point to it on your pc and all that. The above instructions are amazingly mislead and complicated. For the record I am on widows 8.1, YES it works on latest windows and is ridiculously simple to fix.
-OSG
I have multiple versions of Java installed in the environment(I know it is bad). I've set the JAVA_HOME to jdk 1_4 directory. This is not installed, but extracted from zip and placed it somewhere. We have java 1.8 JRE also installed in the system. I never set the path to this installed directory. Now i'm trying to run some ant script that depends on jdk 1_4. I get some exception saying that it is not able to find tools.jar in java1.8... .
My question is that when the path and java_home are set to jdk 14 why does the ant look for 1.8 version of java? I'm confused.
Update: I have looked up the duplicate issue.
Additional details: Java -version prints 1.8 with jdk 14 in the path and java_home. I uninstalled 1.8. reopened cmd tried java -version, now it errors out saying that it is not able to find java1.8 instead of trying to find the next java available in the path or java_home.
Error shown:
C:\Users\usrpao>java
Error: could not open `C:\Program Files\Java\jre8\lib\amd64\jvm.cfg'
I have multiple versions of Java installed in the environment(I know it is bad). I've set the JAVA_HOME to jdk 1_4 directory.
Not wrong at all. I have a similar setup because I have to switch between Java version.
First, install Java JDKs in the root of your drive. No spaces in the directory names. For example, C:\Java\Java-1.6-21 and C:\Java\Java-1.7-5.
In your Environment Variables section in your System Control Panel (under Advance), create an environment variable to point to each one of these Java Home directories. For example, JAVA_HOME_17 = C:\Java\Java-1.7.5 and JAVA_HOME_16 = C:\Java\Java-1.6-21. This should be a System Environment variable.
Create a JAVA_HOME environment variable that points to the Java version you want: JAVA_HOME = %JAVA_HOME_17%.
Now in the System PATH, prefix the PATH (the very first entry) with %JAVA_HOME%\bin.
When you open a console window, your default java and javac commands will be the correct Java version.
If you need to change a version, change the JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to the correct environment variable and open a new console window. Now that new Java will be in your path.
NOTE: It is vitally important that %JAVA_HOME%\bin is in the first part of your PATH before C:\Windows\System32. You don't want the java.exe that exists in that directory to be your default java.
You haven't specified the operating system, so:
on windows, java installs a java.exe in C:\Windows\system32, which is probably on the path before java_home, and so gets picked up
on Linux, various distributions that support multiple installed java versions will also have some symlink earlier on the path. Run 'which java' to determine where that symlink is
Multiple java versions in the system is the problem, I uninstalled all the java versions first. Restarted my machine. Path and java home points to the jdk 1.4. java -version now points to the version specified in the path. Thanks all.
I'm using a Windows .bat script and I set JAVA_HOME as C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_32
when I do a java -version, it still shows the 1.3
How can I fix this? What am I doing wrong?
For me the issue was in my PATH variable, C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath; was added by java windows install before my %JAVA_HOME%\bin;.
So I'd echo %JAVA_HOME% pointing to a JDK7 and java -version showing jdk8.
I'd to put %JAVA_HOME%\bin; before C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath; so that java -version displays jdk7.
Try %JAVA_HOME%\bin\java -version
If you modify JAVA_HOME, it's usually better to invoke java with an absolute path (using JAVA_HOME) because the new binary is probably not in the path (and then Windows will load the wrong binary).
Make sure that the PATH environment variable is pointing to %JAVA_HOME%\bin.
Be sure not to mix the system variable path and the user variable system path. I feel OK in calling java without the absolute path (when I know how JAVA_HOME and PATH are configured).
Calling java -version from command line, causes cmd.exe to do the lookup on the "known" directories. "Known" means PATH environment variable. It seems that your PATH contains a java 1.3 bin folder, and not 1.6.
JAVA_HOME is another variable, that is used (for example, and not only) by java wrappers, or by scripts executing some java stuff.
Try doing this:
SET JAVA_HOME=C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_32
%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java -version
Add quotes where needed.
I had similar issue,in my case , I had two versions java installed. it can be fixed by uninstalling one version of java completely from system.
Had a similar scenario today - two Windows 10 devices - both have JRE 1.6 & 1.7.
When typing
Java -version
One device shows 1.6 the other 1.7.
This was preventing me running a third party JAR to install some software on the device showing 1.6 (which worked fine on the device showing 1.7 when running java -version), using:
java -jar ThirdParty.jar
As the JAR needed to be run by 1.7.
Cause of this was in the PATH environment variable - one device had the location of 1.6 first in the PATH list, moving the 1.7 location above the 1.6 location resulted in consistency using Java -version and allowed me to install the software.
java -version will consult the paths in the special environment variable Path. You need to select the java version you want and move it upwards the latter (click "Move Up"). You probably have that reference to JDK 1.3 in Path above your addition of JDK 1.6. Since that's the first thing the OS finds, that's what it chooses to run.
Executing the command again with the same window opened after changing the environment variables will not work. Re-open it
I know this question is old but this was my case and I wanted to re-explain further, similar to #DanBot 's case