# Katalon crashing on launch on Arch Linux, what versions of OpenJava does Katalon support?

**URL:** <https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-crashing-on-launch-on-arch-linux-what-versions-of-openjava-does-katalon-support/57458>\
**Category:** Desktop Testing\
**Tags:** linux, katalon-studio\
**Created:** [August 15, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-crashing-on-launch-on-arch-linux-what-versions-of-openjava-does-katalon-support/57458 "2021-08-15T17:10:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![rsramkis](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/rsramkis/32/16104_2.png) [@rsramkis](https://forum.katalon.com/u/rsramkis)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-crashing-on-launch-on-arch-linux-what-versions-of-openjava-does-katalon-support/57458/1 "2021-08-15T17:10:47Z")

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Hi

I previously had Katalon for Linux working on Manjaro\Arch.

> [@How do I launch Katalon Studio? — I just installed OpenJDK 8 on Manjaro (Linux)](http://forum.katalon.com/t/how-do-i-launch-katalon-studio-i-just-installed-openjdk-8-on-manjaro-linux/45501/2):
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> Hi, I’m presently using Manjaro Gnome edition where I have placed my Katalon install in the “/home/USER ACCOUNT/Automation/Katalon\_Studio” directory. You can launch Katalon by navigating to the Katalon directory and run the executable with “./katalon”. Example: cd /home/USER ACCOUNT/Automation/Katalon\_Studio ./katalon For convenience I created a desktop icon link for Gnome. Create a Desktop Icon for Gnome [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Name=Katalon\_ Studio Icon=/home/rsruser/Automati…

I have seen an ongoing discussion with people struggling in this forum and in the documentation where Katalon is now crashing with newer versions of Java.

[https://docs.katalon.com/katalon-studio/docs/katalon-studio-gui-beta-for-linux.html](https://docs.katalon.com/katalon-studio/docs/katalon-studio-gui-beta-for-linux.html)

On my new setup I am using OpenJava version 16.02

```
 java -version
openjdk version "16.0.2" 2021-07-20
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 16.0.2+7)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 16.0.2+7, mixed mode)

```

What is the latest version of OpenJava that Katalon supports? And where would I find this information in your documentation?

Additionally like many others, my Katalon is crashing on Arch Linux (I’ve attached the log).

Thanks.  
[1629046282855.log](https://forum.katalon.com/uploads/short-url/8S0AzlQ2bOJqGA293A5pRcIvFuR.log) (896.5 KB)

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**Author:** ![rsramkis](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/rsramkis/32/16104_2.png) [@rsramkis](https://forum.katalon.com/u/rsramkis)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-crashing-on-launch-on-arch-linux-what-versions-of-openjava-does-katalon-support/57458/2 "2021-08-20T18:52:23Z")

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Just in case this will help someone in the future, below are the steps I used to remove the current Java Environment from Arch Linux and replaces it with OpenJava version 8 (where the default was Java 16):

(1) Open Terminal.

(2) Install OpenJava 8:

sudo pacman -S jre8-openjdk jre8-openjdk-headless

(3) Uninstall the current Java Environment (\*Note: make sure you check your program dependencies prior to uninstall:

sudo pacman -R jre-openjdk jre-openjdk-headless

(4) Fix your Java Environment in Arch Linux:

sudo archlinux-java fix

(5) Reboot

(6) Verify Java version in your terminal:

java -version  
openjdk version “1.8.0\_292”  
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0\_292-b10)  
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.292-b10, mixed mode)

**Source:**  
[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Java#Fixing\_the\_default\_Java\_environment](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Java#Fixing_the_default_Java_environment)