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Can't install on Mac w/Java 9: help greatly appreciated!!!
Hi All,
New to the community. I've grown tired of using Apple's iBooks and stumbled across Ubooquity when searching for a server based alternative. I currently utilize Plex (for several years running) and Emby (new to me) for music and video based media, but was quite disappointed to learn neither offered support for books or comics.
The disappointment only led to further frustration when I discovered that Ubooquity does not support newer versions of Java beyond Java 8. I'm not the best at coding or programming, I've attempted to install a workaround with Homebrew on my Mac, to be able to have multiple versions of Java running at once. I'm not sure exactly what it is that I'm doing wrong and would love some help from the more experienced hands in the community. That or request that support for newer Java versions be added by Ubooquity.
Thanks in advance,
Dan
Customer support service by UserEcho
Running Ubooquity v2.1.2 on Mohave (10.14.6) using Java (build 1.8.0_241-b07) and it's ok.
Also when I update Java, it says that I have the most current version. This appears to be correct, as when I go to the Java site it shows:
Java Downloads for All Operating Systems
Recommended Version 8 Update 241
Release date January 14, 2020
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Mac FAQfilesize: 80.25 MB
Not sure how you have a more current version. Are you sure it's legit? Wondering if it has to do with that or with the multiple versions of Java that you have running?
Hi D.G,
I appreciate you chiming in. I was wondering if I would get a reply. I'm not running multiple versions of Java, I was attempting to use that workaround to get Ubooquity up and running. Additionally, I am not skilled in command line, so I cannot for the life of me get this application up.
The next version of Ubooquity will support more recent versions of Java (11+).
I'm on Windows 10 and Ubooquity runs perfectly fine using Java 9.0.4. I don't think there's any reason for it to not run on Mac with Java 9 as well.