For example, choose "Java SE 6" if you want to download any version number ranging from Java 6.0 to Java 6.43. You will select the specific update number on the next page.

Minecraft 1.21.1 debuted for Java Edition on August 8, 2024, as a hotfix update to fix a few critical exploits that were being used to intentionally crash multiplayer servers.

Note that Apple does have a Java plug-in reference in its CoreDeploy.bundle package, but in the latest update to Java 6 this plug-in is used to redirect users to download Java 7, so linking to it ...

For instance, if a project requires Java 17, you can switch to that. When your next project requires Java 18, you can quickly make the switch. Let me show you how.