Will karaf work in java 6?

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Will Karaf work in Java 6? Which version of Apache karaf does support Java 6 (jdk 1.6.21).

I wanted to deploy my OSGI bundles in Karaf. Anyone who is aware of this information, please let me know.

Apache karaf installation documents doesn't clear my doubt. The latest karaf version(3.x or 4.x) document says it supports JAVA SE 7/8 and the lower version(2.4.x) says it supports Java SE 5.

Please clarify my doubt. Thanks for your help.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 22 '16 at 18:24

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The Karaf 2.x line supports Java 6.
Karaf 3 only supports Java 7 and higher
Karaf 4.1 will depend on Java 8 as minimum version.

answered Mar 22 '16 at 18:24

Achim Nierbeck

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 21 '16 at 11:58

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You can find the version support directly at the official karaf website : http://karaf.apache.org/download.html.

answered Mar 21 '16 at 11:58

Jonathan Schoreels

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Thanks for your quick reply. I have already referred this link. I have also tried using 3.0.6 version of karaf as given here. But my karaf is started with exception when starting the karaf.bat file from command prompt. Below is the exception: – Padma Thandugan Mar 21 '16 at 12:10

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 04 '16 at 16:13

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It is now working fine with the Apache karaf version 2.3.10.

answered May 04 '16 at 16:13

Padma Thandugan

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Will karaf work in java 6?

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