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What Java version does Minecraft 1.8.3 need?

Java 8

Minecraft 1.8.3 was released on 2015-02-20. Mojang's version file lists Java 8 for it, for both the game and a server.

FabricNo
ForgeNo
NeoForgeNo
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See which Java you have:

java -version

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