Java versions. Java comes in frameworks: 1) Core Java - Java Standard Edition (Java SE) Java started out 20 years ago as Java 1.0 then we went to Java 1.1 1.2 ... 1.8 (which is called Java 8) 9 10 etc Java SE is updated every 6 months however there is a Long Term Support (LTS) version that IBM hosts on the Mainframe (MF) LTS are supported for at least 3 years IBM support Java SE 8, 11, 17, 21 (25 comes out in 2025) 2) Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) (Server-Side Java) I do not install this Java on the computer, I get it when I install a Java Server IBM has WebSphere thier Java Server, there are open-source Java Servers (Tomcat, JBoss, Glassfish) 3) Java Mico Edition (Java ME), "small footprint Java" used for phones, tablets, etc