Setting java SDK for IntelliJ project

Question

So I have a java project that I opened using IntelliJ. However I am getting the following error

cannot resolve symbol string

I checked file->project_structure and found that the project SDK is invalid

So I tried to add java sdk to the project. I followed the instruction mentioned here and found that my SDK path is

/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java

However when I try to add and SDK using that link I get the following error message

I am not sure I understand where is the problem .. any suggestions ?

ldz · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-16 16:36:45Z

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You're pointing IntelliJ IDEA to the "bin" directory of the JDK's JRE, while IntelliJ IDEA wants you to specify the "home" directory of the JDK. The valid path would be /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64

edited Apr 16, 2017 at 16:36

answered Apr 16, 2017 at 14:08

ldz

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