Clarify using supported LTS versions of the Java

This commit clarifies that we recommended using supported LTS versions
of Java as opposed to supporting a minimum version and any version above
that.

Relates #27795
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:lucene_version_path: 7_2_0
:branch: master
:jdk: 1.8.0_131
:jdk_major: 8
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release-state can be: released | prerelease | unreleased

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== Java (JVM) Version
Elasticsearch is built using Java, and requires at least
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html[Java 8] in
order to run. Only Oracle's Java and the OpenJDK are supported. The same JVM
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html[Java {jdk_major}]
in order to run. Only Oracle's Java and the OpenJDK are supported. The same JVM
version should be used on all Elasticsearch nodes and clients.
We recommend installing Java version *{jdk} or later*. Elasticsearch will
refuse to start if a known-bad version of Java is used.
We recommend installing Java version *{jdk} or a later version in the Java
{jdk_major} release series*. We recommend using a
link:/support/matrix[supported]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html[LTS version of Java].
Elasticsearch will refuse to start if a known-bad version of Java is used.
The version of Java that Elasticsearch will use can be configured by setting
the `JAVA_HOME` environment variable.