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
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:branch: master
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:jdk: 1.8.0_131
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:jdk_major: 8
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release-state can be: released | prerelease | unreleased
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== Java (JVM) Version
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Elasticsearch is built using Java, and requires at least
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html[Java 8] in
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order to run. Only Oracle's Java and the OpenJDK are supported. The same JVM
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html[Java {jdk_major}]
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in order to run. Only Oracle's Java and the OpenJDK are supported. The same JVM
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version should be used on all Elasticsearch nodes and clients.
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We recommend installing Java version *{jdk} or later*. Elasticsearch will
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refuse to start if a known-bad version of Java is used.
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We recommend installing Java version *{jdk} or a later version in the Java
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{jdk_major} release series*. We recommend using a
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link:/support/matrix[supported]
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html[LTS version of Java].
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Elasticsearch will refuse to start if a known-bad version of Java is used.
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The version of Java that Elasticsearch will use can be configured by setting
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the `JAVA_HOME` environment variable.
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