Update supported java version and example

Fixes #10584
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Karen Metts 2019-03-25 18:51:26 -04:00
parent 67e62a9c00
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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This section includes the following topics:
[[installing-logstash]]
=== Installing Logstash
NOTE: Logstash requires Java 8. Java 9 is not supported. Use the
NOTE: Logstash requires Java 8 or Java 11. Use the
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html[official Oracle distribution] or an open-source
distribution such as http://openjdk.java.net/[OpenJDK].
@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ java -version
On systems with Java installed, this command produces output similar to the following:
[source,shell]
java version "1.8.0_65"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_65-b17)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.65-b01, mixed mode)
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java version "11.0.1" 2018-10-16 LTS
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.1+13-LTS)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build 11.0.1+13-LTS, mixed mode)
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On some Linux systems, you may also need to have the `JAVA_HOME` environment
exported before attempting the install, particularly if you installed Java from