Issue Identification

When installing Logstash on Kali, I encountered the following problem:

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# dpkg -i logstash-7.2.0.deb
Selecting previously unselected package logstash.
(Reading database ... 435725 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack logstash-7.2.0.deb ...
Unpacking logstash (1:7.2.0-1) ...
Setting up logstash (1:7.2.0-1) ...
Using provided startup.options file: /etc/logstash/startup.options
Unrecognized VM option 'UseConcMarkSweepGC'
Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.
Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.
Unable to install system startup script for Logstash.
chmod: cannot access '/etc/default/logstash': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing package logstash (--install):
 installed logstash package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 logstash

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The message Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine. notified me that there was a problem related to the JVM.

Workaround

I already installed JDK version 11, which is compatible with Logstash version 7.2.0 being installed.

However, it was necessary to switch to the JDK version 11.

The current JDK version being used on the system is 17:

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# java -version
openjdk version "17.0.10" 2024-01-16
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.10+7-Debian-1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 17.0.10+7-Debian-1, mixed mode, sharing)

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Configure the system to use JVM version 10:

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# sudo update-java-alternatives --set /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.11.0-openjdk-amd64

# java -version
openjdk version "11.0.20-ea" 2023-07-18
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.20-ea+7-post-Debian-1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0.20-ea+7-post-Debian-1, mixed mode, sharing)

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FYI, in order to enumerate installed JVM versions available, you can type the following command:

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# update-java-alternatives --list
java-1.11.0-openjdk-amd64      1111       /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.11.0-openjdk-amd64
java-1.17.0-openjdk-amd64      1711       /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.17.0-openjdk-amd64

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References

https://askubuntu.com/questions/740757/switch-between-multiple-java-versions

https://www.elastic.co/kr/support/matrix#matrix_jvm&#enterprise-search-and-jvm