# Running Elasticsearch on Ubuntu - Java error **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 31, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-elasticsearch-on-ubuntu-java-error/117893 "2018-01-31T20:09:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![geoff\_yalo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/geoff_yalo/32/28323_2.png) [@geoff\_yalo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/geoff_yalo)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-elasticsearch-on-ubuntu-java-error/117893/1 "2018-01-31T20:09:26Z")
Hi, I have successfully installed elasticsearch on my desktop, yet am running into issues when I try to run it. Here is what I see: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/a/5/a5b161a46824abb7c50a040e160dcdb9aa45070d.png) Here is what I see when I run echo $JAVA\_HOME: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/5/055e1fb9869d886fdcd3b802450cec060d71f676.png) Anyone have an idea of what to do? ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-elasticsearch-on-ubuntu-java-error/117893/2 "2018-01-31T21:00:16Z")
Please don't post images of text as they are hardly readable and not searchable. Instead paste the text and format it with `` icon. Check the preview window. I think your `JAVA_HOME` is incorrectly set and does not point to a normal Java installation. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-elasticsearch-on-ubuntu-java-error/117893/3 "2018-02-28T21:00:30Z")
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