# Unable to install Logstash 5.0 - Need help **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [October 31, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-logstash-5-0-need-help/64489 "2016-10-31T20:23:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VIJAYP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9e8a1a/32.png) [@VIJAYP](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/VIJAYP)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-logstash-5-0-need-help/64489/1 "2016-10-31T20:23:08Z")
Hello, I'm able to install Elasticsearch 5.0 and Kibana 5.0 successfully. Running on Linux 3.10.0-123.el7.x86\_64. Installing Logstash 5.0 through YUM following the steps provided in [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/5.0/installing-logstash.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/5.0/installing-logstash.html) and facing issue which says "Could not find any executable java binary. Please install java in your PATH or set JAVA\_HOME" Verified Java version: **$ java -version** **java version "1.8.0\_101"** **Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0\_101-b13)** **Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.101-b13, mixed mode)** Using the following repo config **[logstash-5.x]** **name=Elastic repository for 5.x packages** **baseurl=https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/5.x-prerelease/yum** **gpgcheck=0** **gpgkey=https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch** **enabled=1** **autorefresh=1** **type=rpm-md** Installed logstash using sudo yum install logstash **Downloading packages:** **Running transaction check** **Running transaction test** **Transaction test succeeded** **Running transaction** \*\* **Installing : 1:logstash-5.0.0-1.noarch** 1/1\*\* **Could not find any executable java binary. Please install java in your PATH or set JAVA\_HOME.** **warning: %post(logstash-1:5.0.0-1.noarch) scriptlet failed, exit status 1** **Non-fatal POSTIN scriptlet failure in rpm package 1:logstash-5.0.0-1.noarch** \*\* **Verifying : 1:logstash-5.0.0-1.noarch** 1/1\*\* **Installed:** \*\* **logstash.noarch 1:5.0.0-1** **Complete!** I do have JAVA\_HOME configured and PATH as well. **$echo $JAVA\_HOME** **/opt/jdk1.8.0\_101** **$ echo $PATH** **/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/home/wmsadmin/.local/bin:/home/wmsadmin/bin:/opt/jdk1.8.0\_101/bin:/opt/jdk1.8.0\_101/jre/bin** Please help how to fix this issue. Already spent much time trying to figure this out . Appreciate your help. Regards VJ. ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-logstash-5-0-need-help/64489/2 "2016-10-31T23:00:07Z")
> [@VIJAYP](#): > > baseurl=[https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/5.x-prerelease/yum](https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/5.x-prerelease/yum) You aren't using the GA version here, you may want to update the URL. ---
**Author:** ![VIJAYP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9e8a1a/32.png) [@VIJAYP](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/VIJAYP)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-logstash-5-0-need-help/64489/3 "2016-11-01T02:58:46Z")
Hi Mark, Thanks for you reply. Sorry that was a typo. I'm actually using following repo with GA version only: [logstash-5.x] name=Elastic repository for 5.x packages baseurl=https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/5.x/yum gpgcheck=0 gpgkey=https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch enabled=1 autorefresh=1 type=rpm-md ---
**Author:** ![VIJAYP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9e8a1a/32.png) [@VIJAYP](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/VIJAYP)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-logstash-5-0-need-help/64489/4 "2016-11-01T17:34:56Z")
Hi, I'm finally able to fix this issue by adding JAVA\_HOME in logstash.lib.sh file: ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/f/f9e70b3e1650e6f1dc2c1492dfe663f4d9c3d6c4.png) Thank you. Vj. ---
**Author:** ![chuenl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@chuenl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chuenl)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-logstash-5-0-need-help/64489/5 "2016-11-02T01:51:16Z")
You might call this manual editing a fix. But for those of us writing installation script, this is certainly a nightmare. ---
**Author:** ![theuntergeek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/theuntergeek/32/44961_2.png) [@theuntergeek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theuntergeek)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 4:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-logstash-5-0-need-help/64489/6 "2016-11-02T04:52:00Z")
> [@VIJAYP](#): > > Could not find any executable java binary. What this means is that java was not installed for all users using a method like [this one](http://tecadmin.net/install-java-8-on-centos-rhel-and-fedora/) which uses the Oracle JDK RPM, and `alternatives` to make that Java the system default. The root user should automatically have this java as its default, otherwise the post-install script will not be able to find and call java (which it does as part of the setup process). ---
**Author:** ![VIJAYP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9e8a1a/32.png) [@VIJAYP](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/VIJAYP)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-logstash-5-0-need-help/64489/7 "2016-11-03T14:35:41Z")
Hi, I followed same method like [this one](http://tecadmin.net/install-java-8-on-centos-rhel-and-fedora/) to setup JDK 8. But for some reason, JAVA\_HOME is flipping to JDK 7 which was installed earlier once I close the terminal and reopen it. Manually updating [logstash.lib.sh](http://logstash.lib.sh) with JAVA\_HOME might not be a good approach to fix it, but I just wanted to finish the ELK setup. I might need to do some more research on how to automatically have JDK 8 as default. Thank you VJ. ---
**Author:** ![theuntergeek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/theuntergeek/32/44961_2.png) [@theuntergeek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theuntergeek)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-logstash-5-0-need-help/64489/8 "2016-11-03T15:03:43Z")
That's what the `alternatives` command is supposed to do. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-logstash-5-0-need-help/64489/9 "2017-07-06T04:31:15Z")