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Update FiveMinuteIntro: Java 11 requirement (#6830)
Co-authored-by: Adam Nichols <aednichols@gmail.com>
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docs/Releases.md

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Cromwell is distributed as a conda package on [conda-forge](https://conda-forge.org/).
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These instructions need to be followed for [installing the miniconda distribution](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html) and
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[activating the conda-forge channel](https://conda-forge.org/#about). After this Cromwell can be installed in the
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base environment with `conda install cromwell` or a separate environment for Cromwell can be created with
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`conda create -n cromwell cromwell`. If you are using Cromwell for bioinformatics workflows, you might like to take
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base environment with `conda install -c conda-forge cromwell` or a separate environment for Cromwell can be created with
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`conda create -n cromwell cromwell` (be sure to activate the conda-forge channel first).
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If you are using Cromwell for bioinformatics workflows, you might like to take
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a look at [bioconda](http://bioconda.github.io) as well.
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The conda installation of Cromwell comes with a wrapper that locates the jar for you and allows for running Cromwell or Womtool with a
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`cromwell run`, `womtool validate` or other command. Conda also installs the required Java dependency

docs/tutorials/FiveMinuteIntro.md

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* A Unix-based operating system (yes, that includes Mac!)
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* A Java 11 runtime environment
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* You can see what you have by running `$ java -version` on a terminal.
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* If not, you can download Java [here](https://adoptopenjdk.net/).
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* You might need to update the `export JAVA_HOME` in your bash profile to point to your JAVA install location.
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* You can see what you have by running `$ java -version` on a terminal.
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* If not, consider installing via conda or brew [as explained here](../Releases.md).
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* We recommend [SDKMAN](https://sdkman.io/install) to install the latest 11 build of [Temurin](https://adoptium.net/temurin/releases/?version=11)
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* `sdk install java 11.0.16-tem` as of the time of this writing
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* You might need to update the `export JAVA_HOME` in your bash profile to point to your JAVA install location.
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* A sense of adventure!
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### Goals

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