2.12.0: opensearch-tar-install.sh fails with StartupException/ClassNotFoundException

I am currently testing/evaluating OpenSearch 2.12.0 on my local Computer (Linux, OpenSuse Leap 15.6, openjdk version “17.0.12”).

I downloaded
opensearch-2.12.0-linux-x64.tar.gz
from

and unpacked it.

Then i entered the folder opensearch-2.12.0 and called
OPENSEARCH_INITIAL_ADMIN_PASSWORD=“*****” bash opensearch-tar-install.sh

The script then fails with
org.opensearch.bootstrap.StartupException: OpenSearchException[Unable to load plugin class [org.opensearch.replication.ReplicationPlugin]]; nested: ClassNotFoundException[org.opensearch.replication.ReplicationPlugin];
[etc.]

I thought this would start out of the box, like version 2.11.1

What am I missing here?
Is there something I have to configure first?

Any help would be appreciated

Sven