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Apache Felix Karaf is a small and lightweight OSGi based runtime. This provides a small lightweight container onto which various bundles can be deployed.
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Apache Felix Karaf started life as the Apache ServiceMix kernel.
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Getting the software
At this time you have one option to get the software. The fastest and easiest way is to get the binary directly from the Apache site. Since this article is intended to help you to have Apache Felix Karaf up and running in the fastest way only the binary download will be covered at this time.
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Karaf requires a Java 5 environment to run. Refer to http://java.sun.com for details on how to download and install J2SE 1.5 or greater.
Download binaries
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Karaf is still working towards it's first release at Felix.
Binaries are available from Apache ServiceMix . |
Depending on the platform you plan to install and run Karaf you will select the appropriate installation image. Open a Web browser and access the following URL, there you will find the available packages for download (binaries and source code).
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You should see the following informations on the command line console:
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ServiceMix Kernel (1.1.0)
Type 'help' for more information.
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smx@root:/>
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You can now run your first command. Simply enter help in the console followed by a carriage return.
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smx@root:/> help
Available commands:
about Display information about the current GShell application.
help Display help for the current context.
exit Exit the current shell.
echo Print arguments to standard output.
clear Clear the terminal screen.
source Read and execute commands from a file in the current shell environment.
set Set a variable or property.
unset Unset a variable or property.
alias Define an alias.
unalias Undefine an alias.
history Display history.
info Display JVM informations about the current application.
quit Link to: exit
ssh Connect to a SSH server.
sshd Start a SSH server.
exec Execute system processes.
java Execute a Java standard application.
sleep Sleep for a bit then wake up.
date Displays the current time and date.
edit Edit a file with an external editor.
find Find files in a hierarchy.
hostname Displays the name of the current host.
printf Print formatted output.
cat Displays the contents of a file.
grep Displays lines matching a pattern.
print Link to: echo
cd Changes the current directory.
pwd Displays the current directory.
ls List the contents of a file or directory.
cp Copies a file or directory.
rm Remove a file or directory.
fileinfo Displays information about a file.
touch Sets the last-modified time of a file.
dir Link to: ls
copy Link to: cp
del Link to: rm
osgi Command group: osgi
log Command group: log
admin Command group: admin
packages Command group: packages
config Command group: config
features Command group: features
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Deploy a sample application
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