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1. Install the Apache Bigtop GPG key

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   wget -O- http://www.apache.org/dist/incubator/bigtop/stable/repos/GPG-KEY-bigtop | sudo apt-key add -

2. Make sure to grab the repo file:

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   sudo wget -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bigtop.list http://www.apache.org/dist/incubator/bigtop/stable/repos/ubuntu/bigtop.list

3. Enable the mirror that is closest to you (uncomment one and only one pair of deb/deb-src lines). If the downloads are too slow, try another mirror

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   sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bigtop.list

4. Update the apt cache

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   sudo apt-get update

5. Browse through the artifacts

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   apt-cache search hadoop

6. Make sure that you have the latest JDK installed on your system as well. You can either get it from the official Oracle website (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk-6u29-download-513648.html) or follow the advice given by your Linux distribution. If your JDK is installed in a non-standard location, make sure to add the line below to the /etc/default/hadoop file

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   export JAVA_HOME=XXXX

7. Install the full Hadoop stack (or parts of it)

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   sudo apt-get install hadoop\* flume\-* mahout\* oozie\* whirr\-*

Running Hadoop

After installing Hadoop packages onto your Linux box, make sure that:

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