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Install MySQL 5.5 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

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June 28, 2012

Introduction Installing the MySQL package on Ubuntu is extremely simple. Installation Open a terminal and enter the following commands. sudo apt-get install mysql-client mysql-navigator mysql-server Type Y to accept the additional packages. Press Enter. After downloading and during installation, the MySQL configuration dialogs will display in the terminal. In the first dialog, press Enter. Enter …

Change the Hadoop MapReduce v2 (YARN) ShuffleHandler Port

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June 28, 2012

Introduction If you are running Hadoop on a development machine, then it’s likely that you’ll run into a situation where multiple services require port 8080. I recently ran into this issue where both the Pentaho User Console and the Hadoop MapReduce ShuffleHandler were trying to use port 8080. One solution is to change the port …

Install Sqoop 1.4.1 for Cloudera Hadoop (CHD4) on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

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June 26, 2012

Introduction Sqoop is a tool to import data from an SQL database into Hadoop and/or export data from Hadoop into an SQL database. Sqoop can import/export from HDFS, HBase and Hive. It’s extremely common to use SQL databases as part of the setup in for Hadoop. Often, a SQL database will serve as an upstream …

Install Cloudera Hadoop (CDH4) with YARN (MRv2) in Pseudo mode on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

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June 26, 2012

Introduction These instructions cover a manual installation of the Cloudera CDH4 packages on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and are based on my following the Cloudera CDH4 Quick Start Guide (CDH4_Quick_Start_Guide_4.0.0.pdf). Installation prerequisites sudo apt-get install curl Verify that Java is installed correctly First, check that Java is setup correctly for your account. echo $JAVA_HOME The output …

Create a .bash_aliases file

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June 25, 2012

Introduction This is my personal .bash_aliases file that is mainly used for Cloudera CDH4 (Hadoop) and Pentaho. As a result, many of my aliases are specific to these software packages. I plan to update this post as my .bash_aliases file expands. I will also push my .bash_aliases file into Git to make it easier to …

Uninstall Java from Ubuntu Linux

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June 24, 2012

Introduction Hopefully you won’t need these instructions due to a botched install, but there may come a time where you need to uninstall a version of the JDK/JVM. These instructions are for the Oracle JDK 1.7.0 Update 4 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. If you are using a different version of the JDK, then change the …

Install Java JDK 6.0 update 31 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

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June 22, 2012

Introduction The first question is why are we installing an old JDK. The answer is that Oracle JDK 6.0 update 31 is the JDK recommended by Cloudera when installing CDH4 (Cloudera Distribution Hadoop v4). This is an update to an older version of this post. Mainly I have changed the JDK from 1.6.0_26 to 1.6.0_31 …

Blog cleanup

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June 5, 2012

It’s been long overdue, but I’ve been cleaning up the HTML in my blog posts to make them more readable. The Pentaho posts are the first to be updated. Send me an email if you like the new format / find it easier to read.

Install Kettle 4.3.0 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

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May 29, 2012

Introduction Kettle is Pentaho’s ETL tool, which is also called Pentaho Data Integration (PDI). Installing Kettle is extremely simple. Install Java Follow the JDK installation instructions that are listed in the following post: Install Java JDK 6.0 update 31 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Download To download the Kettle either run the following command, or follow …

Install Pentaho Metadata Editor (PME) 4.5.0 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

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May 25, 2012

Introduction The instructions below assume that you’ve followed my prior blog posts on how to install Pentaho on Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS x64. Download To download the Pentaho Metadata Editor (PME) either run the following command, or follow the 3 bulleted steps below. wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/pentaho/Pentaho%20Metadata/4.5.0-stable/pme-ce-4.5.0-stable.tar.gz Or follow the steps below if you don’t want to …

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Install MySQL 5.5 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Change the Hadoop MapReduce v2 (YARN) ShuffleHandler Port

Install Sqoop 1.4.1 for Cloudera Hadoop (CHD4) on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Install Cloudera Hadoop (CDH4) with YARN (MRv2) in Pseudo mode on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Create a .bash_aliases file

Uninstall Java from Ubuntu Linux

Install Java JDK 6.0 update 31 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Blog cleanup

Install Kettle 4.3.0 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Install Pentaho Metadata Editor (PME) 4.5.0 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS