Time for action – checking the prerequisites

Hadoop is written in Java, so you will need a recent Java Development Kit (JDK) installed on the Ubuntu host. Perform the following steps to check the prerequisites:

  1. First, check what's already available by opening up a terminal and typing the following:
    $ javac
$ java -version
  2. If either of these commands gives a no such file or directory or similar error, or if the latter mentions "Open JDK", it's likely you need to download the full JDK. Grab this from the Oracle download page at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html; you should get the latest release.
  3. Once Java is installed, add the JDK/bin directory to your path and set the JAVA_HOME environment variable with commands ...

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