How to Install Apache Flume on Kali Linux Latest

Apache Flume is a reliable, distributed, and flexible system for streaming data from various sources to a centralized data store. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Apache Flume on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following requirements:

• A user account with sudo privileges.
• A stable internet connection to download the necessary packages.

Step 1: Install Java Development Kit (JDK)

Apache Flume requires Java to be installed on the host machine. Follow the below-given command to install OpenJDK on Kali Linux.

sudo apt-get install openjdk-11-jdk

After the installation, verify the Java version by running the following command:

java -version

If you see the version number, that means Java is installed successfully.

Step 2: Download and Extract Apache Flume

Follow the below-given commands to download and extract Flume on your Kali Linux system.

wget https://downloads.apache.org/flume/1.9.0/apache-flume-1.9.0-bin.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded tar file using the following command:

tar -xzvf apache-flume-1.9.0-bin.tar.gz

You can also download the latest version of Flume from the official website.

Step 3: Configure Apache Flume

Now, we need to configure Flume by editing the Flume configuration file.

Navigate to the downloaded Flume directory and edit the flume-env.sh file:

cd apache-flume-1.9.0-bin/
vi conf/flume-env.sh

Add the following lines at the end of the file to set the appropriate Java path:

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64
export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin

Save and exit the file.

Step 4: Start the Apache Flume

Start Flume using the following command:

./bin/flume-ng agent --conf ./conf/ --conf-file ./conf/example.conf --name agent -Dflume.root.logger=INFO,console

If you see the message "INFO [main] (org.apache.flume.node.PollingPropertiesFileConfigurationProvider:73) - Configuration provider starting" that means Flume is started successfully.

Conclusion

That's it! Now you have successfully installed Apache Flume on your Kali Linux system. You can use Flume to stream data from various sources to a centralized data store.

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