How to install Kafka on MXLinux Latest

In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Kafka on MXLinux Latest. Kafka is a distributed streaming platform and is widely used in big data processing.

Before we begin, make sure that you have sudo access and a working internet connection.

Step 1: Download Kafka

The first step is to download Kafka from their official website http://kafka.apache.org. Once you are on the website, click on the "Download" button located on the top navigation bar. Then, scroll down to the "Current Release: 2.8.0" section and download the latest version of Kafka.

Step 2: Extract Kafka

Once you have downloaded the Kafka archive file, extract it to a suitable directory using the following command:

$ tar -xzf kafka_2.13-2.8.0.tgz

This command will extract the Kafka archive file to a directory named kafka_2.13-2.8.0.

Step 3: Set Environment Variables

Next, you need to set some environment variables to make Kafka runnable. You can do this by creating a new file at /etc/profile.d/kafka.sh with the following content:

export KAFKA_HOME=/path/to/kafka
export PATH=$PATH:$KAFKA_HOME/bin

Make sure to replace /path/to/kafka with the actual path where you extracted Kafka, e.g., /home/user/kafka_2.13-2.8.0.

Then, run the following command to reload the environment variables:

$ source /etc/profile.d/kafka.sh

Step 4: Start ZooKeeper

Kafka uses ZooKeeper to manage its cluster. To start ZooKeeper, run the following command:

$ zookeeper-server-start.sh config/zookeeper.properties

Step 5: Start Kafka Server

Once ZooKeeper is up and running, start the Kafka server by running the following command:

$ kafka-server-start.sh config/server.properties

This will start Kafka and you will be able to produce and consume messages. You can test it by creating a new topic and sending messages to it like this:

$ kafka-topics.sh --create --topic my-topic --bootstrap-server localhost:9092
$ kafka-console-producer.sh --topic my-topic --bootstrap-server localhost:9092

Then, you can consume the messages by running the following command in a new terminal window:

$ kafka-console-consumer.sh --topic my-topic --bootstrap-server localhost:9092

You should see the messages that you produced earlier in this terminal.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed and configured Kafka on MXLinux Latest!

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