How to Install Flume on OpenSUSE Latest?

Introduction

This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Flume on OpenSUSE Latest. Flume is a reliable, distributed, and available service used for efficiently collecting, aggregating, and moving large amounts of data from different sources.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure your system has the following prerequisites:

• OpenSUSE latest version installed.
• A user account with administrative privileges.

Installation

Follow the steps given below to install Flume on OpenSUSE Latest:

1. Open the terminal on your OpenSUSE system.

2. Update the system by executing the following command:

   sudo zypper update 
   

3. To install Java, execute the following command:

   sudo zypper install java-1_8_0-openjdk
   

   Note: Flume requires Java to be installed on the system. You can install any version of Java that is compatible with Flume.

4. Download the latest version of Flume from the Apache Flume website using the following command:

   cd /opt
   sudo wget https://www-us.apache.org/dist/flume/1.9.0/apache-flume-1.9.0-bin.tar.gz
   

5. Extract the downloaded package using the following command:

   sudo tar -zxvf apache-flume-1.9.0-bin.tar.gz
   

6. Once you are done with the extraction, navigate to the extracted directory using the following command:

   cd apache-flume-1.9.0-bin
   

7. Flume requires some configuration before it can be used. Navigate to the configuration directory using the following command:

   cd conf
   

8. Now, edit the flume-env.sh file using any editor of your choice:

   sudo nano flume-env.sh
   

9. Add the following lines to the flume-env.sh file to set up the Java environment variables:

   export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib64/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0/jre
   export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
   

   Note: The Java path may vary depending on the Java installation you have selected. Make sure to set the Java path according to your Java version.

10. Save and close the flume-env.sh file.

11. Navigate back to the Flume directory:

    cd ..
    

12. Now, start the Flume agent by executing the following command:

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

    Note: This command starts the Flume agent using the configuration file flume-conf.properties. Change the configuration file name according to your requirements.

13. Once the agent is running, open another terminal window and test the Flume agent using the following command:

    telnet localhost 44444
    

    Note: 44444 is the default port used by Flume. Change the port according to your Flume agent configuration.

14. Once the telnet connection is established, type a message that you want to send to the agent and press ENTER.

15. Navigate back to the terminal window where the Flume agent is running. You should see the message that you have entered in the previous step.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and tested Flume on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now use Flume to efficiently collect and aggregate data from different sources.

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