How to Install ActiveMQ on Void Linux

ActiveMQ is an open-source messaging and integration software platform that implements the Java Messaging Service (JMS) standard. It's used widely as a lightweight message broker for many projects. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing ActiveMQ on your Void Linux system.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A working Void Linux installation
• Ability to run commands with root privileges
• A package manager that can install software from official repositories.

Step 1: Install Java

ActiveMQ is a Java-based application, so we first need to install Java on our system. Run the following command to install OpenJDK, a popular open-source implementation of Java:

xbps-install -S openjdk

Step 2: Download ActiveMQ

Visit the ActiveMQ website and navigate to the download page. Here, you'll find links to several versions of ActiveMQ, choose the version that you want to install.

Alternatively, you can download the latest version using the following command:

wget https://archive.apache.org/dist/activemq/5.16.0/apache-activemq-5.16.0-bin.tar.gz

Replace the URL with the latest version available.

Step 3: Extract the Downloaded Archive

Navigate to the directory in which you downloaded the ActiveMQ archive, and extract its contents using the following command:

tar -xzvf apache-activemq-5.16.0-bin.tar.gz

Replace the archive name with the name of the file you downloaded.

Step 4: Install ActiveMQ

Now that we have extracted the ActivMQ archive, we need to install it by moving the extracted directory to the appropriate location. Run the following command to move the directory:

sudo mv apache-activemq-5.16.0 /opt/

Step 5: Start ActiveMQ

Run the following command to start ActiveMQ:

sudo /opt/apache-activemq-5.16.0/bin/activemq start

You should see a message saying "INFO: Apache ActiveMQ 5.16.0... started".

Step 6: Test ActiveMQ

Visit the ActiveMQ web interface at http://localhost:8161/. You will be prompted to enter a username and password. The default username and password are "admin".

Once logged in, you can create queues and topics and send messages between them.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install ActiveMQ on Void Linux, and also verified the installation by starting the ActiveMQ service and testing it using the web interface. The installation process will be the same for any version of ActiveMQ available.

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