Ubuntu/Debian Standalone Requirements¶

Java 1.8¶

sudo apt update
sudo apt install openjdk-8-jdk

# Ensure java points to a jdk verion, higher than 8 :
java -version

  #> openjdk version "1.8.0_265"
  #> OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_265-8u265-b01-0ubuntu2~20.04-b01)
  #> OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.265-b01, mixed mode)

Check out our documentation on how to install java using jenv. It makes it easier to manage several java installations.

curl, jq and unzip¶

sudo apt update
sudo apt install curl unzip jq

Python 3 environment¶

sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3.6
sudo apt install python3-distutils

# Ensure 'python' exists, if not execute this command : 
# sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python

We recommend however to use Pyenv to manage different version of Python. Check our Pyenv instructions to make sure you have a clean and proper installation.

availability of en_US locale¶

Ensure locale en_US is available on the system

localectl list-locales
  #> C.UTF-8
  #> en_AG.UTF-8
  #> en_AU.UTF-8
  #> ...
  #> en_US.UTF-8

If needed, setup the locale :

sudo locale-gen “en_US.UTF-8”
sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales

And check again...

/tmp mount options for Storm and Elastic¶

This partition must not be mounted with -noexec option. If Storm or Elastic reports errors, please check your mount options. To remount /tmp with correct option :

sudo mount /tmp -o remount,exec

Note that on production platforms, similar requirements exist on Storm/Elastic data partitions (not necessarily /tmp, for security reasons)