Installing Apache Spark on Ubuntu 24.04: A Step-by-Step Guide
In this article, we'll walk you through the process of installing Apache Spark 4.0.0 on Ubuntu 24.04, a reliable operating system for running production-grade Spark clusters. With its extensive community and enterprise adoption, Ubuntu 24.04 provides an ideal environment for large-scale data processing.
To get started, ensure that your system has OpenJDK 17 and Python 3 installed. You can do this by running the following commands:
```bash sudo apt update sudo apt install openjdk-17-jdk python3 python3-pip -y java -version # Confirm OpenJDK 17 is installed python3 --version # Confirm Python 3 is installed ```
Next, head over to the official Apache Spark website and download Spark 4.0.0 prebuilt for Hadoop 3.
```bash wget https://downloads.apache.org/spark/spark-4.0.0/spark-4.0.0-bin-hadoop3.tgz ```
Extract the downloaded tarball and move it to `/opt/spark`.
```bash tar -xzf spark-4.0.0-bin-hadoop3.tgz sudo mv spark-4.0.0-bin-hadoop3 /opt/spark ```
Set environment variables in your `.bashrc` to make Spark commands accessible.
```bash echo "export SPARK_HOME=/opt/spark" >> ~/.bashrc echo "export PATH=\$PATH:\$SPARK_HOME/bin" >> ~/.bashrc source ~/.bashrc ```
To use Spark with Python, install the `pyspark` package via pip.
```bash pip3 install pyspark ```
Now, you can verify the installation by running the Spark shell or PySpark.
```bash spark-shell # starts Scala shell pyspark # starts Python shell ```
For those interested, Apache Spark provides APIs in Scala, Python (PySpark), Java, and R. It supports multiple deployment topologies on Ubuntu 24.04, including standalone, cluster, and Hadoop YARN.
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In conclusion, this procedure will install and configure Apache Spark 4.0.0 on Ubuntu 24.04 with OpenJDK 17 and Python 3, setting up both the Scala and Python Spark shells for development or data processing tasks. With its fast computation of massive datasets using distributed memory-based architecture and support for various use cases such as Big Data ETL, Real-Time Analytics, Machine Learning, Data Warehousing, Data Science Pipelines, and more, Apache Spark is an essential tool for large-scale data processing on Ubuntu 24.04.
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