Appendix A. Installing Apache Spark
Although we provide a VM image where Spark is already installed, we also wanted to give you step-by-step instructions on how to install Apache Spark as it would be done in the real world. This appendix contains instructions for the following:
- Installing Java (JDK)
- Downloading, installing, and configuring Apache Spark
If you aren’t using Ubuntu, we suggest that you install the VirtualBox hardware-virtualization software and create a Ubuntu VM (www.wikihow.com/Install-Ubuntu-on-VirtualBox).
Prerequisites: installing the JDK
Let’s get started. From now on, we’ll assume that you’re logged in to your Ubuntu OS.
If you aren’t sure whether you already have the JDK installed and set up correctly, open your ...
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