This post shows how to build a local single node Hadoop cluster on Linux.

Prerequisite:

(1) Install JDK , Download Link

(2) install ANT, Download Link

Use the bin version, and add the following lines in your
~/.bash_profile

export ANT_HOME=YOUR_ANT_PATH
export JAVA_HOME=YOUR_JDK_PATH
export PATH=${PATH}:${ANT_HOME}/bin

Install Hadoop:

(1) Download Hadoop, Download Link
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