This is the documentation for Cloudera Enterprise 5.8.x. Documentation for other versions is available at Cloudera Documentation.

Installing Mahout

You can install Mahout from an RPM or Debian package, or from a tarball.
  Note:

To see which version of Mahout is shipping in CDH 5, check the Version and Packaging Information. For important information on new and changed components, see the CDH 5 Release Notes.

Installing from packages is more convenient than installing the tarball because the packages:
  • Handle dependencies
  • Provide for easy upgrades
  • Automatically install resources to conventional locations

These instructions assume that you will install from packages if possible.

  Note: Install Cloudera Repository
Before using the instructions on this page to install or upgrade:
  • Install the Cloudera yum, zypper/YaST or apt repository.
  • Install or upgrade CDH 5 and make sure it is functioning correctly.
For instructions, see Installing the Latest CDH 5 Release and Upgrading Unmanaged CDH Using the Command Line.

To install Mahout on a RHEL system:

$ sudo yum install mahout

To install Mahout on a SLES system:

$ sudo zypper install mahout

To install Mahout on an Ubuntu or Debian system:

$ sudo apt-get install mahout

To access Mahout documentation:

The Mahout docs are bundled in a mahout-doc package that should be installed separately. 
$ sudo apt-get install mahout-doc
The contents of this package are saved under /usr/share/doc/mahout*.
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