How to install Kafka and Zookeeper on Ubuntu

To install Apache Kafka with Zookeeper on Ubuntu, follow these steps:

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1. Install Java

Kafka requires Java. Install OpenJDK 11 (or higher):

sudo apt update
sudo apt install openjdk-11-jdk

Verify installation:

java -version

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2. Download Apache Kafka

Download the latest Kafka binary from Apache Kafka (replace X.X.X with the latest version):

wget https://downloads.apache.org/kafka/X.X.X/kafka_2.13-X.X.X.tgz

Extract the file:

tar -xzf kafka_2.13-X.X.X.tgz
cd kafka_2.13-X.X.X

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3. Configure Zookeepe