Installing DataStax Enterprise 5.0 on Debian-based systems using APT

Instructions for installing DataStax Enterprise 5.0 using APT repositories on Debian-based systems. Root permissions are required.

These steps install DataStax Enterprise. They do not install OpsCenter, DataStax Studio, DataStax Agent, or DevCenter. After installing, you must configure and start DataStax Enterprise.

In a terminal window:

1. Verify that a required version of Java is installed:

   java -version

   If not Oracle Java 8, or OpenJDK, see Installing the JDK.

   Important: Package management tools do not install Oracle Java.
2. Add a DataStax repository file called /etc/apt/sources.list.d/datastax.sources.list:

   $ echo "deb https://debian.datastax.com/enterprise stable main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/datastax.sources.list

3. Add the DataStax repository key:

   curl -L https://debian.datastax.com/debian/repo_key | sudo apt-key add -

4. Install the package:
   1. Update apt-get:

      sudo apt-get update

   2. Install the latest version:
      Install the 5.0.15 version of DSE:

      Attention: Be sure to specify all the packages; otherwise, the installation might fail.

      sudo apt-get install \
        dse-full=5.0.15-1 \
        dse=55.0.15-1 \
        dse-hive=5.0.15-1 \
        dse-pig=5.0.15-1 \
        dse-libsolr=5.0.15-1 \
        dse-libtomcat=5.0.15-1 \
        dse-libsqoop=5.0.15-1 \
        dse-liblog4j=5.0.15-1 \
        dse-libmahout=5.0.15-1\
        dse-libhadoop-native=5.0.15-1 \
        dse-libcassandra=5.0.15-1 \
        dse-libhive=5.0.15-1 \
        dse-libpig=5.0.15-1 \
        dse-libhadoop=5.0.15-1 \
        dse-libspark=5.0.15-1 \
        dse-libgraph=5.0.15-1 \
        dse-libhadoop2-client=5.0.15-1 \
        dse-libhadoop2-client-native=5.0.15-1

      Note: To install earlier versions, replace the version number in the previous command. For example:

      sudo apt-get install \
        dse-full=5.0.10-1 \
        dse=5.0.10-1 \
        dse-hive=5.0.10-1 \
        dse-pig=5.0.10-1 \
        dse-libsolr=5.0.10-1 \
        dse-libtomcat=5.0.10-1 \
        dse-libsqoop=5.0.10-1 \
        dse-liblog4j=5.0.10-1 \
        dse-libmahout=5.0.10-1 \
        dse-libhadoop-native=5.0.10-1 \
        dse-libcassandra=5.0.10-1 \
        dse-libhive=5.0.10-1 \
        dse-libpig=5.0.10-1 \
        dse-libhadoop=5.0.10-1 \
        dse-libspark=5.0.10-1 \
        dse-libgraph=5.0.10-1 \
        dse-libhadoop2-client=5.0.10-1 \
        dse-libhadoop2-client-native=5.0.10-1

      To view the available versions, see the Release Notes.

      The DataStax Installer has options to install developer related tools: Javadoc, DataStax Enterprise demos, DataStax Studio, and the DSE Graph Loader.

      Install the DSE demos:

      sudo apt-get install dse-demos=5.0.15

      Attention: Installing the DSE demos is not recommended for production. Only install the demos in development environments to run tutorials.

   DataStax Enterprise is ready for additional configuration.

5. Optional: Single-node cluster installations only:
   1. If DataStax Enterprise is not already running:

      sudo service dse start

      Note: For other start options, see Starting DataStax Enterprise as a service.
   2. Verify that DataStax Enterprise is running:
      Using vnodes:

      nodetool status

      Datacenter: Cassandra
      =====================
      Status=Up/Down
      |/ State=Normal/Leaving/Joining/Moving
      --  Address    Load       Tokens  Owns    Host ID                               Rack
      UN  127.0.0.1  82.43 KB   128     ?       40725dc8-7843-43ae-9c98-7c532b1f517e  rack1

      Not using vnodes:

      nodetool status

      Datacenter: Analytics
      =====================
      Status=Up/Down
      |/ State=Normal/Leaving/Joining/Moving
      --  Address         Load       Owns    Host ID                               Token                 Rack
      UN  172.16.222.136  103.24 KB  ?       3c1d0657-0990-4f78-a3c0-3e0c37fc3a06  1647352612226902707   rack1