kafka on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 15,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "kafka" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install kafka on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall kafka on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "kafka" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone kafka's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/kafka.git 
            
                        
                ~/kafka
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/kafka folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/kafka
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kafka package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1121472
Name: kafka
PackageBaseID: 83309
PackageBase: kafka
Version: 2.12_3.2.1-1
Description: A high-throughput distributed messaging system
URL: https://kafka.apache.org/
NumVotes: 26
Popularity: 0.015256
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: thor77
FirstSubmitted: 1403694350
LastModified: 1659552538
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kafka.tar.gz