Installing ActiveMQ on Arch Linux

Apache ActiveMQ is a popular, open-source message broker that provides reliable messaging and supports multiple messaging protocols. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing ActiveMQ on Arch Linux.

  1. Update the System

Before we start the installation process, it's important to update the system packages using the following command:

sudo pacman -Syyu
  1. Install Dependencies

ActiveMQ requires a few dependencies to run properly, so we need to install them first. They are jdk8-openjdk and apache-ant. You can install them with the following command:

sudo pacman -S jdk8-openjdk apache-ant
  1. Download ActiveMQ

Now, let's head to the ActiveMQ download page and grab the latest version of ActiveMQ. You can also use the following command to download it directly on your terminal:

wget "https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi?path=/activemq/<VERSION>/apache-activemq-<VERSION>-bin.tar.gz&action=download" -O activemq.tar.gz

In the above command, replace <VERSION> with the version of ActiveMQ you want to download. For example, if you want to download version 5.15.14, replace <VERSION> with 5.15.14.

  1. Extract ActiveMQ

After the download completes, let's extract the downloaded file using the following command:

tar xzf activemq.tar.gz

This command will extract the ActiveMQ files into a new directory called apache-activemq-<VERSION>.

  1. Move the Directory to /opt

We have extracted the ActiveMQ files, so let's move the directory to /opt using the following command:

sudo mv apache-activemq-<VERSION> /opt/activemq
  1. Setup Environmental Variables

To run ActiveMQ, we need to set up a few environmental variables. We can do that by creating a new file /etc/profile.d/activemq.sh with the following content:

#!/bin/bash
export ACTIVEMQ_HOME='/opt/activemq'
export PATH=$ACTIVEMQ_HOME/bin:$PATH

Save and close the file after adding the content. After that, execute the following command to update the environmental variables:

source /etc/profile.d/activemq.sh
  1. Start the ActiveMQ Server

Finally, let's start the ActiveMQ server using the following command:

activemq start

Once you execute this command, the ActiveMQ server should start running.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ActiveMQ on Arch Linux.