How to Install ZooKeeper on OpenSUSE Latest

ZooKeeper is a distributed coordination service that is widely used in enterprise applications to manage and synchronize distributed systems. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install ZooKeeper on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

OpenSUSE Latest is installed, configured and running smoothly.
You have root access to your OpenSUSE system, either directly or through a sudo user.
Java should be preinstalled on your system.

Step 1 - Download ZooKeeper

First, we need to download the ZooKeeper tarball from the official website. Open the terminal and type the following commands:

cd /opt
wget https://downloads.apache.org/zookeeper/current/apache-zookeeper-3.6.3-bin.tar.gz

Step 2 - Extract ZooKeeper

Next, extract the downloaded tarball using the following command:

tar -xvf apache-zookeeper-3.6.3-bin.tar.gz

This will extract the ZooKeeper files into a directory named apache-zookeeper-3.6.3-bin in the /opt directory.

Step 3 - Configure ZooKeeper

Before starting the ZooKeeper service, we need to configure it. Rename the ZooKeeper configuration file using the following command:

cd apache-zookeeper-3.6.3-bin/conf/
cp zoo_sample.cfg zoo.cfg

Step 4 - Start ZooKeeper

Now, we can start the ZooKeeper service using the following command:

cd ../../bin/
./zkServer.sh start

You will see the following output:

ZooKeeper JMX enabled by default
Using config:
/opt/apache-zookeeper-3.6.3-bin/bin/../conf/zoo.cfg
Starting zookeeper ... STARTED

Step 5 - Verify ZooKeeper

To verify if the ZooKeeper service is running, use the following command:

./zkServer.sh status

You will see the following output:

ZooKeeper JMX enabled by default
Using config: /opt/apache-zookeeper-3.6.3-bin/bin/../conf/zoo.cfg
Mode: standalone

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured ZooKeeper on OpenSUSE Latest.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we installed ZooKeeper on OpenSUSE Latest. We started the ZooKeeper service and verified its status. You can use ZooKeeper for your distributed applications to manage and synchronize your distributed systems.