Apache Hive Installation

In this section, we will perform the Hive installation.

Pre-requisite

• Java Installation - Check whether the Java is installed or not using the following command.

1. $ java -version  

• Hadoop Installation - Check whether the Hadoop is installed or not using the following command.

1. $hadoop version  

If any of them is not installed in your system, follow the below link to install Click Here to Install.

Steps to install Apache Hive

• Download the Apache Hive tar file.

http://mirrors.estointernet.in/apache/hive/hive-1.2.2/

• DUnzip the downloaded tar file.

1. tar -xvf apache-hive-1.2.2-bin.tar.gz  

• DOpen the bashrc file.

1. $ sudo nano ~/.bashrc  

• DNow, provide the following HIVE_HOME path.

1. export HIVE_HOME=/home/codegyani/apache-hive-1.2.2-bin  
2. export PATH=$PATH:/home/codegyani/apache-hive-1.2.2-bin/bin  

• DUpdate the environment variable.

1. $ source ~/.bashrc  

• DLet's start the hive by providing the following command.

1. $ hive