Sqoop is an open source tool that is used to import and export data between different relational databases and Hadoop ecosystems. As you know, the stable version of Sqoop is 1.4.7 and we will be using this version in our scenario. It is managed under the umbrella of Apache Projects. Let's start with the installation of Sqoop.
Sqoop
Installation
The installation of Sqoop is pretty straightforward. First, download the Sqoop application by executing the following command:
$ cd ~/
$ wget http://www.apache.org/dist/sqoop/1.4.7/sqoop-1.4.7.bin__hadoop-2.6.0.tar.gz
The following screenshot illustrates the output of these commands:
Download the Sqoop application
Now, execute the following command to extract the tar archive:
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