How can I specify the HADOOP_HOME after I install hadoop 1.0.1 in ubuntu with deb intall file

Derrick Zhang picture Derrick Zhang · May 2, 2012 · Viewed 7.4k times · Source

I have installed hadoop 1.0.1 in my ubuntu laptop by a deb install file. the hadoop files are install into different directories, eg: config file are installed into /etc/hadoop, but the bin files are installed into /usr/sbin. So how can I specifiy the HADOOP_HOME?

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Arnon Rotem-Gal-Oz picture Arnon Rotem-Gal-Oz · May 2, 2012

HADOOP_HOME is the parent directory of the bin directory that holds the Hadoop scripts. see Getting started with Hadoop