To fix the mahout issue do the following steps on the node which is complaining 1. remove mahout-doc $ sudo apt-get remove mahout-doc 2. run $ sudo apt-get -f install 3. see if mahout installation is perfect $ apt-get install mahout Please do not install mahout-doc After running $sudo apt-get install mahout you would see following packages installed: $ dpkg --get-selections| grep mahout mahout install mahout-2-4-2-0-258 install Please remove all mahout except above two using $ apt-get remove <name suggested by --get-selections>. Keep only two as said above. ... View more

Steps to build a release version of Hortonworks component. Component details in question. Component Name = Hadoop Release Version = 2.3.4.0 Tools Needed: Maven = 3.1.1 Java = 1.7+ Steps: 1. Ensure Java and Maven is in path. 2. Get the code to your local linux machine, say workspace. $ git clone git@github.com:hortonworks/hadoop-release.git -b HDP-2.3.4.0-tag Hortonworks maintain <component>-release tags for all the public releases. 3. Point maven settings.xml to http://repo.hortonworks.com/content/groups/public/ 4. Go to the synced workspace and issue below command $ maven clean -DskipTests -DskipITs install Cheers, -Vijay. ... View more