You can use the binary distribution if you like https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/kafka/kafka_2.8.0-0.8.0-beta1.tgz
As far as what is causing the error will need more info can you maybe take everything going on (commands/steps being done and the output) in your terminal and gist it. /******************************************* Joe Stein Founder, Principal Consultant Big Data Open Source Security LLC http://www.stealth.ly Twitter: @allthingshadoop ********************************************/ On Aug 27, 2013, at 2:53 PM, Robert Heise <roberthhe...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I have to no avail. Im still getting the same exception: > > java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: > at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) > at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:171) > at kafka.utils.Utils$.createObject(Utils.scala:457) > at kafka.producer.Producer.<init>(Producer.scala:59) > at kafka.javaapi.producer.Producer.<init>(Producer.scala:25) > at kafka.PublisherTest.test(PublisherTest.java:56) > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) > at > sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) > at > sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) > at > org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:47) > at > org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:12) > at > org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:44) > at > org.junit.internal.runners.statements.InvokeMethod.evaluate(InvokeMethod.java:17) > at > org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:26) > at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunAfters.evaluate(RunAfters.java:27) > at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runLeaf(ParentRunner.java:271) > at > org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:70) > at > org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:50) > at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:238) > at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:63) > at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:236) > at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:53) > at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:229) > at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:309) > at > org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:50) > at > org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38) > at > org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:467) > at > org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:683) > at > org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:390) > at > org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:197) > > > > ________________________________ > From: Joe Stein <crypt...@gmail.com> > To: users@kafka.apache.org; Robert Heise <roberthhe...@yahoo.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 2:40 PM > Subject: Re: Help getting started > > > Hey Robert, the latest quick start is here > http://kafka.apache.org/documentation.html#quickstart > > Can you give that a try please, thanks! > > /******************************************* > Joe Stein > Founder, Principal Consultant > Big Data Open Source Security LLC > http://www.stealth.ly > Twitter: @allthingshadoop <http://www.twitter.com/allthingshadoop> > ********************************************/ > > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Robert Heise <roberthhe...@yahoo.com>wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am getting started with Kafka and the various getting started guides are >> getting me close, but Ive run into some basic issues. >> >> Ive followed these guides: >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Kafka+0.8+Quick+Start >> >> >> http://www.michael-noll.com/blog/2013/03/13/running-a-multi-broker-apache-kafka-cluster-on-a-single-node/#background-why-kafka-and-scala-29 >> >> >> When I try to write a basic publisher test I am getting the below >> exception. What am I missing? >> java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: >> at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) >> at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:171) >> at kafka.utils.Utils$.createObject(Utils.scala:437) >> at kafka.producer.Producer.<init>(Producer.scala:59) >> at kafka.javaapi.producer.Producer.<init>(Producer.scala:25) >> at kafka.PublisherTest.test(PublisherTest.java:56) >> at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) >> at >> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) >> at >> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) >> at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) >> at >> org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:47) >> at >> org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:12) >> at >> org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:44) >> at >> org.junit.internal.runners.statements.InvokeMethod.evaluate(InvokeMethod.java:17) >> at >> org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:26) >> at >> org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunAfters.evaluate(RunAfters.java:27) >> at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runLeaf(ParentRunner.java:271) >> at >> org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:70) >> at >> org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:50) >> at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:238) >> at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:63) >> at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:236) >> at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:53) >> at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:229) >> at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:309) >> at >> org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:50) >> at >> org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38) >> at >> org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:467) >> at >> org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:683) >> at >> org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:390) >> at >> org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:197)
