Installing Cloudera Director Client

To install Cloudera Director client without Cloudera Director server, perform the tasks below. You must be either running as root or using sudo to perform these tasks.
For instructions on installing Cloudera Director client together with Cloudera Director server, see the following:
  1. Install a supported version of the Oracle Java Development Kit (JDK) on the Cloudera Director host. Currently, Cloudera Director supports JDK versions 7 and 8. For installation information, see Java SE Downloads.
  2. Download Cloudera Director by running the correct commands for your distribution.
    • For RHEL 6 and CentOS 6:
      cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
      sudo wget "https://archive.cloudera.com/director/redhat/6/x86_64/director/cloudera-director.repo"
    • For RHEL 7 and CentOS 7:
      cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
      sudo wget "https://archive.cloudera.com/director/redhat/7/x86_64/director/cloudera-director.repo"
    • For Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr):
      cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d
      sudo wget "https://archive.cloudera.com/director/ubuntu/trusty/amd64/director/cloudera-director.list"
  3. Add the signing key.
    • For RHEL 6, CentOS 6 this step is not required. Continue to the next step.
    • For RHEL 7, CentOS 7 this step is not required. Continue to the next step.
    • For Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr), run the following command:
      curl -s "https://archive.cloudera.com/director/ubuntu/trusty/amd64/director/archive.key" | sudo apt-key add -
  4. Install Cloudera Director client by running the correct command for your distribution.
    • For RHEL 6 and CentOS 6:
      yum install cloudera-director-client
    • For RHEL 7 and CentOS 7:
      yum install cloudera-director-client
    • For Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr):
      apt-get install cloudera-director-client