These instructions assume that you are upgrading Sqoop 1 as part of an upgrade to the latest CDH 5 release, and have already performed the steps under Upgrading from an Earlier CDH 5 Release to the Latest Release.
To upgrade Sqoop 1 from an earlier CDH 5 release, install the new version of Sqoop 1 using one of the methods described below: Installing the Sqoop 1 RPM or Debian Packages or .Installing the Sqoop 1 Tarball