# Setup Apache Spark ### Setup Apache Spark cd \~/ mkdir spark cd spark **Download spark binary, in our class, we use spark 3.0.0 preview with compatibility to hadoop 2.7, which we already have hadoop 2.7 instance up and running.** wget **Unpack the tgz file** tar -xvzf spark-3.0.0-preview-bin-hadoop2.7.tgz **Create a shorter name by soft link:** ln -s spark-3.0.0-preview-bin-hadoop2.7 spark cd spark --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://george-jen.gitbook.io/data-science-and-apache-spark/setup-apache-spark.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.