Compile Hadoop-2.8 on Ubuntu 16.04

1. Install some dependencies:

   sudo apt -y install gcc*
   sudo apt -y install cmake
   sudo apt -y install glibc-headers
   sudo apt -y install gcc-c++
   sudo apt -y install zip-devel
   sudo apt -y install openssl-devel
   sudo apt -y install svn
   sudo apt -y install git
   sudo apt -y install ncurses-devel 
   sudo apt -y install lzo-devel
   sudo apt -y install autoconf
   sudo apt -y install libtool
   sudo apt -y install automake
   

2. Install protobuf:

   wget https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/download/v2.5.0/protobuf-2.5.0.tar.gz
   tar zxvf protobuf-2.5.0.tar.gz
   cd protobuf-2.5.0
   ./configure
   make 
   make check
   sudo make install
   sudo ldconfig
   

3. Compile Hadoop:

   wget http://apache.spinellicreations.com/hadoop/common/hadoop-2.8.1/hadoop-2.8.1-src.tar.gz
   tar -zxvf hadoop-2.8.1-src.tar.gz
   cd hadoop-2.8.1-src
   mvn package -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -Pdist,native -DskipTests -Dtar
   

4. The compiled hadoop tarball locates at hadoop-2.8.1-src/hadoop-dist/target/hadoop-2.8.1.tar.gz