How Do You Install Apache ActiveMQ on Any Distribution of Linux?

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Problem scenario
You want a Bash script that will install ActiveMQ on CentOS/RedHat/Fedora, Debian/Ubuntu, and SUSE Linux distributions.  How do you write a script that will work on different distributions of Linux to install Apache ActiveMQ?

Solution
With a “sudo bash” command, run a script with the following content (e.g., call the script below “installactivemq.sh” and run “sudo bash installactivemq.sh“):

#!/bin/bash
# Written by www.continualintegration.com

activemqversion=5.15.12 

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How Do You Install the Latest Version of Apache Ant?

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Problem scenario
You want to use the same Bash script to install Apache Ant on CentOS/RedHat/Fedora, Debian/Ubuntu, or Linux SUSE.  How do you install the latest version of Apache Ant on to any distribution of Linux? 

Solution
Updated 4/8/21
With a “sudo bash” command, run a script with the following content (e.g., call the script below “installant.sh” and run “sudo bash installant.sh“):

#!/bin/bash
# Written by www.continualintegration.com

antversion=1.10.9  # Change this version as necessary

distro=$(cat /etc/*-release | grep NAME)

debflag=$(echo $distro | grep -i “ubuntu”)
if [ -z “$debflag” ]
then  

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How Do You Deploy a Kubernetes Cluster in Google Cloud Platform?

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Updated on 8/18/19

Problem Scenario
How do you deploy a Kubernetes cluster in Google Cloud Platform?

Solution
There are three ways to do this.  (You could use the console in a web browser.  A second way is with a command line interface method.  A third way is with a REST API.)

Possible solution #1
One way is with the console.

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How Do You Get Kubernetes to Work as a Test Instance?

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Problem scenario
You want to set up Kubernetes on a server as quickly as possible as a proof-of-concept.  You want to create pods without the best practice security mechanisms because you are behind a firewall and in a development environment.  How do you quickly install and configure Kubernetes as a development deployment on a single host server?

Solution
1.  Install and configure kubelet, kubeadm, kubectl,

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How Do You Run Ansible Playbooks on Managed Nodes That Run Shell Scripts That Require sudo?

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Problem scenario
You run an Ansible playbook on a server as a remote user that is a sudoer on that same server.  But you get this error when you run the playbook: “sudo: a password is required\r\n”, “msg”: “MODULE FAILURE”, “rc”: 1}”   How do you troubleshoot this error?

You want to run Bash scripts via Ansible playbooks.  But these scripts will install packages and modify sensitive files. 

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