Issue
I followed the instructions on https://ctors.net/2015/07/14/solr5_java8_debian8.
As the root
First I installed Java 8:
mkdir -p /opt/java
wget --no-cookies --no-check-certificate --header "Cookie: gpw_e24=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2F; oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie" "http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/8u45-b14/jdk-8u45-linux-x64.tar.gz"
tar xvf jdk-8u45-linux-x64.tar.gz -C /opt/java
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /opt/java/jdk1.8.0_45/bin/java 1
update-alternatives --set java /opt/java/jdk1.8.0_45/bin/java
Then I installed Solr:
wget http://apache.belnet.be/lucene/solr/5.2.1/solr-5.2.1.tgz
tar xvf solr-5.2.1.tgz
./solr-5.2.1/bin/install_solr_service.sh solr-5.2.1.tgz
But the installation ends up with the following error message:
solr.service - LSB: Controls Apache Solr as a Service
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/solr)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2015-11-18 02:29:36 TMT; 5s ago
Process: 1679 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/solr start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Nov 18 02:29:36 solrhost su[1681]: Successful su for solr by root
Nov 18 02:29:36 solrhost su[1681]: + ??? root:solr
Nov 18 02:29:36 solrhost su[1681]: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for user solr by (uid=0)
Nov 1`enter code here`8 02:29:36 solruser solr[1679]: This script requires extracting a WAR file with either the jar or unzip utility, please install these utilities or con...assistance.
Nov 18 02:29:36 solrhost su[1681]: pam_unix(su:session): session closed for user solr
Nov 18 02:29:36 solrhost systemd[1]: solr.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Nov 18 02:29:36 solrhost systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: Controls Apache Solr as a Service.
Nov 18 02:29:36 solrhost systemd[1]: Unit solr.service entered failed state.
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Service solr installed.
Does anyone have any idea what is going on?
Solution
I got my colleague to have a look at the issue. He found two causes of error:
1) Insufficient memory (my box had 512 MB RAM memory). Additional memory resolved the issue.
2) Wrong jdk package, that is, wrong architecture choice. For different JDK packages look here: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/java-se-6u24-download-338091.html.
Hope someday this will save someone else's time and nerves.
As for Debian and Solr developers, it would be great if you could come up with simple receipt about how to install Solr 5 under Debian 8. For example, https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-solr-5-2-1-on-ubuntu-14-04.
Answered By - fade2black
