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Kafka requires Java. Depending of the installed release, different versions are recommended and supported.
The minimum supported version is still Java 8. However it has been deprecated in Apache Kafka 3.0.0 and Confluent Platform 7.0.0. Java 8 will be removed in Confluent Platform 8.
Starting from Apache Kafka 3.1.0 and Confluent 7.1.0 Java 17 is the recommended version.
Starting from Apache Kafka 2.1.0 and Confluent 5.1.0 Java 11 is the recommended version.
Starting from Apache Kafka 1.0.0 and Confluent 4.0.0 Java 9 is the recommended version.
# Show all installable versions
asdf list-all kafka
asdf list-all kafka apache
asdf list-all kafka confluent-community
asdf list-all kafka confluent-enterprise
# Install specific version
asdf install kafka latest:apache
asdf install kafka latest:confluent-community
asdf install kafka latest:confluent-enterprise
# Set a version globally (on your ~/.tool-versions file)
asdf global kafka latest:apache
asdf global kafka latest:confluent-community
asdf global kafka latest:confluent-enterprise
# Now kafka commands are available
kafka-topics --version
# Set a version for the current shell
asdf shell kafka apache-3.3.1
asdf shell kafka confluent-community-7.3.0
asdf shell kafka confluent-enterprise-7.3.0
Check asdf readme for more instructions on how to
install & manage versions.
