Download, Copy and Unpack Hadoop

The next step is to download and copy the Hadoop distribution.

1. Download hadoop 2.8.1 and place in some folder on your computer such as C:\Java.
2. Open Cygwin command prompt.
3. Execute the following command:
   cd
4. Execute the following command to enable your home directory folder to be shown in the Windows Explorer window:
   explorer .
5. Open another Explorer window and navigate to the folder that contains the downloaded Hadoop archive.
6. Copy the Hadoop archive into your home directory folder.