Official Debian Package
To install on Debian or Debian derivatives, use the following sources:
deb http://www.apache.org/dist/incubator/cassandra/debian unstable main deb-src http://www.apache.org/dist/incubator/cassandra/debian unstable main
Some things to be aware of:
- The configuration files are located in /etc/cassandra
- Start-up options (heap size, etc) can be configured in /etc/default/cassandra