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✅ Correct — as of now, the latest Apache Kafka version is 4.1.0 (released October 2025). Let’s update the installation guide for Kafka 4.1.0 on ParrotOS (Debian-based).


🧰 1. Install Prerequisites

Kafka 4.x requires Java 11+. Let’s install the latest OpenJDK and some common tools:

Perfect 🔥 — we'll be running and making ubuntu alias fully self-contained:

  • It’ll auto-create shared folder (~/podman/ubuntu_data) on your main OS
  • Create the container if it doesn’t exist
  • Then drop you right into Bash inside your persistent Ubuntu environment

🧩 1. Edit Your Shell Config