java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/spark/Logging
org.apache.spark.Logging is available in Spark version 1.5.2 or lower version. It is not in the 2.0.0. Pls change versions as follows <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId> <artifactId>spark-streaming_2.11</artifactId> <version>1.5.2</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId> <artifactId>spark-core_2.10</artifactId> <version>1.5.2</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId> <artifactId>spark-sql_2.10</artifactId> <version>1.5.2</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId> <artifactId>spark-streaming-kafka-0-8_2.11</artifactId> <version>1.6.2</version> </dependency>