Install Apache Maven is a project management and comprehension tool for software development projects. Maven can monitor the build, reporting, and documentation of a project from a single place. Install Apache Maven on Ubuntu 19.10 LTS, 18.04 LTS, and 16.04 LTS systems using this tutorial.
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How To Install Apache Maven on Ubuntu?
In This Tutorial, we will walk you through the installation of Apache Maven on Ubuntu 18.04 & 16.04. Follow the steps mentioned below to begin and complete the installation of Apache Maven on your system.
Step 1: Install Java
First and foremost, ensure that you have the latest version of Java installed on the system. Installing Apache Maven on a nix framework necessitates the use of Java. To start, you must first install Java on your system, ensuring that both JDK and JRE are installed.
java -version
openjdk 11.0.6 2020-01-14
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.6+10-post-Ubuntu-1ubuntu118.04.1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0.6+10-post-Ubuntu-1ubuntu118.04.1, mixed mode, sharing)
If you do not have Java Development Kit installed on your system, you will need to install it. Visit Install Java 11 on Ubuntu for more details.
Step 2: Now Install Apache Maven on Ubuntu
After you have double-checked the system’s Java version. To get Apache Maven 3.6.3, go to the official website and download it, or use the command below.
cd /usr/local
wget https://www-eu.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-3/3.6.3/binaries/apache-maven-3.6.3-bin.tar.gz
sudo tar xzf apache-maven-3.6.3-bin.tar.gz
sudo ln -s apache-maven-3.6.3 apache-maven
Step 3: Set The Environments Variables
You have pre-compiled Apache Maven files on your system, right? Create a new file called /etc/profile.d/maven.sh to set the environment variables.
sudo vi /etc/profile.d/apache-maven.sh
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-oracle
export M2_HOME=/usr/local/apache-maven
export MAVEN_HOME=/usr/local/apache-maven
export PATH=${M2_HOME}/bin:${PATH}
Now use the following command to load the environment variables into the current shell.
source /etc/profile.d/apache-maven.sh
Step 4: Check/Verify The Installed Version of Maven
Apache Maven has been successfully installed and configured on your Ubuntu system. To check Maven’s version, run the command mentioned below.
mvn -version
Apache Maven 3.6.3 (cecedd343002696d0abb50b32b541b8a6ba2883f)
Maven home: /usr/local/apache-maven
Java version: 11.0.2, vendor: Oracle Corporation, runtime: /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-oracle
Default locale: en, platform encoding: UTF-8
OS name: "linux", version: "4.18.0-147.3.1.el8_1.x86_64", arch: "amd64", family: "unix"
rm -f apache-maven-3.6.3-bin.tar.gz
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