Installing Maven 3.0.4 on Ubuntu 12.04
To install Apache Maven 3.0.4 on Ubuntu 12.04, take the following steps.
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Join For FreeTo install Apache Maven 3.0.4 on Ubuntu 12.04, take the following steps:
- Get Maven 3.0.4 binary distribution using the following command:
wget http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/apache/maven/binaries/apache-maven-3.0.4-bin.tar.gz
- Unpack the binary distribution using the following command:
tar -zxf apache-maven-3.0.4-bin.tar.gz
- Move uncompressed "apache-maven-3.0.4" directory to the /usr/local directory using this command:
sudo cp -R apache-maven-3.0.4 /usr/local
- Create a symbolic link to /usr/bin using the following command:
sudo ln -s /usr/local/apache-maven-3.0.4/bin/mvn /usr/bin/mvn
- Verify for correct installation using the following comman:
It should print the following information:mvn –version
Apache Maven 3.0.4 (r1232337; 2012-01-17 14:14:56+0530) Maven home: /usr/local/apache-maven-3.0.4 Java version: 1.6.0_24, vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc. Java home: /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-6u32/jre Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8 OS name: "linux", version: "3.2.0-27-generic", arch: "amd64", family: "unix"
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