| # Installing Apache Maven |
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| The installation of Apache Maven is a simple process of extracting the archive |
| and adding the `bin` folder with the `mvn` command to the `PATH`. |
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| Detailed steps are: |
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| * Ensure `JAVA_HOME` environment variable is set and points to your JDK installation |
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| * Extract distribution archive in any directory |
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| ```cmd |
| unzip apache-maven-${currentStableVersion}-bin.zip |
| ``` |
| or |
| ```sh |
| tar xzvf apache-maven-${currentStableVersion}-bin.tar.gz |
| ``` |
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| Alternatively use your preferred archive extraction tool. |
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| * Add the `bin` directory of the created directory `apache-maven-${currentStableVersion}` to |
| the `PATH` environment variable |
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| * Confirm with `mvn -v` in a new shell. The result should look similar to |
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| ``` |
| Apache Maven ${currentStableVersion} (${currentStableVersionDetails}) |
| Maven home: /opt/apache-maven-${currentStableVersion} |
| Java version: 1.8.0_45, vendor: Oracle Corporation |
| Java home: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_45.jdk/Contents/Home/jre |
| Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8 |
| OS name: "mac os x", version: "10.8.5", arch: "x86_64", family: "mac" |
| ``` |
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| Windows Tips |
| ----- |
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| * Check environment variable value e.g. |
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| ```cmd |
| echo %JAVA_HOME% |
| C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_51 |
| ``` |
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| * Adding to `PATH`: Add the unpacked distribution's bin directory to your user PATH environment variable |
| by opening up the system properties (WinKey + Pause), selecting the "Advanced" tab, and |
| the "Environment Variables" button, then adding or selecting the <i>PATH</i> |
| variable in the user variables with the value `C:\Program Files\apache-maven-${currentStableVersion}\bin`. |
| The same dialog can be used to set `JAVA_HOME` to the location of your JDK, e.g. `C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_51` |
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| * Open a new command prompt (Winkey + R then type `cmd`) and run `mvn -v` to verify the installation. |
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| Unix-based Operating System (Linux, Solaris and Mac OS X) Tips |
| ----- |
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| * Check environment variable value |
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| ```sh |
| echo $JAVA_HOME |
| /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_45.jdk/Contents/Home |
| ``` |
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| * Adding to `PATH` |
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| ```sh |
| export PATH=/opt/apache-maven-${currentStableVersion}/bin:$PATH |
| ``` |
