Apache Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Maven can manage a project’s build, reporting, and documentation from a central piece of information. This tutorial will help you to install Apache Maven on your CentOS/RHEL 7/6/5 and Fedora 27/26/25.
Step 1 – Install Java
Java development kit is the primary requirement of Apache Maven. So you need to install Java development kit (JDK) on your system. Make sure you have installed JDK, not JRE.
java -version java version "1.8.0_161" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_161-b12) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.161-b12, mixed mode)
If you don’t have Java Development Kit installed on your system. Visit Install Java 8 on CentOS/RHEL 7/6/5
Step 2 – Install Apache Maven
After verifying java version on your system. Download Apache maven from its official website or use following command to download Apache Maven 3.5.3.
cd /usr/local wget http://www-eu.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-3/3.5.3/binaries/apache-maven-3.5.3-bin.tar.gz
Now extract downloaded archive using following command.
sudo tar xzf apache-maven-3.5.3-bin.tar.gz sudo ln -s apache-maven-3.5.3 maven
Step 3 – Setup Environment Variables
As you have downloaded precompiled Apache Maven files on your system. Now set the environments variables by creating new file /etc/profile.d/maven.sh.
sudo vi /etc/profile.d/maven.sh
and add following content.
export M2_HOME=/usr/local/maven
export PATH=${M2_HOME}/bin:${PATH}
Now load the environment variables in current shell using following command.
source /etc/profile.d/maven.sh
Step 4 – Check Version
Apache Maven has been successfully configured on your system. Use following command to check version of Maven.
Apache Maven 3.5.3 (3383c37e1f9e9b3bc3df5050c29c8aff9f295297; 2018-02-24T19:49:05Z) Maven home: /usr/local/maven Java version: 1.8.0_161, vendor: Oracle Corporation Java home: /opt/jdk1.8.0_161/jre Default locale: en_IN, platform encoding: UTF-8 OS name: "linux", version: "4.4.0-93-generic", arch: "amd64", family: "unix" mvn -version
Finally, remove the downloaded archive file from the system to free disk space.
rm -f /usr/local/apache-maven-3.5.3-bin.tar.gz
Your are great
Hi ,
I have a doubt whether two different maven versions can be installed and used in same linux machine,Im using centos
Yes, You can install different Maven version on the same machine. Extract the different Maven version to different-2 directories and create /etc/profile.d/maven-v1.sh and /etc/profile.d/maven-v2.sh with proper setup.
Now use source the required Maven version configuration file and use.
Thanks for the instructions. I had to use a different link though -> http://mirrors.gigenet.com/apache/maven/maven-3/3.5.3/binaries/apache-maven-3.5.3-bin.tar.gz
Thank you so much. I have upgraded tutorial to the install Maven latest version on Linux.
Great. Thanks for the help.
Awesome. Thank you so much
GREAT BLOG DUDE!
Thanks man!!
Very precise and concise steps to follow!!
Awesome. Very crisp and clean instructions.
Thanks Nitin
Thanks
Thanks!!!!
Getting below error , even though it’s pointing to correct JDK
[[email protected] ~]$ echo $JAVA_HOME
/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_25/
[[email protected] ~]$ mvn -version
The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly
This environment variable is needed to run this program
NB: JAVA_HOME should point to a JDK not a JRE
[[email protected] ~]$
My bad, $JAVA_HOME path was wrong, actually i had copy pasted this path, later found out that jdk version was different.
Thanks
Sounds good Sushant. It’s working for you.
Nice post.
Worked like a charm on centos 6.9, thanks!
your script in set up environment variable is faulty
export M2_HOME=/opt/maven
export PATH=${M2_HOME}/bin:${PATH}
its should include maven version also
correct command is :—
export M2_HOME=/opt/maven/apache-maven-3.5.0
export PATH=${M2_HOME}/bin:${PATH}
Hi Abhishek,
The tutorial has created a softlink of /opt/apache-maven-3.5.0 to /opt/maven in Step 2.
Nice job! Works great.
thanks !!
Thank You!
very nice
gracias
Thank you for a great tutorial!
Thank You!