How to Install Gradle on Debian 10

Gradle is an open-source build tool for the automation of applications. The Gradle helps developers team to build, automate and deliver software easier and faster. This is the step by step tutorial to install and configure Gradle on Debian 10 Buster Linux system.

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Step 1 – Install Java

Java JDK 8 or JRE 8 or higher version is required to run Gradle build tool. Make sure you have proper java version installed on your Debian 10 system. To install Java run the following command:

sudo apt install openjdk-11-jdk

Verify installed Java version on your system.

java -version

openjdk version "11.0.6" 2020-01-14
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.6+10-post-Debian-1deb10u1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0.6+10-post-Debian-1deb10u1, mixed mode, sharing)

Step 2 – Install Gradle on Debian 10

Once you installed Java on your system. Download the latest Gradle distribution release binary file from its official download page. You can also use the below command to download Gradle 6.3 on your system.

sudo apt install wget unzip -y
wget https://downloads.gradle-dn.com/distributions/gradle-6.3-bin.zip

Then extract the downloaded archive and place it to the proper location. Generally, I used /usr/local directory for storing applications. You can use alternative directory like /opt.

unzip gradle-6.3-bin.zip
mv gradle-6.3 /usr/local/gradle

The Gradle build tool has been configured on your Debian 10 system.

Setup Environment Variable

Now, you need to setup Gradle with PATH environment variable, Also make sure the variable is set after system reboot.

Place a shell script under profile.d directory to set PATH variable on reboot. Create a file like below:

vim /etc/profile.d/gradle.sh

and add the below line to file

export PATH=/usr/local/gradle/bin:$PATH

Save file and close it. Now source the script to apply environment for current shell.

source /etc/profile.d/gradle.sh

And you have done the Grandle installation on Debian 10 Linux system.

Test Gradle Version

Once you finished the Gradle installation, let’s check the installed version on your system.

gradle -v

Output

Welcome to Gradle 6.3!

Here are the highlights of this release:
 - Java 14 support
 - Improved error messages for unexpected failures

For more details see https://docs.gradle.org/6.3/release-notes.html


------------------------------------------------------------
Gradle 6.3
------------------------------------------------------------

Build time:   2020-03-24 19:52:07 UTC
Revision:     bacd40b727b0130eeac8855ae3f9fd9a0b207c60

Kotlin:       1.3.70
Groovy:       2.5.10
Ant:          Apache Ant(TM) version 1.10.7 compiled on September 1 2019
JVM:          11.0.6 (Debian 11.0.6+10-post-Debian-1deb10u1)
OS:           Linux 4.19.0-8-cloud-amd64 amd64

If you see the results like above, means Gradle is successfully installed and configured on Debian 10 system.