Installing Maven/Gradle

Installing Maven

Windows

1. Download Maven: Visit the official Maven website and download the binary zip archive.

2. Extract Zip: Extract the downloaded zip file to a directory of your choice, such as C:\Program Files\Apache\Maven.

3. Set Environment Variables:

   • Add a new system variable named M2_HOME with the value as the path to your Maven directory.
   • Update the PATH system variable to include %M2_HOME%\bin.

macOS/Linux

1. Download Maven: You can download Maven from the official website or install it via package managers.

   brew install maven  # macOS
   sudo apt install maven  # Ubuntu

2. Set Environment Variables: Open your .bashrc or .zshrc file and add the following lines.

   export M2_HOME=/path/to/maven
   export PATH=$PATH:$M2_HOME/bin

Installing Gradle

Windows

1. Download Gradle: Visit the official Gradle website and download the binary zip archive.

2. Extract Zip: Extract the downloaded zip file to a directory of your choice, such as C:\Program Files\Gradle.

3. Set Environment Variables:

   • Add a new system variable named GRADLE_HOME with the value as the path to your Gradle directory.
   • Update the PATH system variable to include %GRADLE_HOME%\bin.

macOS/Linux

1. Download Gradle: You can download Gradle from the official website or install it via package managers.

   brew install gradle  # macOS
   sudo apt install gradle  # Ubuntu

2. Set Environment Variables: Open your .bashrc or .zshrc file and add the following lines.

   export GRADLE_HOME=/path/to/gradle
   export PATH=$PATH:$GRADLE_HOME/bin

After installation, open a new terminal window and run mvn -v for Maven or gradle -v for Gradle to verify that the tool has been successfully installed.