In this tutorial we will show you how to install Apache Maven on Debian 10. For those of you who didn’t know, Apache Maven is a free and open source project management tool used for Java projects. You can easily handle a project’s build, reporting, and Documentation from a central piece of advice using Apache Maven. Apache Maven provides a complete framework to automate the job’s Build infrastructure.
This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo’ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you through the step by step installation Apache Maven open source data visualization and monitoring suite on a Debian 10 (Buster) server.
Install Apache Maven on Debian 10 Buster
Step 1. Before we install any software, it’s important to make sure your system is up to date by running these following apt commands in the terminal:
1 2 | aptupdate aptupgrade |
- Install Apache Maven on Debian using apt
1 2 | sudoaptupdate sudoaptinstallmaven |
Run the mvn -version command to verify the installation:
1 | mvn-version |
- Install the Latest Release of Apache Maven from source
First, install OpenJDK:
1 2 | sudoaptupdate sudoaptinstalldefault-jdk |
Verify the Java version:
1 | java-version |
Next, go to Apache Maven’s download page and download the latest stable version of Apache Maven, At the moment of writing this article it is version 3.6.3:
1 2 3 | wgethttps://www-us.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-3/3.6.3/binaries/apache-maven-3.6.3-bin.tar.gz -P /tmp sudotarxf/tmp/apache-maven-*.tar.gz-C/opt sudoln-s/opt/apache-maven-3.6.3/opt/maven |
Now set the environments variables by creating new file /etc/profile.d/maven.sh:
1 | nano/etc/profile.d/apache-maven.sh |
Add following content:
1 2 3 4 | exportJAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/default-java exportM2_HOME=/opt/maven exportMAVEN_HOME=/opt/maven exportPATH=${M2_HOME}/bin:${PATH} |
Then, make the script executable using following command:
1 | sudochmod+x/etc/profile.d/maven.sh |
Next load the environment variables in current shell using following command:
1 | source/etc/profile.d/apache-maven.sh |
Once everything has been successfully configured, check the version of the Apache Maven:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | $mvn-version ApacheMaven3.6.3(cecedd34300269meilanamaria2b541b8a6ba2883f) Mavenhome:/opt/maven Javaversion:11.0.6,vendor:Debian,runtime:/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64 Defaultlocale:en_US,platformencoding:UTF-8 OSname:"linux",version:"4.20.0-8-amd64",arch:"amd64",family:"unix" |
Congratulation’s! You have successfully installed Apache Maven. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing the latest version of Apache Maven open source data visualization and monitoring suite on Debian 10 Buster system. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you to check the official Apache Maven website.
