[FIXED] Maven installation in Ubuntu via apt

Issue

I am trying to install maven in linux machine using the following command:

sudo apt install maven

But this command installs the maven version 3.6.0, whereas the latest version for maven in the apache maven web-site is 3.8.1. Any suggestions on how to install maven 3.8.1 via apt install command?

Solution

This is a small guide to install maven on ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Jul 28, 2021

1. Download maven from https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi click the link apache-maven-3.8.1-bin.tar.gz.

2. Extract the files in your downloads folder.

   cd Downloads

   sudo tar xzvf apache-maven-3.8.1-bin.tar.gz -C/opt/

3. In a terminal window enter the following.

   nano .profile

Edit the file and add the following text at the bottom of the page.

JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64

export JAVA_HOME

MAVEN_HOME=/opt/apache-maven-3.8.1

export MAVEN_HOME

PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$MAVEN_HOME/bin:$PATH

export PATH 

Now press ctrl + O to save the file, and ctrl + X to close the file.

4. Back in the terminal run the script with.

   . .profile

Check the version of java and maven with the commands.

`java --version`

`mvn --version` 

Now you should see the proper version of Maven installed.

If you open a new terminal window and the installation seems ineffective: LOGOUT AND LOGIN!!!**

Answered By - MalcolmXYZ