How-to Install Latest Apache Maven on Linux Mint 18.x LTS Linux Easy Guide
March 10th, 2017 by thelinuxevangelistQuick-Start with Maven 3.X on Mint 18.x
Hello Mint User! This Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Install and Getting-Started with Latest Apache Maven 3.x on Linux Mint 18.x Sarah/Serena/Sonya/Sylvia LTS i386/amd64 Mate/Cinnamon/KDE/Xfce Desktop.
Sure that the Apache Maven is also in the Mint Apt Repositories, but if You want to be Certain of Getting-Installed Right the Latest Maven Release then Follow this Tutorial…
The Apache Maven SetUp Require a Working Oracle Java JDK 7+ Installation, so You will Find Link to Installing Oracle Java JDK on Mint.
Maven calls its build scripts Project Object Model (POM) files. These POM files are in XML, and each Maven project or module will have an accompanying pom.xml file.
A Project Management Tool such as Maven provides a Superset of features found in a Build Tool.
But in Addition to providing Build capabilities, Maven can also Run Reports, Generate a Web Site, and Managig Communication among members of a Working Team.

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Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands) - Download Apache Maven 3.x Binaries:
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Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp
Or from Shell:tar xvzf apache-maven*.tar.gz -C /tmp/
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Verify that JDK 7+ is Installed on System
java -version
How-to Install Recommended Oracle Java JDK on Mint:
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Relocate Maven Binaries
sudo su
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then Look: Solution
rm /home/[myUser]/Downloads/apache-maven*bin.tar.gz
chown -R root:root /home/[myUser]/Downloads/apache-maven*
mv /home/[myUser]/Downloads/apache-maven** /opt/
exit
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Add Maven Binaries to User Path
nano $HOME/.bashrc
Append:
export PATH=$PATH:/opt/apache-maven-[X.Y.X]/bin
Ctrl+X to Save and Exit from “nano” :)
Load New SetUp:
source $HOME/.bashrc
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Test Maven Installation
mvn -version
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Quick-Start with Maven Projects Management:
Quick-Start with Eclipse Java Developers on Mint:
SetUp Eclipse for Java on Mint.
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