How to Create Maven Java Project on Ubuntu Command Line – Step-by-step

Creating Project

2. 2. Installing Maven

   Now to Install Maven for Ubuntu
   Simply play:

   sudo apt install maven

3. 3. Making Java Project

   Maven 3 Command to Create a Simple Java Project
   The general form is:

   mvn archetype:generate
   -DgroupId=[yourPackagingId]
   -DartifactId=[yourProjectName]
   

   And so for Example:

   mvn archetype:generate
   -DgroupId=com.tutorialforlinux
   -DartifactId=myJavaPro
   

   This should then create a Maven Project Structure like:

   .
   |-- src
   |  |-- main
   |  |  `-- java
   |  |    `-- [your project's package]
   |  |      `-- App.java
   |  `-- test
   |    `-- java
   |      `-- [your project's package]
   |        `-- AppTest.java
   `-- pom.xml
   

4. 4. Setting up Eclipse

   How to Integrate a Maven Java Project into Eclipse:

   Maven Eclipse Integration

   Maven Project to Eclipse

   Getting-Started with Java Development on Eclipse IDE for Ubuntu: Installing Eclipse on Ubuntu