How to Install Gradle on Linux Mint 18 Easy Guide

July 8, 2017 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Latest Gradle Quick Start for Linux Mint 18

Hello Mint User! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Gradle on Linux Mint 18 LTS GNU/Linux Desktop/Server.

First, Gradle is the next evolutionary step in JVM-based Build Tools. It draws on lessons learned from established tools like Ant and Maven and takes their best ideas to the next level.

Because following a build-by-convention approach, Gradle allows for declaratively modeling your problem domain using a powerful and expressive domain-specific language (DSL) implemented in Groovy instead of XML.

Moreover, the Gradle Automation Features are:

Strong yet flexible conventions
Enterprise level control capabilities
Manageable and understandable builds

Finally, to the Gradle Installation Tutorial on Mint Linux Bottom you will find a Link to Hello-World Gradle Build Script Guide.

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Download Latest Gradle Complete Release
Here Gradle All .zip

Link to Download the Latest Gradle Zip Archive with Binaries, Source Code and Documentation
Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
How to Install Recommended Oracle Java JDK on Mint
Here Install Oracle JDK for Mint

Oracle JDK Setup on Linux Mint
Check if Java Development Kit is Installed.
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```
java -version
```

Unzip Gradle Archive into /tmp.

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unzip -d /tmp/ $HOME/Downloads/gradle*.zip

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rm $HOME/Downloads/gradle*.zip

And Relocate Gradle Archive.
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```
sudo mv /tmp/gradle* /opt/
```
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
Follow to Setup Gradle Env Variables and Path.
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```
echo "GRADLE_HOME=/opt/gradle-[X.Y]" > $HOME/.bashrc
```
Just Replace the Gradle Version to [X.Y] in above Command
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```
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$GRADLE_HOME/bin' > $HOME/.bashrc
```
Then to Load New SetUp:
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```
bash
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Finally, to Test Gradle Installation.
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```
gradle -v
```
(Optional) Speed Up Gradle Builds with Gradle Daemon
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echo "org.gradle.daemon=true" > $HOME/.gradle/gradle.properties
```
Once you have globally enabled the Gradle Daemon in this way, all your builds will take advantage a Speed Boost.
Getting-Started with Gradle Automation Build Script
Here Gradle Build Script Example

Gradle Build Script Hello-World Example