Install latest maven package in Ubuntu via apt package manager or other ways

Question

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 or any else ways?

Answer 1

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!!!**

Answer 2

Following command helped me.

Remove current version:

sudo apt-get purge maven

Download the latest version:

wget https://dlcdn.apache.org/maven/maven-3/3.8.6/binaries/apache-maven-3.8.6-bin.tar.gz
tar -xvf apache-maven-3.8.6-bin.tar.gz

Installation:

sudo cp -r apache-maven-3.8.6 /opt
export PATH=/opt/apache-maven-3.8.6/bin:$PATH
echo -e "\nPATH=\"/opt/apache-maven-3.8.6/bin:\$PATH\"" >> ~/.profile

Script

#!/bin/sh

version=$1
if [ -z $version ] ; then echo "specify version" ; exit 1 ; fi

#Remove old maven
sudo apt-get purge maven -y

url="https://dlcdn.apache.org/maven/maven-3/${version}/binaries/apache-maven-${version}-bin.tar.gz"
echo $url
wget $url

sleep .4

tarFile="apache-maven-${version}-bin.tar.gz"
echo $tarFile
sudo tar -xvf $tarFile -C /opt/

export PATH=/opt/apache-maven-${version}/bin:$PATH
echo -e "\nPATH=\"/opt/apache-maven-${version}/bin:\$PATH\"" >> ~/.profile

Pass the 1st argument as the maven version. Example: ./install.sh 3.8.7

Note: Make sure Java is installed before following the above steps.