Installing Maven 3.0.4 on Ubuntu 12.04

To install Apache Maven 3.0.4 on Ubuntu 12.04 use following steps

1. Get Maven 3.0.4 binary distribution using following command

   wget http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/apache/maven/binaries/apache-maven-3.0.4-bin.tar.gz
   

2. Unpack the binary distribution using following command

   tar -zxf apache-maven-3.0.4-bin.tar.gz
   

3. Move uncompressed "apache-maven-3.0.4" directory to the /usr/local directory using this command

   sudo cp -R apache-maven-3.0.4 /usr/local
   

4. Create a symbolic link to /usr/bin using following command

   sudo ln -s /usr/local/apache-maven-3.0.4/bin/mvn /usr/bin/mvn
   

5. Verify for correct installation using following command

   mvn –version
   

   It should print following

   Apache Maven 3.0.4 (r1232337; 2012-01-17 14:14:56+0530)
   Maven home: /usr/local/apache-maven-3.0.4
   Java version: 1.6.0_24, vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc.
   Java home: /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-6u32/jre
   Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8
   OS name: "linux", version: "3.2.0-27-generic", arch: "amd64", family: "unix"