Apache Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on the concept of a project object model (POM), Maven can manage a project’s build, reporting and documentation from a central piece of information.

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Installation

manual

1. go to http://maven.apache.org/ and download binary

homebrew

1. install maven using brew
brew install maven

2. verify maven was installed
mvn -v

3. a .m2 folder should be created in /Users/{name}/.m2 (.m2 is the Maven settings/home directory)
a repository folder should also be inside the m2 folder
this is where all the dependencies/libraries are added

apt-get

0. search package
apt-cache search maven

1. install
sudo apt-get install maven

2. verification
mvn -version

Commands

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