How to install Maven on Windows

How to install Maven on Windows

Published: November 25, 2009 , Updated: December 24, 2011 , Author: mkyong

Apache Maven is not require to install on Windows as a service component, you just need to download the Maven’s zip file, extract it and configure the Windows environment path variable. See following steps :

1. Add JAVA_HOME

Make sure you had installed JDK, and add a new “JAVA_HOME” into Windows environment variable, and point to your JDK folder.

2. Download Apache Maven

Download Apache Maven zip file from this official website, e.g apache-maven-2.2.1-bin.zip.

3. Extract It

Extract the downloaded zip file, for instance, “D:\maven“.

Note

That’s all , no installation is required on Windows.

4. Add MAVEN_HOME

Now, add Maven folder “MAVEN_HOME” to Windows environment variable also.

5. Add PATH

Add the “Maven bin folder” into Windows environment variable, so that you can access Maven command everywhere.

6. Verification

Done, to verify it, in command prompt, type “mvn –version” to verify the installation detail.

C:\Documents and Settings\mkyong>mvn -version
Apache Maven 2.2.1 (r801777; 2009-08-07 03:16:01+0800)
Java version: 1.6.0_13
Java home: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_13\jre
Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: Cp1252
OS name: "windows xp" version: "5.1" arch: "x86" Family: "windows"

If you see similar message, means your Apache Maven is installed successful on Windows.

P.S The version may vary in your environment.

[ Read More ] You can find more similar articles at Maven Tutorials

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