Install Maven on CentOS 6.5

1. Download maven from Apache website (http://maven.apache.org/download.cgi)
2. Extract the downloaded file, put the extracted file to /usr/bin
   
   

   tar ­xzvf apache­-maven-­[version]­-bin.tar.gz ­C /usr/bin

   
   
3. Then go to the /usr/bin directory and create symlink (symbolic link) for maven.
   
   

   cd /usr/bin
   ln ­-s apache-­maven­-[version] maven
   

   
   
4. Then, do the following:
   
   

   vi /etc/profile.d/maven.sh

   
   Put below code into the vi editor and save it:
   
   

   export M2_HOME=/usr/local/maven
   export PATH=${M2_HOME}/bin:${PATH}

   
   
5. Then log-out and log-in again to activate the above environment setting.
6. To check maven is running ok on your computer, type the following using terminal:
   
   

   mvn -version