Maven is a powerful build tool for Java projects. It is designed to simplify the process of building and managing Java projects, by providing a set of conventions and best practices for project organization and dependency management. Maven is built around the concept of a project object model (POM), which describes the structure and dependencies of a project, and provides a framework for building and packaging the project.
Maven is widely used in the Java community, and is supported by many popular Java IDEs, including Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEA.
To download Maven, go to the Maven website at https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi. On this page, you will see a list of available versions of Maven. Select the version that you want to download, and click on the link to download the corresponding archive file.
To install Maven, simply extract the archive file to a location on your system. Once you have extracted the archive, you will have a directory containing the Maven executable and supporting files.
Before you can use Maven, you will need to configure it to work with your Java environment. To do this, you will need to set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to the location of your JDK installation.
To set the JAVA_HOME environment variable, follow the steps according to your OS.
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To uninstall Maven, simply delete the directory containing the Maven executable and supporting files. There are no additional steps required to remove Maven from your system.
Congratulations! You have learned the basics of Maven, including what it is, how to download and install it, how to configure it, and how to use it to build Java projects. Happy coding!