Gradle is an open-source build automation tool that is used to build Java and other software projects. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Gradle on Linux Mint.
Before we proceed, ensure that your system has:
Before we install Gradle, it is important to update our Linux Mint system package database to the latest version. To do this, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt-get update
After updating our system, we can now proceed to download Gradle. Run the following command in your terminal to download the latest Gradle package:
wget https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.1.1-bin.zip -P /tmp
The above command will download the Gradle binary distribution package to the /tmp directory.
Next, unzip the package using the following command:
sudo unzip -d /opt/gradle /tmp/gradle-*.zip
This command will install Gradle to the /opt/gradle/ directory.
Once Gradle is installed, we need to set some environment variables to allow us to use Gradle from anywhere in the terminal. Follow the steps below.
export PATH=$PATH:/opt/gradle/gradle-7.1.1/bin
This will add the gradle executable file to the $PATH environment variable.
To verify that Gradle is installed and working correctly, type the following command in your terminal:
gradle -v
The command will output details about the Gradle installation, including the version and build date.
That's it! You have successfully installed Gradle on your Linux Mint system. You can now start using Gradle to build your Java projects.
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