Apache Ant is a Java library and command-line tool used for building software applications. It is available for download from https://ant.apache.org/ and can be easily installed on Manjaro.
This tutorial will guide you through the step-by-step process for installing Apache Ant on Manjaro.
Before installing Apache Ant, you must install Java on your system. To do this, open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S jre-openjdk
This command will install the OpenJDK Java runtime environment.
Once you have installed Java, you can now download Apache Ant from the official website. You can use the following command to download the latest version of Apache Ant:
wget https://downloads.apache.org//ant/binaries/apache-ant-1.10.11-bin.tar.gz
This command will download the Apache Ant 1.10.11 release.
Next, extract the downloaded archive to a directory of your choice. You can use the following command to extract the archive:
tar -xvf apache-ant-1.10.11-bin.tar.gz
This command will extract the contents of the archive to a new directory named apache-ant-1.10.11.
To use Apache Ant, you need to set the ANT_HOME environment variable to the path where you extracted the archive. You can do this by adding the following line to your ~/.bashrc file:
export ANT_HOME=/path/to/apache-ant-1.10.11
Make sure to replace /path/to/ with the actual path where you extracted the archive.
To be able to use Apache Ant from anywhere in your system, you need to add it to your system path. You can do this by adding the following line to your ~/.bashrc file:
export PATH=$PATH:$ANT_HOME/bin
This command will add the ANT_HOME/bin directory to your system path.
After making the changes to your ~/.bashrc file, you need to reload it to apply the changes. You can do this by running the following command:
source ~/.bashrc
To verify that Apache Ant is installed and working correctly, open your terminal and run the following command:
ant -version
This command should output the version of Apache Ant that you installed, confirming that it's successfully installed and working.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Apache Ant on your Manjaro system.
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