Gradle is a popular build automation tool for Java projects. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Gradle on Manjaro, a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux.
Open your terminal
Ensure your system is updated by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
Install Gradle by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S gradle
Verify the installation by checking the version of Gradle:
gradle --version
If Gradle is successfully installed, you will see the version number and other information about the installation.
Once Gradle is installed, you may want to configure it to suit your needs. Here are a few common configurations:
You can set the Gradle home directory to a specific location by exporting an environment variable. For example, to set the Gradle home directory to /usr/local/gradle, run the following command:
export GRADLE_HOME=/usr/local/gradle
If you need to use a particular version of Gradle, you can set it up by creating a symlink to the desired version. For example, to use Gradle version 7.1.1, run the following commands:
sudo pacman -S gradle7
sudo ln -s /usr/share/java/gradle-7.1.1/bin/gradle /usr/local/bin/gradle
Gradle also provides a feature called Gradle Wrapper that allows you to distribute your project without requiring the recipient to install Gradle. The wrapper is a script that calls the Gradle executable, and it is generated by running the wrapper task.
By default, the Gradle Wrapper script points to the version of Gradle that was used to generate it. However, you can configure it to use a specific version by modifying the gradle-wrapper.properties file.
To modify the gradle-wrapper.properties file, follow these steps:
Navigate to the root directory of your Gradle project.
Locate the gradle/wrapper directory and open the gradle-wrapper.properties file.
Modify the distributionUrl property to specify the URL of the Gradle distribution you want to use.
For example, to use Gradle version 7.1.1, set the distributionUrl property to:
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.1.1-bin.zip
Run the wrapper task to regenerate the Gradle Wrapper script:
./gradlew wrapper
This will generate a new gradlew script that points to the specified version of Gradle.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Gradle on Manjaro Linux. With Gradle, you can build and automate your Java projects more efficiently.
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