In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install Gradle on Void Linux. Gradle is a powerful build tool that is widely used in the Java community.
Before installing Gradle, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Gradle requires a few system packages to run properly. So, let's update our package list by running the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S
Gradle requires a Java Development Kit (JDK) to compile and run Java code. In this tutorial, we will be using OpenJDK, which is a free and open-source implementation of the Java Platform.
To install OpenJDK on Void Linux, run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S openjdk
Once the installation is complete, you can verify the installation by running the following command:
java -version
Visit the official Gradle website at https://gradle.org/releases/ and download the latest version of Gradle. At the time of writing this tutorial, the latest version is 7.2.
Once the download is complete, navigate to the directory where the downloaded file is located and unpack it using the following command:
sudo tar -xvzf gradle-7.2-bin.zip -C /opt/
This command will extract the Gradle binary files to the /opt/gradle-7.2/ directory.
In order to use Gradle, we need to set the environment variables. Let's open the /etc/profile file with a text editor:
sudo nano /etc/profile
Add the following environment variables to the file:
export GRADLE_HOME=/opt/gradle-7.2
export PATH=$PATH:$GRADLE_HOME/bin
Save and close the file.
To apply the environment variables, run the following command:
source /etc/profile
To verify that Gradle is installed correctly, run the following command:
gradle --version
This will display the Gradle version, as well as other information about the Gradle installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gradle on Void Linux. You can now use Gradle to compile and run Java projects.
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