Install Maven¶

For Windows only

1. download the Maven 2 from:
   

    http://maven.apache.org/download.html 

2. unzip the file to a folder of your choice
3. open the system properties (WinKey + Pause), select the "Advanced" tab, and the "Environment Variables" button, add the value:
   

    
   Variable name: M2_HOME
   Variable value: <<location of the extracted file>>
   

4. in the same dialog, edit the environment variable, Path and prepend the M2_HOME\bin:
   • e.g.
     

     Variable name: Path
     Variable value: ..\bin;%M2_HOME%\bin
     

5. open command prompt and execute the following command to verify if the maven is installed properly:
   

   mvn -version