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I am trying to install apache maven 3 in Ubuntu 12.04 lts. What I did was open the terminal then I typed the following commands

  • export M2_HOME=/usr/local/apache-maven/apache-maven-3.0.5 [Then pressed Enter]
  • export M2=$M2_HOME/bin [Then pressed Enter]
  • export PATH=$M2:$PATH [Then pressed Enter]

After that I typed

mvn --version

and it displayed all the necessary information but after closing the terminal, again I typed the command mvn --version

then it said that 'mvn' is not recognized

The program 'mvn' can be found in the following packages:
 * maven
 * maven2
Try sudo apt-get install <selected-page>

is there a way to permanently add a PATH variable in Ubuntu?

user962206
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Add those export lines to your ~/.profile file.

If you want it to apply to all users on the system, put it in /etc/profile instead; 

sudoedit /etc/profile

Once you've edited either, you'll see the effect next time you log in.

See also http://mywiki.wooledge.org/DotFiles

On a side-note, if you instead install maven via the software center or apt-get, you won't need to do any of the above.

geirha
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  • I tried the apt-get but it is the old version. I am using 12.04 lts. anyways where would I place it here? I already tried sudoedit /etc/profile but i have no idea where to place it here – user962206 Jun 19 '13 at 09:15
  • @user962206, You can put them at the very end. – geirha Jun 19 '13 at 13:28
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This might help to add the environment variable permanently. Use the following command, for editing the file: 

sudo gedit /etc/environment

Then use this command, to source it:

source /etc/environment

Reference - Installing Maven 3 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Server

Anwar
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