How to install Maven

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Install and Configure

1. Unzip/untar the binaries to a new folder (i.e. c:\maven\2.2.1).  Add the path to the Maven bin directory to the system PATH environment variable.  For example: add c:\maven\2.2.1\bin to the PATH environment variable.
2. Download the serverTrustStore.jks and save it to a new folder (i.e. c:\keystores).
3. To download Maven artifacts from the remote MIT maven repository (https://maven.mit.edu), an SSL connection is required.  For Maven to acquire an SSL connection, you must create a system environment variable MAVEN_OPTS and set it as below:
   
   
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   In the above, replace the /path/to with the actual path to the serverTrustStore.jks and replace XXXXXXXX with the actual serverTrustStore password.
4. Verify the Maven installation by opening a CMD window and typying the command line: mvn --version.  If everything is correct, something similar to the following should be displayed:
   
   
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5. If the Maven installation has been verified in the above step, then initialize Maven by typing the command line: mvn plugin::help.  Maven download will start and if everything download's correctly, something similar to the following should be displayed at the end of the download:
   
   
   ${renderedContent}
   
   
6. Finally, download the Maven settings.xml file to your ${user.home}/.m2 directory. Open the settings.xml file with a text editor and in the line:
   
   
   ${renderedContent}
   
   change the XXXXXXXX to a password of your choosing.  This is the password the is used to access the OC4J Admin Console.