Post#77.Maven setup to execute from command prompt

Installing Maven:

To install Maven on your own system (computer), go to the Maven download page and follow the instructions there. In summary, what you need to do is:

1. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to a valid Java SDK (e.g. Java 8).
2. Download and unzip Maven.
3. Set the M2_HOME environment variable to point to the directory you unzipped Maven to.
4. Set the M2 environment variable to point to M2_HOME/bin (%M2_HOME%\bin).
5. Add M2 to the PATH environment variable (%M2% on Windows).
6. Open a command prompt and type 'mvn -version' (without quotes) and press enter.

After typing in the mvn -version command you should be able to see Maven execute, and the version number of Maven written out to the command prompt.

Note: Maven uses Java when executing, so you need Java installed too (and the JAVA_HOME environment variable set as explained above). Maven 3.0.5 needs a Java version 1.5 or later. I use Maven 3.3.3 with Java 8 (u45).