Apache Maven

TuxCare's Endless Lifecycle Support (ELS) for Apache Maven provides security patches for versions of Apache Maven that have reached End of Life (EOL) or are no longer maintained by the upstream vendor. Our ELS for Apache Maven service is designed for organizations that are not yet ready to migrate to newer Maven versions and that are seeking long-term stability for their build infrastructure.

Supported Versions

Apache Maven 3.8.1
Apache Maven Shared Utils 3.2.1

Installation

Prerequisites

Java Development Kit (JDK) 7 or later installed (verify with java -version)
Nexus repository access credentials (username and password) — contact sales@tuxcare.com
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Linux Installation

Download Apache Maven
Download from TuxCare via the terminal using your credentials. For example, Maven 3.8.1:
```
curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORD -O https://nexus.repo.tuxcare.com/repository/els_java/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.8.1-tuxcare.1/apache-maven-3.8.1-tuxcare.1-bin.tar.gz
```
Replace USERNAME and PASSWORD with your actual credentials, and adjust the version as needed.

Extract the archive

sudo mkdir -p /opt/maven
sudo tar -xvzf apache-maven-3.8.1-tuxcare.1-bin.tar.gz -C /opt/maven

Verify the installation
Run the Maven binary from the extracted directory.
```
/opt/maven/apache-maven-3.8.1-tuxcare.1/bin/mvn --version
```
The output should display the Maven version and build details.

Windows Installation

Download Apache Maven
Download the .zip archive from TuxCare Nexus using your credentials
Extract the archive
Extract, for example, apache-maven-3.8.1-tuxcare.1-bin.zip to a directory of your choice, e.g., C:\Maven
Verify the installation
Open a Command Prompt or PowerShell window and run the following command.
```
C:\Maven\apache-maven-3.8.1-tuxcare.1\bin\mvn --version
```
The output should display the Maven version and build details.