Maven in Eclipse: step by step installation
IF you want to install Maven in Eclipse(Java EE) Indigo Then follow these Steps :
Eclipse -> Help -> Install New Software.
Type " http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo/ " & Hit Enter.
Expand " Collaboration " tag.
Select Maven plugin from there.
Click on next .
Accept the agreement & click finish.
After installing the maven it will ask for restarting the Eclipse,So restart the eclipse again to see the changes.
By "use install a Maven plugin and use it" I am sure you are looking for a Eclipse plugin that will perform Maven functions within the IDE. If so, M2E is a good choice. You will find a lot of help within the Eclipse installation once you install M2E.
That said -- considering that you are starting off using Maven -- it would go a long way to have a good understanding of the basic concepts. Using M2E could hide some of the details which could lead to incomplete or incorrect interpretation of Maven's behavior and therefore problems downstream.
Some good Maven online references are:
- Maven's own documentation -- which you have found. Be sure to see the docs of the plugins that you use
- Sonatype's Maven book
(Edit 2016-10-12: Many Eclipse downloads from https://eclipse.org/downloads/eclipse-packages/ have M2Eclipse included already. As of Neon both the Java and the Java EE packages do - look for "Maven support")
Way 1: Maven Eclipse plugin installation step by step:
- Open Eclipse IDE
- Click Help -> Install New Software...
- Click Add button at top right corner
At pop up: fill up Name as "M2Eclipse" and Location as "http://download.eclipse.org/technology/m2e/releases" or http://download.eclipse.org/technology/m2e/milestones/1.0
Now click OK
After that installation would be started.
Way 2: Another way to install Maven plug-in for Eclipse by "Eclipse Marketplace":
- Open Eclipse
- Go to Help -> Eclipse Marketplace
- Search by Maven
- Click "Install" button at "Maven Integration for Eclipse" section
- Follow the instruction step by step
After successful installation do the followings in Eclipse:
- Go to Window --> Preferences
- Observe, Maven is enlisted at left panel
Finally,
- Click on an existing project
- Select Configure -> Convert to Maven Project