How to install Maven on Ubuntu

1. Extract the distribution archive, i.e. apache-maven-3.2.3-bin.tar.gz to the directory you wish to install Maven 3.2.3. These instructions assume you chose /usr/local/apache-maven-3.2.3.
2.  Edit the profile file, to add environment variables
1. sudo gedit /etc/profile
3. Add to the end
1. #MAVEN
   M2_HOME=/usr/local/apache-maven-3.2.3
   M2=$M2_HOME/bin
   PATH=$M2:$PATH
   
   export M2_HOME
   export M2
   
   export PATH
4.  To update the environment:
1. source /etc/profile 
2. . /etc/profile  (with the space)
5.  Run mvn --version to verify that it is correctly installed.