Install the Latest Gradle into Ubuntu

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Here’s the way I installed the latest gradle into Ubuntu.

Story

The gradle version in Ubuntu repository is 1.4. The command of gradle version 1.4 is different from gradle version 2. For example, gradle init raise error in version 1.4, but not in version 2. Prevailed documents are on the bases of gradle version 2, so I had to install gradle 2 into my computer, ubuntu.

Environment

Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS

Installation

Uninstall Existing gradle

Uninstall existing gradle to prevent confusing.

sudo apt-get purge gradle

1	sudo apt-get purge gradle

Add Repository

Add gradle repository I use with apt command.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cwchien/gradle

1	sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cwchien/gradle

Then, the following output are shown and you will be asked to continue or not, press Enter end proceed.

Gradle is a Groovy based build system.
Gradle is build automation evolved. Gradle can automate the building, testing, publishing, deployment and more of software packages or other types of projects such as generated static websites, generated documentation or indeed anything else.
Gradle combines the power and flexibility of Ant with the dependency management and conventions of Maven into a more effective way to build. Powered by a Groovy DSL and packed with innovation, Gradle provides a declarative way to describe all kinds of builds through sensible defaults. Gradle is quickly becoming the build system of choice for many open source projects, leading edge enterprises and legacy automation challenges.
More info: <http://gradle.org/>
More info: https://launchpad.net/~cwchien/+archive/ubuntu/gradle
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

Gradle is a Groovy based build system.

Gradle is build automation evolved. Gradle can automate the building, testing, publishing, deployment and more of software packages or other types of projects such as generated static websites, generated documentation or indeed anything else.

Gradle combines the power and flexibility of Ant with the dependency management and conventions of Maven into a more effective way to build. Powered by a Groovy DSL and packed with innovation, Gradle provides a declarative way to describe all kinds of builds through sensible defaults. Gradle is quickly becoming the build system of choice for many open source projects, leading edge enterprises and legacy automation challenges.

More info: <http://gradle.org/>

More info: https://launchpad.net/~cwchien/+archive/ubuntu/gradle

Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg でキーが作成されます。

gpg: keyring `/tmp/xxxxxxxxxxx/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/xxxxxxxxxxx/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key XXXXXXXX from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/xxxxxxxxxxx/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key XXXXXXXX: public key "Launchpad PPA for Cheng-Wei Chien" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

gpg: keyring `/tmp/xxxxxxxxxxx/secring.gpg' created

gpg: keyring `/tmp/xxxxxxxxxxx/pubring.gpg' created

gpg: requesting key XXXXXXXX from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com

gpg: /tmp/xxxxxxxxxxx/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created

gpg: key XXXXXXXX: public key "Launchpad PPA for Cheng-Wei Chien" imported

gpg: Total number processed: 1

gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)

After adding the repository, update cache of repositories.

sudo apt-get update

1	sudo apt-get update

Install gradle

First, check packages of gradle.

apt-cache search gradle

1	apt-cache search gradle

In my environment, package list were like the following.

gradle-doc - Documentation for gradle
libgradle-core-java - Groovy based build system - Core library
libgradle-plugins-java - Groovy based build system - All plugins
missidentify - a program to find win32 applications
gradle - Gradle is a Groovy based build system
gradle-ppa - Gradle is a Groovy based build system
gradle-1.10 - Gradle is a Groovy based build system
gradle-1.11 - Gradle is a Groovy based build system
gradle-1.12 - Gradle is a Groovy based build system
gradle-2.0 - Gradle is a Groovy based build system
gradle-2.1 - Gradle is a Groovy based build system
gradle-2.2 - Gradle is a Groovy based build system
gradle-2.2.1 - Gradle is a Groovy based build system
gradle-2.3 - Gradle is a Groovy based build system
gradle-2.4 - Gradle is a Groovy based build system
gradle-2.5 - Gradle is a Groovy based build system
gradle-2.6 - Gradle is a Groovy based build system
gradle-2.7 - Gradle is a Groovy based build system
gradle-2.8 - Gradle is a Groovy based build system
gradle-2.9 - Gradle is a Groovy based build system
gradle-2.10 - Gradle is a Groovy based build system