How to Install and Uninstall maven Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 11,2025

You can also install and uninstall the maven on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "maven" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install maven on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "maven" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall maven on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the maven package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: maven
Version: 3.8.7-1
Installed-Size: 123
Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers
Architecture: all
Replaces: maven2 (<< 2.2.1-11)
Depends: default-jre-headless (>= 2:1.7) | java7-runtime-headless, libjansi-java, libmaven3-core-java (= 3.8.7-1), libwagon-file-java, libwagon-http-shaded-java
Breaks: maven2 (<< 2.2.1-11)
Description: Java software project management and comprehension tool
Description-md5: 344f87767e3119fe58a5149874e743c9
Homepage: http://maven.apache.org
Section: java
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/maven/maven_3.8.7-1_all.deb
Size: 18932
MD5sum: c64531b35596dd97fb4bacc65c4af421
SHA256: d400d497581c884347e9228d7bb78f9ded29fff181195e36dcd903ca0a0eaa53