Gradle installation on ubuntu

Ankita LunawatAnkita Lunawat
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Gradle is build automation evolved, capable of automating the building, testing, publishing, deployment, and more for software packages or other types of projects such as generated static websites, generated documentation, or virtually anything else.

Prerequisites

  • Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS

  • SSH access with sudo privileges

Install OpenJDK 21 on Ubuntu

Gradle requires Java to run. Ensure you have Java installed on your system.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install openjdk-21-jdk

verify java version.

java -version

Output:

ubuntu@ip-172-31-5-255:~$ java -version
openjdk version "11.0.24" 2024-07-16
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.24+8-post-Ubuntu-1ubuntu324.04.1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0.24+8-post-Ubuntu-1ubuntu324.04.1, mixed mode, sharing)

Download and Install Gradle on Ubuntu

Download the gradle binary distribution on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

wget https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10-bin.zip -P /tmp

output:

ubuntu@ip-172-31-5-255:~$ wget https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10-bin.zip -P /tmp
--2024-08-30 10:21:16--  https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10-bin.zip
Resolving services.gradle.org (services.gradle.org)... 104.16.73.101, 104.16.72.101, 2606:4700::6810:4965, ...
Connecting to services.gradle.org (services.gradle.org)|104.16.73.101|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://github.com/gradle/gradle-distributions/releases/download/v8.10.0/gradle-8.10-bin.zip [following]
--2024-08-30 10:21:16--  https://github.com/gradle/gradle-distributions/releases/download/v8.10.0/gradle-8.10-bin.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 20.207.73.82
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|20.207.73.82|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production-release-asset-2e65be/696192900/795f5d1b-e62b-45cb-b014-d612f41cdf8e?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=releaseassetproduction%2F20240830%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240830T102116Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=25b6c4521f80c89f2f423af528a41cb1f3ca951b1efdc00b2205538ad3e0187c&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&actor_id=0&key_id=0&repo_id=696192900&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Dgradle-8.10-bin.zip&response-content-type=application%2Foctet-stream [following]
--2024-08-30 10:21:16--  https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production-release-asset-2e65be/696192900/795f5d1b-e62b-45cb-b014-d612f41cdf8e?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=releaseassetproduction%2F20240830%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240830T102116Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=25b6c4521f80c89f2f423af528a41cb1f3ca951b1efdc00b2205538ad3e0187c&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&actor_id=0&key_id=0&repo_id=696192900&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Dgradle-8.10-bin.zip&response-content-type=application%2Foctet-stream
Resolving objects.githubusercontent.com (objects.githubusercontent.com)... 185.199.110.133, 185.199.111.133, 185.199.108.133, ...
Connecting to objects.githubusercontent.com (objects.githubusercontent.com)|185.199.110.133|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 136713202 (130M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘/tmp/gradle-8.10-bin.zip’

gradle-8.10-bin.zip                             100%[====================================================================================================>] 130.38M   112MB/s    in 1.2s

2024-08-30 10:21:18 (112 MB/s) - ‘/tmp/gradle-8.10-bin.zip’ saved [136713202/136713202]

Install unzip on Ubuntu if not installed.

sudo apt install unzip

Unzip the downloaded file.

sudo unzip -d /opt/gradle /tmp/gradle-8.10-bin.zip

Output:

ubuntu@ip-172-31-5-255:~$ sudo unzip -d /opt/gradle /tmp/gradle-8.10-bin.zip
Archive:  /tmp/gradle-8.10-bin.zip
   creating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/LICENSE
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/NOTICE
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/README
   creating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/init.d/
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/init.d/readme.txt
   creating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/bin/
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/bin/gradle
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/bin/gradle.bat
   creating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-runtime-api-info-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-kotlin-dsl-extensions-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-gradle-cli-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-daemon-server-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-kotlin-dsl-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-tooling-api-provider-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-launcher-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-declarative-dsl-provider-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-client-services-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-build-state-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-daemon-services-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-daemon-protocol-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-toolchains-jvm-shared-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-build-events-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-tooling-api-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-problems-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-configuration-problems-base-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-core-8.10.jar
  inflating: /opt/gradle/gradle-8.10/lib/gradle-jvm-services-8.10.jar
More....

Setup Gradle Environment Variables on Ubuntu

Create a new environment variable script for gradle

 sudo vi  /etc/profile.d/gradle.sh

Add the below lines to script.

export GRADLE_HOME=/opt/gradle/gradle-8.10
export PATH=${GRADLE_HOME}/bin:${PATH}

Make the script executable.

sudo chmod +x /etc/profile.d/gradle.sh

Apply the changes.

source /etc/profile.d/gradle.sh

Verify the Gradle installation

check the version for gradle.

gradle -v

Output:

ubuntu@ip-172-31-5-255:~$ gradle -v

Welcome to Gradle 8.10!

Here are the highlights of this release:
 - Support for Java 23
 - Faster configuration cache
 - Better configuration cache reports

For more details see https://docs.gradle.org/8.10/release-notes.html


------------------------------------------------------------
Gradle 8.10
------------------------------------------------------------

Build time:    2024-08-14 11:07:45 UTC
Revision:      fef2edbed8af1022cefaf44d4c0514c5f89d7b78

Kotlin:        1.9.24
Groovy:        3.0.22
Ant:           Apache Ant(TM) version 1.10.14 compiled on August 16 2023
Launcher JVM:  11.0.24 (Ubuntu 11.0.24+8-post-Ubuntu-1ubuntu324.04.1)
Daemon JVM:    /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64 (no JDK specified, using current Java home)
OS:            Linux 6.8.0-1012-aws amd64
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Ankita Lunawat
Ankita Lunawat

Hi there! I'm a passionate AWS DevOps Engineer with 2+ years of experience in building and managing scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure. I'm excited to share my knowledge and insights through this blog. Here, you'll find articles on: AWS Services: Deep dives into core AWS services like EC2, S3, Lambda, and more. DevOps Practices: Best practices for CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and automation. Security: Tips and tricks for securing your AWS environments. Serverless Computing: Building and deploying serverless applications. Troubleshooting: Common issues and solutions in AWS. I'm always eager to learn and grow, and I hope this blog can be a valuable resource for fellow DevOps enthusiasts. Feel free to connect with me on [LinkedIn/Twitter] or leave a comment below!