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

I am a dedicated and experienced Cloud Engineer with two years in the industry, specializing in designing, implementing, and managing scalable and secure cloud infrastructures. With a strong foundation in AWS, Azure, and GCP, I excel at leveraging cloud services to optimize performance, enhance security, and reduce operational costs. My expertise includes automated deployment pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC) with tools like Terraform and container orchestration using Kubernetes and Docker. Throughout my career, I've collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver robust cloud solutions, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance. I'm passionate about staying at the forefront of cloud technology trends and continuously enhancing my skill set to provide innovative solutions that drive business success. Whether it's migrating legacy systems to the cloud or architecting new cloud-native applications, I bring a strategic approach to every project, focusing on efficiency, scalability, and reliability. In addition to my technical skills, I am an advocate for DevOps practices, promoting a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement within development and operations teams. My commitment to learning and adapting to new technologies ensures that I can meet the evolving needs of any organization and deliver top-tier cloud solutions.