How to install Apache Ant on CentOS

Apache Ant is an open-source tool for robotizing Java project build process. Like how the make utility forms an executable from source code and libraries utilizing a Makefile, Apache Ant build a Java project from its source code and libraries by utilizing a comparative XML file. Ant can also be used effectively to build non Java applications, for example C or C++ applications. All the more by and large, Ant can be utilized to pilot any sort of procedure which can be depicted as far as targets and task.

JAVA is the first necessity for Apache Ant establishment. Verify you have JAVA SE 6 or Later form introduced in your framework. Utilization taking after summon to check in the event that you have java introduced as of now on your framework.

# java -version

java version "1.7.0_71"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (rhel-2.5.3.1.el6-x86_64 u71-b14)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.65-b04, mixed mode)

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At that point feel free to introduce Apache Ant, utilizing its binary distribution from the official Apache site.

# cd /opt
# wget http://www.us.apache.org/dist/ant/binaries/apache-ant-1.9.4-bin.tar.gz
# tar zxvf apache-ant-1.9.4-bin.tar.gz
# mv /opt/apache-ant-1.9.4-bin /opt/ant

You then need to set up ANT_HOME environment variable, and include Ant binary in your path, as takes after.

# sh -c 'echo ANT_HOME=/opt/ant >> /etc/environment'
# ln -s /opt/ant/bin/ant /usr/bin/ant

Finally, verify the version of Apache Ant using following command:

# ant -version

Apache Ant(TM) version 1.9.4 compiled on April 29 2014

I hope with this tutorial you will successfully installed Apache Ant on your server.