How To Install directory-maven-plugin on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install directory-maven-plugin in AlmaLinux 8. directory-maven-plugin is Establish locations for files in multi-module builds

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install directory-maven-plugin on AlmaLinux 8.

What is directory-maven-plugin

The Directory Plugin for Maven is used to discover various project-related paths, such as the execution root directory, the directory for a specific project in the current build session, or the highest project base directory (closest to the filesystem root directory) available in the projects loaded from disk (not resolved from a remote repository). The plugin will then reflect this value to the console, and also inject it into each project’s properties using the value of the property plugin parameter.

We can use yum or dnf to install directory-maven-plugin on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install directory-maven-plugin.

Install directory-maven-plugin on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install directory-maven-plugin using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install directory-maven-plugin

Install directory-maven-plugin on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install directory-maven-plugin using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install directory-maven-plugin

How To Uninstall directory-maven-plugin on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the directory-maven-plugin package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove directory-maven-plugin

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install directory-maven-plugin on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.