How To Install maven-release-plugin on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install maven-release-plugin on CentOS 7. maven-release-plugin is Release a project updating the POM and tagging in the SCM

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install maven-release-plugin on CentOS 7.

What is `maven-release-plugin`

This plugin is used to release a project with Maven, saving a lot of repetitive, manual work. Releasing a project is made in two steps

We can use yum or dnf to install maven-release-plugin on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install maven-release-plugin.

Install maven-release-plugin on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install maven-release-plugin

Install maven-release-plugin on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install maven-release-plugin

How To Uninstall maven-release-plugin on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove maven-release-plugin

References

maven-release-plugin website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install maven-release-plugin on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.