Gradle Installation
Installation
Helpful Information
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Gradle runs on all major operating systems and requires only a Java JDK or JRE version 7 or higher to be installed. To check, run java -version:
$ java -version
java version "1.8.0_121"
Install
Install with a package manager
SDKMAN! is a tool for managing parallel versions of multiple Software Development Kits on most Unix-based systems.
$ sdk install gradle 4.4.1
Homebrew is “the missing package manager for macOS”.
$ brew install gradle
Scoop is a command-line installer for Windows inspired by Homebrew.
$ scoop install gradle
Chocolatey is “the package manager for Windows”.
$ choco install gradle
MacPorts is a system for managing tools on macOS:
$ sudo port install gradle
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Install manually
Step 1. Download the latest Gradle distribution
The current Gradle release is version 4.4.1, released on 20 Dec 2017. The distribution zip file comes in two flavors:
- Binary-only (sha256)
- Complete, with docs and sources (sha256)
If in doubt, choose the binary-only version and browse docs and sources online.
Need to work with an older version? See the releases page.
Step 2. Unpack the distribution
Linux & MacOS users
Unzip the distribution zip file in the directory of your choosing, e.g.:
$ mkdir /opt/gradle
$ unzip -d /opt/gradle gradle-4.4.1-bin.zip
$ ls /opt/gradle/gradle-4.4.1
LICENSE NOTICE bin getting-started.html init.d lib media
Microsoft Windows users
Create a new directory C:\Gradle with File Explorer.
Open a second File Explorer window and go to the directory where the Gradle distribution was downloaded. Double-click the ZIP archive to expose the content. Drag the content folder gradle-4.4.1 to your newly created C:\Gradle folder.
Alternatively you can unpack the Gradle distribution ZIP into C:\Gradle using an archiver tool of your choice.
Step 3. Configure your system environment
Linux & MacOS users
Configure your PATH environment variable to include the bin directory of the unzipped distribution, e.g.:
$ export PATH=$PATH:/opt/gradle/gradle-4.4.1/bin
Microsoft Windows users
In File Explorer right-click on the This PC (or Computer) icon, then click Properties -> Advanced System Settings -> Environmental Variables.
Under System Variables select Path, then click Edit. Add an entry for C:\Gradle\gradle-4.4.1\bin. Click OK to save.
Step 4. Verify your installation
Open a console (or a Windows command prompt) and run gradle -v to run gradle and display the version, e.g.:
$ gradle -v
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Gradle 4.4.1
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Upgrade with the Gradle Wrapper
If your existing Gradle-based build uses the Gradle Wrapper, you can easily upgrade by running the wrapper task, specifying the desired Gradle version:
$ ./gradlew wrapper --gradle-version=4.4.1 --distribution-type=bin
Note that it is not necessary for Gradle to be installed to use the Gradle wrapper. The next invocation of gradlew or gradlew.bat will download and cache the specified version of Gradle.
$ ./gradlew tasks
Downloading https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.4.1-bin.zip
...
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Older Releases
You can find all releases and their checksums on the releases page.