Install Ant in Ubuntu 16.04/18.04/20.04 Machine

APACHE ANT

• ANT stands for another neat tools
• It is java based build tool from Apache Software Fundation
• Ant uses build.xml file 
• Ant was created by james duncan davidson

Ant- Build Files:

• Ants build file is called build.xml should reside in base directory(base directory means where the source code will maintained) of the project
• In build.xml or any xml file it start with an xml tag project name and target a single project can have multiple targets
• There should be no blank lines or white spaces before the xml declaration

Installation: 

    We can install ANT in different ways, those are 1. Using "apt" command module

                                                                                 2. Using "distribution method"

Here, we will see both the ways how to install ANT.

Prerequisites: 

Java should be install in the server.

Step 1: Update the Server 

$ sudo apt update -y 


Step 2: Install Java latest version, basically this command will install JAVA Runtime Environment


$ sudo apt install default-jre


Install Apache ANT in Ubuntu using "apt" command module

Step 3:  Update the Server Install Ant


$ sudo apt update 
$ sudo apt install ant -y
To verify the Ant installation
$ ant -version

Install Apache Ant Using "Distribution Method"

Step 1: Enter into the "opt" directory


$ cd /opt/



Step 2:  Download the tar or zap source file from http://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi


$ sudo wget http://mirrors.estointernet.in/apache//ant/binaries/apache-ant-1.10.5-bin.zip

Step 3:  Exatract the zip file or tar file


$ unzip apache-ant-1.10.5-bin.zip



Step 4: Add the ANT_HOME path.



$ sudo ANT_HOME=/opt/apache-ant-1.10.5




Step 5:  Now export the PATH



$ sudo PATH=$PATH:${ANT_HOME}/bin

Step 6: Now enter into the apache-ant-1.10.5


$ cd apache-ant-1.10.5




Step 7:  Now, Run the below command to start the "Build"


$ sudo ant -f fetch.xml -Ddest=system