how to install ANT in ubuntu 14.04
I am new to Ubuntu and I am trying to install Apache ANT in Ubuntu
I downloaded the package (apache-ant-1.9.4-bin.tar.gz) and in a terminal I gave a command like this
sudo apt-get install apache-ant-1.9.4-bin.tar.gzI got these two errors
E: Unable to locate package apache-ant-1.9.4-bin.tar.gz
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'apache-ant-1.9.4-bin.tar.gz'and if I use
/etc/apt/sources.list
1 deb-src trusty main$ 2 sudo apt-get install python-software-properties$ 3 # deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 14.04 LTS _Trusty Tahr_ - Release amd64 (20140417)]/ trusty main restricted$ 4 $ 5 # See for how to upgrade to$ 6 # newer versions of the distribution.$ 7 $ 8 ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the$ 9 ## distribution.$
10 $
11 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu$
12 ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any$
13 ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.$
14 $
15 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu $
16 ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to $
17 ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in $
18 ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu$
19 ## security team.$
20 $
21 ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as$
22 ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes$
23 ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.$
24 ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review$
25 ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.$
26 $
27 $
28 ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's$
29 ## 'partner' repository.$
30 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the$
31 ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.$
32 deb trusty partner$
33 deb-src trusty partner$
34 $
35 This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party$
36 developers who want to ship their latest software.$
37 deb trusty main$
38 deb-src trusty main$
39 deb trusty universe main multiverse restricted$
40 deb-src trusty universe main restricted multiverse #Added by software-properties$
41 deb trusty-security universe main multiverse restricted$
42 deb trusty-updates universe main multiverse restricted$
43 deb trusty-proposed universe main multiverse restricted$
44 deb trusty-backports universe main multiverse restricted$How should I proceed?
42 Answers
The file apache-ant-1.9.4-bin.tar.gz is not installable package. A installable package ends with .deb.
You can install ant via the package manager.
But first you have to fix a bug in your system:
Open a terminal and run this command
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.listRemove the line (line 2)
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties$and in line 35 and 36 add a # at the beginning of the line:
# This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
# developers who want to ship their latest software.and remove all the $ from your sources.list
Then run the command:
sudo apt-get updateThen install ant:
sudo apt-get install antSimply: sudo apt-get install ant
If you need a newer version then you have to extract the .tar.gz you downloaded to somewhere and run ant from there.
tar xzvf apache-ant-1.9.4-bin.tar.gz extracts the archive. It's basically just a ZIP-archive. You can extract it also graphically from the file browser.
