Where does SDKMAN install packages?

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I used SDKMAN! to install Groovy which went fine.

Where is the installed package now? I need the path for it. I am on Ubuntu 14.04.

If I'm not mistaken, it should be in one of the dot folders in your home directory. — Tom Gijselinck, Dec 20 '15 at 11:20
this is the installation directory of sdkman, no sign of the installed groovy or grails — Med Tumy, Dec 20 '15 at 11:49
Run `which groovy` to discover the location of the executable. — Brent Bradburn, Jul 12 '18 at 19:39

score 191 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 20 '15 at 12:06

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I've checked it on my system. It should be located in $HOME/.sdkman/candidates/.

answered Dec 20 '15 at 12:06

Tom Gijselinck

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For example, on my Mac I found the installed Java Virtual Machines here: `/Users/my_user_name_here/.sdkman/candidates/java` – Basil Bourque Aug 07 '22 at 22:11

score 19 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 03 '20 at 12:10

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I think the best way would be to use SDKMan's home command:

https://sdkman.io/usage#home

Something like this (taken from the above page):

$ sdk home java 11.0.7.hs-adpt
/home/somedude/.sdkman/candidates/java/11.0.7.hs-adpt

answered Oct 03 '20 at 12:10

rickchristie

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"Somedude where's my Java" - starring Ashton Kutcher, Sean William Scott – cellepo Sep 27 '21 at 20:45

score 10 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 21 '18 at 11:45

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Upon installation, SDKMAN creates an environment variable $SDKMAN_DIR which points to the installation directory.

Usuall it's ~/.sdkman

answered Jun 21 '18 at 11:45

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score 2 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 04 '22 at 19:04

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After you have run source $HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh. You can see the sdkman "installation" by running:

declare -f

$HOME on mac is /Users/<users>

edited Apr 04 '22 at 19:04

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answered May 10 '18 at 19:11

timt

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score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 15 '21 at 02:10

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Where's SDKMan installed:

echo @SDKMAN_DIR

Where did it just install gradle? (or some other package)

which gradle

answered Jun 15 '21 at 02:10

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Powers · Answer 6 · 2020-11-09T13:03:29.453

SDKMAN stores file in $HOME/.sdkman/candidates/ as Tom mentioned and this answer goes into more detail.

To find where SBT 1.3.13 is installed, type sdk home sbt 1.3.13. It'll return something like /Users/powers/.sdkman/candidates/sbt/1.3.13.

The arguments to the sdk install command align with where the files are stored in $HOME/.sdkman/candidates.

sdk install java 8.0.272.hs-adpt stores files in $HOME/.sdkman/candidates/java/8.0.272.hs-adpt.
sdk install sbt 1.3.13 stores files in $HOME/.sdkman/candidates/sbt/1.3.13.

When you run sdk install, the downloaded binaries get saved in $HOME/.sdkman/archives. For example, $HOME/.sdkman/archives/java-8.0.272.hs-adpt.zip and $HOME/.sdkman/archives/sbt-1.3.13.zip.

Some of the binaries are pretty big and can end up taking a lot of space on your computer. You should periodically delete them with the sdk flush archives command. Once you install the software, you don't need the binaries anymore. See here for more details.

Where does SDKMAN install packages?

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