How do I download the Gson library?

Question

Should be simple question.

When I go to https://github.com/google/gson I can only download the library as a zip folder as opposed to a jar file.

Where can I get the jar file?

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 22 '16 at 18:33

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First you need to clone the repository locally on your computer:

git clone https://github.com/google/gson

Then you go inside the project folder ./gson and you create the jar file running:

mvn package

Of course to do this you need to have maven installed, if you are under osx you can install it running

brew install maven

Otherwise you can look for the installation for your system on the maven official website

After running mvn package the jar file will be in ./gson/gson/target/gson-2.7.1-SNAPSHOT.jar

answered Jun 22 '16 at 18:33

Stram

I am running Elementary OS by the way. Got this error after running 'mvn package' http://pastebin.com/tXFS24nH – user1081679 Jun 22 '16 at 19:32
try to install it with sudo apt-get purge maven maven2 maven3 sudo apt-add-repository ppa:andrei-pozolotin/maven3 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install maven3 as explained [here](http://robferguson.org/2016/03/29/how-to-install-git-maven-and-eclipse-on-elementary-os/) – Stram Jun 22 '16 at 19:34
Thank you for sorting that for me! One final question; I'm now getting this error http://pastebin.com/EHTK5p9Z How can I run my program? The command line seems to think my .java file is in the package – user1081679 Jun 22 '16 at 21:47
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Amazing the amount of work needed to do to download a simple jar file. Is there a link to the jar file? – TatiOverflow Nov 30 '16 at 21:17
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yes, the readme of the repository points here http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/google/code/gson/gson/2.8.0/ – Stram Nov 30 '16 at 22:37
Here: https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/google/code/gson/gson/2.10.1/ replace the version name with the desired version. – rahimv Jan 18 '23 at 14:31

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 23 '16 at 04:09

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There is a MVN Repo http://mvnrepository.com/ there you will find how to add to a maven OR in your case how to download the lib jars

answered Jun 23 '16 at 04:09

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fyi, "Download from central (JAR)" link is no longer there. Instead, click "central" under Repository row – icegee Jul 14 '16 at 18:23
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This is better. Search gson and download the jar. No clonin..., packin... and brewin... – TatiOverflow Nov 30 '16 at 21:20

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 11 '17 at 14:47

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ofcourse if its vresion changes you can figure it out from the base url.

answered Jul 11 '17 at 14:47

mcamocci

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 01 '16 at 20:38

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I just downloaded it here:

Is working for me.

answered Sep 01 '16 at 20:38

Martin Meeser

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It's usually more advisable, namely because of security, to download libraries from official sources: https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/google/code/gson/gson/2.8.2/ – jmng Dec 28 '17 at 18:08

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