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I am trying to install dataloader on my Linux machine. https://github.com/forcedotcom/dataloader

There is a command line on third line:

$ mvn clean package -DskipTests

When I typed that in, I got this error:

The program 'mvn' can be found in the following packages:
* maven
* maven2
Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>

I am not sure what to do.

Java
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Dataloader needs Maven. It's a dependency manager for Java.

Thus you have to install Maven before being able to use it.

Just run sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install maven2 and mvn will be available on your computer.

Maven documentation (for more up to date installation instructions) : https://maven.apache.org/install.html

Clem
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  • When I tried it, I got following messages: W: GPG error: https://apt-mo.trafficmanager.net trusty InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY B02C46DF417A0893 W: Failed to fetch http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/tonddast:/itk/xUbuntu_9.04/./Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 195.135.221.134 80] – Java Jun 30 '17 at 16:31
  • E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. – Java Jun 30 '17 at 16:36
  • Sorry. I am not sure what to do here. It appears that 'mvn' can be found in the following packages: *maven and *maven2. But why do we need to install Maven? – Java Jun 30 '17 at 18:21
  • Maven is a utility used to manage and build Java projects. And dataloader seems to be a Java project. So it needs maven to build and install itself (it was programmed that way). And `mvn` is the command to launch Maven. If the classic package installation did not work, you should give a try following these official instructions : https://maven.apache.org/install.html – Clem Jul 03 '17 at 09:29