Ant and maven both are build tools.They both can be used for compile, pulling dependence from repository and for creating war or ear files. Both are provided by the Apache.Ant is a tool and it doesn't have formal conventions. If you are using Ant then you have to tell what to do in XML files therefore it can't be used in different types of project setup.Maven is framework and it can also  act as a dependency management tool. It is declarative build tool so everything we can define in the pom.xml. Sr. No.KeyMavenAnt1BasicMaven is a build automation framework based on the ... Read More

Apache Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on the concept of a project object model (POM), Maven can manage a project’s build, reporting and documentation from a central piece of information. This article explains about how to install apache maven on Ubuntu.To install apache maven, it should require pre-installed java on Ubuntu. To verify java version, use the following command –$ java -versionThe sample output should be like this –openjdk version "1.8.0_111" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_111-8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.04.2-b14) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.111-b14, mixed mode)If you wants to install java on Ubuntu, read this articleTo install ... Read More