How to install Maven plugin for existing Eclipse IDE

This tutorial presents a step-by-step guide about how to install Maven plugin (m2e) for an existing Eclipse version (Juno 4.2 and older).

NOTES:Eclipse Kepler (4.3) and newer versions already have Maven integration so you don’t need to install the plug-in for this version of Eclipse.

The most popular Maven plug-in for Eclipse Java EE IDE is called Maven Integration for WTP (m2e-wtp). Installing this plug-in is easy and would take only around 5-10 minutes. Follow the steps described below:

• • In Eclipse IDE, click Help > Eclipse Marketplace… to open up the Eclipse Marketplace dialog. To search for the Maven plug-in, type m2eclipse or m2e-wtp in the Find text box and hit Enter (or switch to Popular tab), you will see Maven Integration for Eclipse WTP (Juno)in the search result as follows:

    

  • Click Install  button on the right. It may take a while for Eclipse to resolve the required features:

    

  • Then Eclipse will ask to confirm the selected features:

    

  • Click Next will bring the Review Licenses  screen:

    

  • Select “I accept the terms of the license agreements”, and then click Finish, Eclipse will download in install the plug-in:

    

  • This may take few minutes, and after finishing the installation, Eclipse will ask to restart the IDE:

    

  • After the IDE has restarted, we can check for the new Maven plug-in installation by clicking Window > Preferences, and see the Maven node in the Preferences  dialog like this:

    

The Maven integration plug-in also provides new items in the New wizard:

There are also new items in the Show View dialog:

And the Maven Repositories view:

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