Tips for installing Scala manually

You can always download multiple versions of Scala and experiment with them. I use Linux and my tips will be applicable to Mac OS users, too. Windows users can also do a similar setup. Here are the steps:

  1. Install Scala under /opt/scala-{version}/ or any other path you prefer.
  2. Create a symlink using this command: sudo ln -s /opt/scala-{version} scala-current. This can make switching versions much easier, if you decide to experiment.
  3. Add the path to the Scala bin folder to your .bashrc (or equivalent) file using the following lines:
  • export SCALA_HOME=/opt/scala-current
  • export PATH=$PATH:$SCALA_HOME/bin

Now if you had defined a symlink and you decide to install another version of Scala, you could simply ...

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