add gradle to environment path
Unzip the distribution zip file in the directory of your choosing, e.g.:
$ mkdir /opt/gradle
$ unzip -d /opt/gradle gradle-6.6.1-bin.zip
$ ls /opt/gradle/gradle-6.6.1
LICENSE NOTICE bin getting-started.html init.d lib media
And then
Configure your PATH
environment variable to include the bin
directory of the unzipped distribution, e.g.:
$ export PATH=$PATH:/opt/gradle/gradle-6.6.1/bin